Free Children and Democratic Schools - A Philosophical Study of Liberty and Education

Informationen zum Autor Chamberlin, Rosemary Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1989, relates a theory of liberty to the practice of education, and reveals the implications of beliefs about freedom for our schools and classrooms. The author makes a reasoned plea for society to have more respect for children and not treat them as an inferior sub-species. The central argument of this book is for greater education in democracy, and greater democracy in education. This title will be of interest to students of the philosophy of education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. Consent and the Restriction of Freedom 3. Freedom and Democracy 4. The Right to Liberty 5. Children’s Rights to Liberty 6. Paternalism 7. Paternalism towards Children 8. Compulsory Education and the Freedom of Children 9. Freedom in Schools 10. Liberty, Democracy and Education; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Rosemary Chamberlin, Chamberlin Rosemary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.09.2016
• EAN: 9781138692572
• ISBN: 978-1-138-69257-2
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education; Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, History of Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education