Education and Community

Zusammenfassung Given the polemic nature of promoting community in schools and society, this book, that has an international scope, uses an interdisciplinary approach of political philosophy and sociology to develop theoretical principles for the promotion of communities, and applies them to the realities of schools and society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: The promise and paradox of community Part 1: Community and education Chapter 2: Community directives for schooling Chapter 3: Tensions inherent in community Chapter 4: Valuing community Part 2: A liberal conception of community Chapter 5: A liberal conception of community Chapter 6: Permissible communities in liberal education Chapter 7: Liberal communities in school Part 3: Community, Schools and Society Chapter 8: Communities and society Chapter 9: Communities in a changing education environment Chapter 10: Envisaging liberal communities

Product details

• Authors: Dianne Gereluk, GERELUK DIANNE
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.02.2006
• EAN: 9780826484666
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8466-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; EDUCATION / General, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social groups, Sociology and anthropology, Social groups, communities and identities