Beyond Domination International Library of Philosophy of Education - An Essay in the Political Philosophy of Education

Informationen zum Autor Patricia White Klappentext The book proposes curbing the power of teachers, including headteachers, stripping parents of their rights, and making political education the keystone of education. It considers what kind of educational strategies would be appropriate to help move a society like our own towards greater democracy, in the light of a co-ordinated set of proposals about the democratic organization of political decision-making, and the development of democratic attitudes, notably fraternity.  Zusammenfassung Proposes curbing the power of teachers, including headteachers, stripping parents of their rights, and making political education the keystone of education. This book considers what kind of educational strategies would be appropriate to help move a society like our own towards greater democracy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Democratic Principles and Basic Assumptions  2. Realising Democratic Principles: Institutions and Attitudes  3. Political Education  4. Headteachers: A Changing Role  5. Parents' Educational Rights and Duties

Product details

• Authors: Patricia White, Patricia (De Montfort University) White, White Patricia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2009
• EAN: 9780415562713
• ISBN: 978-0-415-56271-3
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: International Library of the Philosophy of Education
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries