| Description |
xii, 484 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Nomos ; 43
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Nomos ; 43.
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| Contents |
Civic minimalism, cosmopolitanism, and patriotism: where does democratic education stand in relation to each? / Amy Gutmann -- How do liberal democracies teach values? / Christopher L. Eisgruber -- Education disestablishment: why democratic values are ill-served by democratic control of schooling / Michael W. McConnell -- Pluralism and democratic education: stopping short by stopping with schools / Nancy L. Rosenblum -- Can publicly funded schools legitimately teach values in a constitutional democracy? A reply to McConnell and Eisgruber / Amy Gutmann -- Civic education and ethical subservience: from Mozert to Santa Fe and beyond / John Tomasi -- Liberalism, neutrality, and education / Peter de Merneffe -- School vouchers, separation of church and state, and personal autonomy / Harry Brighouse -- Testing the boundaries of parental authority over education: the case of homeschooling / Rob Reich -- Changing the conversation about children's education / James G. Dwyer -- Moral education and juvenile crime / Randall Curren -- The promise of racial integration in multicultural age / Lawrence Blum -- Individual experience and social policy: thinking practically about overcoming racial and ethnic prejudice / William A. Galston -- Civic virtue, cultural bounty: the case for ethnoracial diversity / Anita L. Allen -- The broken promise of racial integration / Andrew Valls. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
What are the proper aims of education in a liberal democracy? The essayists in this volume bring philosophical, political, and legal reflection to bear on the practical questions of how education should be changed for the 21st century. |
| Subject |
Education and state.
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Education and state. |
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Education -- Political aspects.
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Education -- Political aspects. |
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Moral education.
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Moral education. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
| Added Author |
Macedo, Stephen, 1957-
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Tamir, Yael, 1954-
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| ISBN |
0814756751 cloth alkaline paper |
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