Moral and political education
By: edited by Stephen Macedo and Yael Tamir
Contributors: Macedo, Stephen, 1957-; Tamir, Yael
Series: Nomos -- 43
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
Subjects: Education and state; Education -- Political aspects; Moral education; Democracy
Description: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Civic minimalism, cosmopolitanism, and patriotism: where does democratic education stand in relation to each? / Amy Gutmann; title: How do liberal democracies teach values? / Christopher L. Eisgruber; title: Education disestablishment: why democratic values are ill-served by democratic control of schooling / Michael W. McConnell; title: Pluralism and democratic education: stopping short by stopping with schools / Nancy L. Rosenblum; title: Can publicly funded schools legitimately teach values in a constitutional democracy? A reply to McConnell and Eisgruber / Amy Gutmann; title: Civic education and ethical subservience: from Mozert to Santa Fe and beyond / John Tomasi; title: Liberalism, neutrality, and education / Peter de Merneffe; title: School vouchers, separation of church and state, and personal autonomy / Harry Brighouse; title: Testing the boundaries of parental authority over education: the case of homeschooling / Rob Reich; title: Changing the conversation about children's education / James G. Dwyer; title: Moral education and juvenile crime / Randall Curren; title: The promise of racial integration in multicultural age / Lawrence Blum; title: Individual experience and social policy: thinking practically about overcoming racial and ethnic prejudice / William A. Galston; title: Civic virtue, cultural bounty: the case for ethnoracial diversity / Anita L. Allen; title: The broken promise of racial integration / Andrew Valls