Education, democracy, and public knowledge
By: Elizabeth A. Kelly.
Series: Interventions--theory and contemporary politics
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder [Colo.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Socialism and education -- United States.; Critical pedagogy -- United States.; Education -- United States -- Philosophy.; Public schools -- United States.; Politics and education -- United States.
Other titles: Education, democracy & public knowledge.
Description: Education, Democracy, and Public Knowledge defends the role of public education against its critics and throws light on such current issues as privatization, voucher systems, the role of public intellectuals, critical literacy, and educationial reform. It offers a renewed vision of public schooling as the locus of public knowledge and political democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-153) and index.
Spine title: Education, democracy & public knowledge.