Moral and political education /

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

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Corporate Author: American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Meeting
Other Authors: Macedo, Stephen, 1957-, Tamir, Yael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2002
Series:Nomos ; 43
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Table of 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