Democratic Education: Revised Edition

Democratic Education: Revised Edition
ISBN-10
1400822912
ISBN-13
9781400822911
Category
Education
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
1999-03-29
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Amy Gutmann

Description

A groundbreaking classic that lays out and defends a democratic theory of education Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

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