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What should the aims of education be in a liberal society? Who should exercise control over education? How can children be taught to become good citizens of a pluralistic state? The Demands of Liberal Education seeks to answer these questions by drawing on political theory, philosophy of education, and empirical research to develop a liberal theory of children's education. Author Meira Levinson argues that contrary to the assumptions of many philosophers, educators, parents, and politicians, the liberal state is obligated as a matter of justice to help all children develop the capacity for autonomy. Forwarding a provocative new view, Levinson contends that liberal governments should exercise much greater control over schools than they currently maintain. What should the aims of education be in a liberal society and who should exercise control over education? How can children be taught to become good citizens of a pluralistic state? The Demands of Liberal Education seeks to answer these questions by drawing upon political theory, philosophy of education, and empirical research to develop a liberal theory of children's education that is provocative and new. The book argues that contr

Author

MEIRA LEVINSON, Meira Levinson, Oxford University Press, Levinson, Meira

Publisher

Order Department, Oxford University Press, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513 ($39.95). Tel: 800-451-7556 (Toll Free); Fax: 919-677-1303; Web site: http://www.oup-usa.org/

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199250448

Subjects

Psychology, Education, History