1st Edition

Ethics and Educational Policy (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 21)

Edited By Kenneth A. Strike, Kieran Egan Copyright 1978
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This is a philosophical treatment of the conceptual and normative aspects of topics which are currently a matter of policy debate in education. The authors have focussed on such concepts as liberty, autonomy, equality and pluralism, and have provided a philosophical commentary which relates these concepts both to a background of philosophical literature, and to the institutional contexts and... Read more

Part 1: Liberality and the University  1. Ambiguities in Liberal Education an the Problem of its Content.  2. Liberality, Neutrality and the Modern University.  3. Student Academic Freedom and the Changing Student/University Relationships  Part 2: Students' Rights  4. From Childhood to Adulthood:Assigning Rights and Responsibilities  5. Compulsory Education: A Moral Critique  Part 3: Autonomy, Freedom and Schooling  6.Autonomy as an Aim of Education  7. Ambiguity and Constraint in the 'Freedom' of Free Schools  Part 4: Equality and Pluralism  8. Cultural Diversity and Education  9. Equality of Educational Opportunity  Part 5: Technology and Work  10. Technology and Educational Values  11. Career Education and the Pathologies of Work

Biography

Kenneth A. Strike, Kieran Egan