This book has received the AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award 2013. There is a widespread, but mainly untenable, assumption that education in Western societies (and elsewhere) intuitively and horizontally aids the democratic development of people. An argument could be made that in contemporary liberal democracies, education was never designed for the well-being of societies. Instead of the full inclusion of everyone in educational development, it becomes dominated by those with a vested interest in the role of the liberal state as a mediating agent that, ultimately, assures the supremacy of the capitalism and neoliberalism. This book extends beyond a theoretical analysis of democratic education, seeking to tap into the substantial experiences, perspectives and research of a wide range of leading scholars from diverse vantage points, who bring themselves and their work into the debate connecting democracy and education, which elucidates the reference to counter-hegemonic possibilities in the title.
| ISBN: | 9781433117114 |
| Publication date: | 12th January 2013 |
| Author: | Paul R Carr |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 292 pages |
| Series: | Critical Studies in Democracy and Political Literacy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy and theory of education Sociology Social welfare and social services Political science and theory |
This book has received the AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award 2013. There is a widespread, but mainly untenable, assumption that education in Western societies (and elsewhere) intuitively and horizontally aids the democratic development of people. An argument could be made that in contemporary liberal democracies, education was never designed for the well-being of societies. Instead of the full inclusion of everyone in educational development, it becomes dominated by those with a vested interest in the role of the liberal state as a mediating agent that, ultimately, assures the supremacy of the capitalism and neoliberalism. This book extends beyond a theoretical analysis of democratic education, seeking to tap into the substantial experiences, perspectives and research of a wide range of leading scholars from diverse vantage points, who bring themselves and their work into the debate connecting democracy and education, which elucidates the reference to counter-hegemonic possibilities in the title.
Educating for Democratic Consciousness features in the following genres: Philosophy and theory of education, Sociology, Social welfare and social services, Political science and theory
Educating for Democratic Consciousness is available in Hardback, Paperback
Educating for Democratic Consciousness was written by Paul R Carr and published by Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Educating for Democratic Consciousness has 292 pages
Yes it is part of Critical Studies in Democracy and Political Literacy series