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 policy debates in which they function. The book will be of significance to all policy makers who need to gain an understanding of the values and concepts involved in major policy problems.
Author(s): Kenneth A. Strike, Kieran Egan
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 240
Contents......Page 7
General editor’s note......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
part I Liberality and the university......Page 13
1 Ambiguities in liberal education and the problem of its content......Page 14
2 Liberality, neutrality and the modern university......Page 27
3 Student academic freedom and the changing student/university relationships......Page 37
part II Students’ rights......Page 53
4 From childhood to adulthood: assigning rights and responsibilities......Page 54
5 Compulsory education: a moral critique......Page 66
part III Autonomy, freedom and schooling......Page 83
6 Autonomy as an aim of education......Page 84
7 Ambiguity and constraint in the ‘freedom’ of free schools......Page 100
part IV Equality and pluralism......Page 113
8 Cultural diversity and education......Page 114
9 Equality of educational opportunity......Page 129
part V Technology and work......Page 145
10 Technology and educational values......Page 146
11 Career education and the pathologies of work......Page 158
Index......Page 167
