Critical Social Issues in American Education: Democracy and Meaning in a Globalizing World

ISBN-13: 9781138453043 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

H. Svi Shapiro

Opis

The editors present readings that seek to critically situate issues of education in the context of the major cultural, moral, political, economic, ecological and spiritual crises that confront modern America and the world.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Part I: Social Justice and Democracy: Unmet Promises. P. Krugman, For Richer. S. Books, Funding Accountability: States, Courts, and Public Responsibility. J.L. Rury, Democracy's High School? Social Change and American Secondary Education in the Post-Conant Era. L.M. McNeil, Creating New Inequalities: Contradictions of Reform. C.E. Sleeter, C. Grant, Illusions of Progress: Business as Usual. S. Aronowitz, Higher Education as a Public Good. Part II: Schools for Sale: Consumerism, Corporate Culture, and Public Education. C.E. Boutwell, Profits Without People. H.A. Giroux, Kids for Sale: Corporate Culture and the Challenge of Public Schooling. H.S. Shapiro, The Littleton Tragedy. A. Molnar, Commercial Culture and the Assault on Children's Character. D.E. Purpel, Goals 2000: The Triumph of Vulgarity and the Legitimation of Social Injustice. Part III: Marginality and Difference: The Fractured Community. J.R. Martin, Becoming Educated: A Journey of Alienation or Integration? A. Portes, English-Only Triumphs, but the Costs Are High. M. Kimmel, What About the Boys? H. Berlak, Race and the Achievement Gap. D. Risner, What Matthew Shepard Would Tell Us: Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education. H.S. Shapiro, A Parent's Dilemma: Public vs. Jewish Education. Part IV: Critique and Hope: Moral and Spiritual Perspectives on Education. H. Berlak, From Local Control to Government and Corporate Takeover of School Curriculum: The No Child Left Behind Act and the Reading First Program. H.S. Shapiro, Public School Reform: The Mismeasure of Education. N. Noddings, Care and Moral Education. D. Huebner, Education and Spirituality. M. Lerner, The Spiritual Transformation of Education. D.E. Purpel, Social Justice, Curriculum, and Spirituality. Part V: Globalization and Education: Twenty-First Century Challenge. N. Klein, Threats and Temps. E. O'Sullivan, Education and the Dilemmas of Modernism: Toward an Ecozioc Vision. Z. Baumam, Identity in the Globalizing World. D. Held, The Transformation of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization. H.S. Shapiro, Lessons of September 11: What Should Schools Teach?

O autorze

Shapiro, H. Svi; Purpel, David E.