Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life: Democracy's Promise and Education's Challenge

ISBN-13: 9781594510342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 276 str.

Henry A. Giroux

Opis

This book examines the relationship between democracy and schooling and argues that schools are one of the few spheres left where youth can learn the knowledge and skills necessary to become engaged, critical citizens. Not only is the legacy of democracy addressed through the work of John Dewey and others, but the democratic possibilities of schooling are analyzed through a range of issues extending from the politics of teacher authority to the importance of student voices. These issues have only become more vital in an era of neoliberalism and "smaller government," as Giroux discusses at length in this new updated edition.

Spis treści

Introduction: Schooling, Citizenship, and the Struggle for Democracy. Schooling and the Politics of Ethics: Beyond Conservative and Liberal Discourses. Authority, Ethics, and the Politics of Schooling. Schooling and the Politics of Student Voice. Literacy, Critical Pedagogy, and Empowerment. Teacher Education and Democratic Schooling. Conclusion: Beyond the Politics of Anti-Utopianism in Education.

O autorze

Henry A. Giroux holds the Global TV Network Chair in Communications at McMaster University in Canada. His most recent books include: The Abandoned Generation: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear (Palgrave 2003), co-authored with Susan Searls Giroux; Take Back Higher Education: Race, Youth, and the Crisis of Democracy in the Post Civil Rights Era (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004); The Terror of Neoliberalism (Paradigm, 2004); Border Crossings (Routledge, 2005); and Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life (Paradigm, 2005).