Pluralism and American Public Education No One Way to School /

• Main Author: Berner, Ashley Rogers (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Education Policy
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Political philosophy.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Education > Philosophy.; Education and state.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Education Policy.; Educational Philosophy.; Political Philosophy.; Early Childhood Education.; Philosophy of Education.

This book argues that the structure of public education is a key factor in the failure of America's public education system to fulfill the intellectual, civic, and moral aims for which it was created. The book challenges the philosophical basis for the traditional common school model and defend...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Educational philosophies and why they matter
• Chapter 2. Why political philosophy matters
• Chapter 3. American constitutions and religious schools
• Chapter 4. Citizenship, achievement, and accountability
• Chapter 5. The limits of educational pluralism and how to address them
• Chapter 6. Changing the frame. .