An Aristocracy of Everyone: The Politics of Education and the Future of America - Softcover

Barber, Benjamin R.

 
9780195091540: An Aristocracy of Everyone: The Politics of Education and the Future of America
Softcover
ISBN 10: 019509154X ISBN 13: 9780195091540
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In this book, Benjamin Barber sets a new agenda for the debate over education in America. He argues that both sides of the current debate: the elistist, anti-democratic conservatives and the radical champions of Political Correctness have missed the point. He argues that rather than arguing over who should be taught, what should be taught, and how it should be paid for, education must be addressed as the well-spring of democracy in the United States. Education should instil in students a commitment to community service, the literacy to live in a civil society, the competence to participate in democratic communities, the ability to think critically and deliberately in a pluralistic world, and empathy to help them understand their fellow citizens.

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About the Author


Benjamin R. Barber is Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society and the Wilson H. Elkins Professor at The Maryland School of Public Affairs at University of Maryland. He is also the author ofStrong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age (1984) and The Conquest of Politics (1988).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019509154X
ISBN 13 
9780195091540
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
324