American education as we know it today-guaranteed by the state to serve every child in the country-is still less than a hundred years old. It's no wonder we haven't agreed yet as to exactly what role education should play in our society. In these Tanner Lectures, Danielle Allen brings us much closer, examining the ideological impasse between vocational and humanistic approaches that has plagued educational discourse, offering a compelling proposal to finally resolve the dispute. Allen argues that education plays a crucial role in the cultivation of political and social equality and economic fairness, but that we have lost sight of exactly what that role is and should be. Drawing on thinkers such as John Rawls and Hannah Arendt, she sketches out a humanistic baseline that re-links education to equality, showing how doing so can help us reframe policy questions. From there, she turns to civic education, showing that we must reorient education's trajectory toward readying students for lives as democratic citizens. Deepened by commentaries from leading thinkers Tommie Shelby, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Michael Rebell, and Quiara Alegria Hudes that touch on issues ranging from globalization to law to linguistic empowerment, this book offers a critical clarification of just how important education is to democratic life, as well as a stirring defense of the humanities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226373102
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222143537
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Experimental Psychology
Author
Danielle Allen
Publication Name
Education and Equality
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
232mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
364g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Danielle Allen
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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