An aristocracy of everyone : the politics of education and the future of America
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Bibliographic Information
An aristocracy of everyone : the politics of education and the future of America
（Oxford paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1994 , c1992
1st ed
- : pbk
Available at 12 libraries
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Library of Education, National Institute for Educational Policy Research
: pbk372.53||229092200250
Note
"First published in 1992 in the United States by Ballantine Books"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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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