Wheels in the Head - Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights (Hardcover, 3rd edition)

In this popular text, Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophers, from Plato to Paulo Freire, regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. Each section focuses on an important theme: Autocratic and Democratic Forms of Education; Dissenting Traditions in Education; The Politics of Culture; The Politics of Gender; and Education and Human Rights. This edition features a special emphasis on human rights education. Spring advocates a legally binding right to an education that includes an education in human rights. His argument is that until schools are required to fulfill a duty to protect human rights and teach others to protect human rights, government-operated schools will remain authoritarian rather than democratic institutions.
Wheels in the Head, a critically original work, is widely used as a text for courses across the fields of philosophical, social, political, and historical foundations of education, and critical issues in education. Reflecting its global relevance, a Chinese translation was published by the University of Peking Press in 2005.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Joel Spring
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-6132-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Promotions
LSN:	0-8058-6132-7
Barcode:	9780805861327

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