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Chinatown (Paperback)
William Low; Illustrated by William Low
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R218
Discovery Miles 2 180
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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*How should education be organized in pluralistic and multicultural
societies? *What are the roles in education of civil society,
markets, governments, and the family? *How can the idea of the
civil society help to reorient education policy discussions that
are sometimes stuck in either-or juxtapositions of "market versus
government" or "individualism versus communitarianism?" *What are
some of the traditions of civil society--across countries and
across history--that educators and policymakers today can revive or
build on? These questions are at the center of this book. Its goal
is to understand how we can accommodate cultural, ethnic, and
religious pluralism in a political and conceptual framework that is
sufficiently flexible to combine choice with equity, a commitment
to a shared civil and political culture with openness to exploring
and affirming the distinct ethnicity, race, creed, or culture of
different groups. To address these questions, the authors take up
the notion of the civil society, an idea that has experienced a
popular and scholarly revival in recent years as numerous citizens,
action groups, political philosophers, and social scientists make
the case that only a democratic civil society can sustain a
democratic state. The implications of this development for
education have to date been very little explored. This book is a
step toward addressing this gap. Going beyond simple juxtapositions
of "market versus government" in education reform, the book as a
whole develops an integrative perspective informed by the idea of
the civil society. It combines current policy issues with a look at
their historical development, and evaluates U.S. educational policy
in the context of a range of international cases. The
authors--education scholars, sociologists, economists, historians,
and philosophers-- explore from diverse disciplinary, political,
and philosophical points of view, the potential of the civil
society and civic associations for education. At the same time,
they share the hope that a thorough reconsideration of the role of
the state, the market, and the civil society will help to energize
ongoing experiments with charter schools, voucher schemes, and a
variety of other plans to increase educational and school autonomy.
*How should education be organized in pluralistic and multicultural
societies?
*What are the roles in education of civil society, markets,
governments, and the family?
*How can the idea of the civil society help to reorient education
policy discussions that are sometimes stuck in either-or
juxtapositions of "market versus government" or "individualism
versus communitarianism?"
*What are some of the traditions of civil society--across
countries and across history--that educators and policymakers today
can revive or build on?
These questions are at the center of this book. Its goal is to
understand how we can accommodate cultural, ethnic, and religious
pluralism in a political and conceptual framework that is
sufficiently flexible to combine choice with equity, a commitment
to a shared civil and political culture with openness to exploring
and affirming the distinct ethnicity, race, creed, or culture of
different groups.
To address these questions, the authors take up the notion of the
"civil society, " an idea that has experienced a popular and
scholarly revival in recent years as numerous citizens, action
groups, political philosophers, and social scientists make the case
that only a democratic civil society can sustain a democratic
state. The implications of this development for education have to
date been very little explored. This book is a step toward
addressing this gap.
Going beyond simple juxtapositions of "market versus government"
in education reform, the book as a whole develops an integrative
perspective informed by the idea of the civil society. It combines
current policy issues with a look at their historical development,
and evaluates U.S. educational policy in the context of a range of
international cases. The authors--education scholars, sociologists,
economists, historians, and philosophers-- explore from diverse
disciplinary, political, and philosophical points of view, the
potential of the civil society and civic associations for
education. At the same time, they share the hope that a thorough
reconsideration of the role of the state, the market, and the civil
society will help to energize ongoing experiments with charter
schools, voucher schemes, and a variety of other plans to increase
educational and school autonomy.
This is an assessment of the reluctance of American education
institutions to undergo change and reform at a time when it is
considered necessary. The lack of public confidence in educational
institutions is discussed along with the subsequent consequences.
This is an assessment of the reluctance of American education
institutions to undergo change and reform at a time when it is
considered necessary. The lack of public confidence in educational
institutions is discussed along with the subsequent consequences.
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Chinatown (Board book)
William Low; Illustrated by William Low
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R259
R213
Discovery Miles 2 130
Save R46 (18%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Welcome to Chinatown. There is so much to see. People practicing
tai chi, shoe cobblers, rows of herbs, outdoor fish markets, and
more. And best of all, when the Lunar New Year begins, there's a
New Year's Day parade, complete with both lion and dragon dances.
This bilingual board-book adaptation of William Low's Chinatown is
a feast for the eyes and a celebration of the ordinary and the
spectacular.
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