|
Showing 1 - 4 of
4 matches in All Departments
This book addresses the questions why citizenship education is an
important subject for students in further and adult education and
why we need democratic colleges to support the study of citizenship
education. It investigates the historical roots of further and
adult education and identifies how the adoption of citizenship
education in the post-compulsory sector can enrich vocational
studies in further education and programmes in adult education. It
is argued that democratic colleges are vital to ensure that
citizenship education informs the decision-making process
throughout educational institutions (and as a means of establishing
fair and equal representation for important stakeholders). The
author has worked in both sectors for over a decade, and uses this
experience to offer a blend of educational practice and
philosophical investigation. The result is a work that appeals to
both teachers in further and adult education as well as academics
and students interested in philosophy of education.
This book addresses the questions why citizenship education is an
important subject for students in further and adult education and
why we need democratic colleges to support the study of citizenship
education. It investigates the historical roots of further and
adult education and identifies how the adoption of citizenship
education in the post-compulsory sector can enrich vocational
studies in further education and programmes in adult education. It
is argued that democratic colleges are vital to ensure that
citizenship education informs the decision-making process
throughout educational institutions (and as a means of establishing
fair and equal representation for important stakeholders). The
author has worked in both sectors for over a decade, and uses this
experience to offer a blend of educational practice and
philosophical investigation. The result is a work that appeals to
both teachers in further and adult education as well as academics
and students interested in philosophy of education.
This book engages with the political, philosophical and policy
debates around contemporary democratic socialism and state
education. It examines contemporary education and education
systems, as well as democratic socialism in the context of the
complex political world we live in currently. It takes the reader
towards a democratic socialist curriculum and pedagogy, and
concludes by investigating democratic socialism and governance in
education. Discussing the work of Axel Honneth, Chantal Mouffe and
Norberto Bobbio, the book argues that contemporary democratic
socialism gives a philosophical and political grounding to the
notion of education being more than simply preparation for work or
a series of qualifications. It makes the case for education as an
exercise in democratic community, and learning as collective
citizenship. Taking the curriculum, classroom pedagogy, and
educational governance in turn, it offers a series of practical
ways in which state education can be re-interpreted and re-applied
to emphasise the democratic, collective and creative aspects of
learning. "Hopkins contends, firstly, that twenty-first-century
democratic socialism must reinvigorate itself by responding to the
challenges of liberalism; and, secondly, that a socially just
education system must be willing to learn from such a reinvigorated
socialism. These twinned theses are clearly and concisely thought
through in relation to urgent educational, and more broadly
socio-political, issues: contemporary democratic-socialist thought;
educational systems (and possibilities for reform); curriculum
design; pedagogy; systems and mechanisms of governance. In just a
few thousand words, Hopkins's Democratic Socialism and Education
manages to be that rare thing: a book that is both lucid
introduction and original contribution. It will surely appeal
equally to teachers, philosophers of education, and those engaged
in educational action research." Dr. Oliver Belas, Lecturer in
Education, School of Education and English Language, University of
Bedfordshire, UK
|
You may like...
Gloria
Sam Smith
CD
R187
R177
Discovery Miles 1 770
Ab Wheel
R209
R149
Discovery Miles 1 490
|