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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note: |
Part one : Autocratic and democratic forms of education. Education and the authoritarian state -- Educational problems in a democratic state -- Part two : Dissenting traditions in education. Traditions of dissent to government education -- Free schools -- Free space and no schools -- Part three : The politics of culture. Cultural unity and cultural literacy -- National or world cultures? -- Part four. The politics of gender. Classical liberalism and the politics of gender -- Reason and motherhood -- Part five : Education and equality of political power. Pedagogy of the oppressed -- Equality of political power in a global economy.
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| Summary, etc.: |
Wheels in the Head analyzes the ideas of traditional and nontraditional philosophers from Plato to Paulo Freire regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. Each section is organized around an important theme and related issues dealing with the purpose and content of education. - Back cover.
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