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Wheels in the head : educational philosophies of authority, freedom, and culture from Socrates to Paulo Freire / Joel Spring.

Spring, Joel H. (Author).
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The Center Library 370.19 Spr 1994 146466 Stacks Available -

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  • ISBN: 0070605297
  • ISBN: 9780070605299
  • Physical Description: xiv, 190 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1994.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject: Education > Philosophy > History.
Education > Social aspects.
Education > Political aspects.
Critical pedagogy.
Free schools.
Critical pedagogy.
Education > Philosophy.
Education > Political aspects.
Education > Social aspects.
Free schools.
Genre: History.
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