Beyond Liberation and Excellence: Reconstructing the Public Discourse on Education Contributor(s): Purpel, David (Author), Shapiro, H. Svi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0897894170 ISBN-13: 9780897894173 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: The authors' goal is to explore how an alternative, politically viable public discourse on education can be constructed. They examine the kinds of conditions, concerns, and subjectivities that must be attended to in order to develop an effective and resonant new language that can re-focus the purposes of education in this society. The authors' agree that educational discourse must be transformed into a visible, morally and politically vital, public commentary and debate - one that can begin to address the social, cultural, and spiritual crises that now confront humanity. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education |
Dewey: 370.193 |
LCCN: 94039191 |
Lexile Measure: 1550 |
Series: Critical Studies in Education & Culture (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.09" W x 9.08" (0.93 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: The authors' goal is to explore how an alternative, politically viable public discourse on education can be constructed. They examine the kinds of conditions, concerns, and subjectivities that must be attended to in order to develop an effective and resonant new language that can re-focus the purposes of education in this society. The authors' agree that educational discourse must be transformed into a visible, morally and politically vital, public commentary and debate - one that can begin to address the social, cultural, and spiritual crises that now confront humanity. |