| Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education Contributor(s): Hicks, David V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761814671 ISBN-13: 9780761814672 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $62.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 370 |
| LCCN: 99033456 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A reissue of a classic text, Norms and Nobility is a provocative reappraisal of classical education that offers a workable program for contemporary school reform. David Hicks contends that the classical tradition promotes a spirit of inquiry that is concerned with the development of style and conscience, which makes it an effective and meaningful form of education. Dismissing notions that classical education is elitist and irrelevant, Hicks argues that the classical tradition can meet the needs of our increasingly technological society as well as serve as a feasible model for mass education. |