Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 290 g
Public reason, democracy and higher education
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 290 g
Reihe: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
ISBN: 978-1-138-61026-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
In this book, White argues that there is considerable overlap between crises in democracy and in universities. Yet while crises in democracy are often attributed to the inability of political institutions to adapt to the pace of social and cultural change, this diagnosis wilfully ignores the effects of privatisation on public institutions. Under present political conditions, the university is regarded in instrumental and economic terms, which not only diminishes its functions of developing and sustaining culture but also removes its democratic capabilities. This book explores these issues in depth and presents some of the practical problems associated with turning an independent higher education system into a state-dominated and then, subsequently, marketised system.
This book bridges political and educational theory in an original and comprehensive way and makes an important contribution to the debate over the role of the university in a democracy. As such, it will appeal to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of the philosophy of education, higher education, and political and educational theory. With its implications for policy and practice, it will also be of interest to policy makers.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Professional
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1. The University and the Public Sphere 2. Higher Education and Economies of Worth 3. The Role of the University in a Democracy 4. Academic Authority, Trust, and Reliance 5. Higher Education and Citizenship 6. The Ivory Tower and Public Life 7. The Corruption of Democracy and Education 8. Implications for Policy and Practice 9. Towards a Modern Democratic Society 10. Concluding remarks: Communicative Rationality and the Cultural Impoverishment of the University