An edition of Wheels in the head (1994)

Wheels in the head

educational philosophies of authority, freedom, and culture from Socrates to Paulo Freire

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An edition of Wheels in the head (1994)

Wheels in the head

educational philosophies of authority, freedom, and culture from Socrates to Paulo Freire

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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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Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Language
English
Pages
190

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Table of Contents

About the author
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

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
370/.1
Library of Congress
LB14.7 .S67 1994, LB14.7 .S67 2006

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiv, 190 p.
Number of pages
190
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1408762M
Internet Archive
wheelsinheadeduc0000spri
ISBN 10
0070605297
ISBN 13
9780070605299
LCCN
93017348, 2006278852
Goodreads
388440

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