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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438062303321

Titolo

Logics of socialist education : engaging with crisis, insecurity and uncertainty / / Tom G. Griffiths, Zsuzsa Millei, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-63404-X

9786613946492

94-007-4728-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Explorations of educational purpose, , 1875-4449 ; ; v. 24

Altri autori (Persone)

GriffithsTom G

MilleiZsuzsa

Disciplina

370.115

Soggetti

Communist education

Socialism and education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Negotiating the present : twenty-first century socialism -- pt. 2. Discovering aspects of socialist institutions and thinking for transformation.

Sommario/riassunto

For some, socialism is a potent way of achieving economic, political and social transformations in the twenty-first century, while others find the very term socialism outdated. This book engages readers in a discussion about the viability of socialist views on education and identifies the capacity of some socialist ideas to address a range of widely recognized social ills. It argues that these pervasive social problems, which plague so-called ‘developed’ societies as much as they contribute to the poverty, humiliation and lack of prospects in the rest of the world, fundamentally challenge us to act. In our contemporary world-system, distancing ourselves from the injustices of others is neither viable nor defensible. Rather than waiting for radically new solutions to emerge, this book sees the possibility of transformation in the reconfiguration of existing social logics that comprise our modern societies, including logics of socialism. The book presents case studies that offer a critical examination of education in contemporary socialist contexts, as well as reconsidering examples of



education under historical socialism. In charting these alternatives, and retooling past solutions in a nuanced way, it sets out compelling evidence that it is possible to think and act in ways that depart from today’s dominant educational paradigm. It offers contemporary policy makers, researchers, and practitioners a cogent demonstration of the contemporary utility of educational ideas and solutions associated with socialism.