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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450799303321

Autore

Gereluk Dianne

Titolo

Education and community [[electronic resource] /] / Dianne Gereluk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2006

ISBN

1-281-29483-7

9786611294830

1-84714-318-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

370.19

371.19

Soggetti

Community and school

Community education

Electronic books.

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 (p. [188]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Promise and Paradox of Community; PART I: Community and Education; PART II: Developing a Liberal Conception of Community; PART III: Community, Schools and Society; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Notions of ""community"" are found in almost every educational context from primary schools to HE institutions. Given the polemic nature of promoting community in schools and society today, this fascinating book uses an interdisciplinary approach of political philosophy and sociology to develop theoretical principles for the promotion of communities, and subsequently, applies them to the realities of schools and society. This book is fully international, drawing on examples and references from the UK and US, as well as New Zealand and Canada.