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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797950803321

Autore

Feinberg Walter <1937->

Titolo

What is a public education and why we need it : a philosophical inquiry into self-development, cultural commitment, and public engagement / / by Walter Feinberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-1723-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

Philosophy and Cultural Identity

Disciplina

371.010973

Soggetti

Public schools - United States

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

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

Contents; What Is a Public Education and Why We Need It; Chapter One: Education as Self-development; Chapter Two: Culture, Character, and Education; Chapter Three: The Education of Cultural Strangers: The Idea of a Public Education; Chapter Four: Public Values and the Civic Good; Chapter Five: The Construction and Stabilization of Public Values: The Task of Public Schools; Chapter Six: From a Public Education to a Public School; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings the idea of a public-defined in part as the quality of communication among strangers-back into focus. The benefits of doing this are many, but perhaps the most important are to adjust our understanding of what is good teaching and to widen our understanding of what counts as central to the educational process.