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Title:

DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION

By:

Amy Gutmann

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0691009163

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9780691009162

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

29 March, 1999

Edition:

Revised edition with a New preface and epilogue by the author

Pages:

368

Description:

A study of the democratic theory of education. It tackles a range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

Synopsis:

Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

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Princeton University Press

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