Moral and Political Discourses in Philosophy of Education

By: Prakash Iyer and Indrani Bhattacharjee

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Synopsis: This book focuses on moral and political education and critically engages with educational issues from a philosophical perspective. It engages with questions of moral education as well as questions about citizenship education, to address apprehensions on learning in a liberal democracy while parallelly invoking issues from within the curriculum, the school environment and teacher-student relationship. With contributions from renowned philosophers and educationists, this volume discusses themes like civic education and liberal democracy; toleration and freedom; Tagore’s conception of the moral and political self; key issues in moral education; cosmopolitanism, compassion, care ethics and moral purpose of schooling; to revisit and rethink some foundational questions related to education, curriculum and pedagogy. This volume will be essential reading for educationists and educators and will be important for scholars and researchers of philosophy of education, education, teacher education and school education.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 186 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000459678
Related ISBNs:: 9780429285493, 9781032110790, 9780367147259
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/28/21
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Prakash Iyer and Indrani Bhattacharjee
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Philosophy, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Prakash Iyer
Edited by:: Indrani Bhattacharjee