A Radical Democratic Critique of Capitalist Education

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8204-2189-6
Verlag: Peter Lang

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 635 Seiten, Gewicht: 880 g

Reihe: Counterpoints

Winner of 1994 AESA Critics Award This book offers a sober assessment of power in the U.S. and its K-12 public schools. In spite of impressive democratic achievements in schools and society, the hegemonic and raw power of antidemocratic capitalism is significantly greater. The author's critical analysis, which owes a debt to the Western tradition of radical democracy, suggests that hegemony and repression are inextricably connected; therefore, the hopes for a more genuinely democratic polity - and supportive education - are problematic. An unflinchingly tough evaluation of the realities and complexities of antidemocratic power and practice is of crucial importance to present democratic projets, and the hope for their successful realization in our schools and extramural sites. The challenge of postmodern thought to democratic aspirations is considered also.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brosio, Richard A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Brosio, Richard A.
Richard Brosio is Professor of Secondary and Social Foundations of Education at Ball State University. He received his B.A. in History, and his Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education, at the University of Michigan. He is the author of numerous articles, as well as monographs on John Dewey and the Frankfurt School. The Educational Press Association of America selected Dr. Brosio's article «The present Economic Sea Changes and the Corresponding Consequences for Education», for a Distinguished Achievement Award in 1988. His teaching experience includes seven years in secondary schools.