Cultural Politics and Education (John Dewey Lecture Series) - Hardcover

Apple, Michael W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807735043 ISBN 13: 9780807735046

Verlag: Teachers' College Press, 1996

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Book by Apple Michael W

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Many are convinced that "liberal" solutions have failed and that answers to social problems lie in a return to conservative policies and values. As this conservative offensive grows increasingly powerful in education, public schooling itself has come under attack. Michael Apple offers a powerful analysis of current debates and a compelling indictment of rightist proposals for change. Apple presents the causes and effects of integrating schools into the corporate agenda and demonstrates who will be the winners and losers as the conservative restoration gains in strength. Far from defending the status quo, Apple argues that the unresponsive and bureau-cratic nature of many school systems has actually pushed people toward the right. "Yet," he writes, "during an era when...we face the massive dismantling of the gains that have been made in social welfare, in women's control of their bodies, in relations of race, gender, and sexuality, and in whose knowledge is taught in schools, it is equally important to make certain that these gains are defended." With this dual focus, this book provides an eloquent defense of the possibility of a more democratic public education.

Biografía del autor:

Michael W. Apple is John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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• Verlag: Teachers' College Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0807735043
• ISBN 13: 9780807735046
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176