The book brings together social philosophy and educational theory. Liberalism's unresolved tensions between freedom and equality, public and private good, individual and state, etc., are illuminated by controversies in educational theory and policy.
About the Author
Ruth Jonathan is Professor of Educational Theory at the Institute for the Study of Education and Society, University of Edinburgh. Formerly Head of the Education Department, she is currently Director of the Graduate School for the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Features
* Education is currently at the top of the political agenda, and this book demonstrates its central role in political ethos and processes. * It sets the changes in educational policy of the last decade in a broader context so that they can be better understood. * The book presents the UK as a case study of the interface between education, which can be extended to any developed society and its public education provision.
