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Taylor & Francis Ltd Wheels In The Head 2007 Edition by Joel Spring
In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and manage their populations, and to examine forms of education that claim to free people from authoritarian control. A critically original work, it is widely used as a text for courses on philosophical, social, political, and historical foundations of education, and critical issues in education. Reflecting its global relevance, a Chinese translation was published by the University of Peking Press in 2005.New in the third edition:Expanded analysis of the use of education by authoritarian statesRevisions to more clearly relate educational ideas to the theme of "wheels in the head" - a phrase coined by philosopher Max Stirner - to describe the use of schools by modern governments to control their citizensNew sections on liberation education and on human rights education @contents: Selected Contents: Part One AUTOCRATIC AND DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF EDUCATION Chapter 1 Education and the Authoritarian State Chapter 2 Education and the Modern Authoritarian State: The Soviet Union and the Democratic People= s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Chapter 3 Authority and Education in a Democratic State Part Two DISSENTING TRADITIONS IN EDUCATION Chapter 4 Traditions of Dissent to Government Education Chapter 5 Free Schools Chapter 6 Free Space and No Schools Part Three THE POLITICS OF CULTURE Chapter 7 Cultural Unity and Cultural Literacy Chapter 8 National or World Cultures? Part Four THE POLITICS OF GENDER Chapter 9 Classical Liberalism and the Politics of Gender Chapter 10 Reason and Motherhood Part Five EDUCATION AND EQUALITY OF POLITICAL POWER Chapter 11 Liberation Education: Pedagogy of the Oppressed Chapter 12 Human Rights Education