Beyond Liberation and Excellence: Reconstructing the Public Discourse on Education

by David E. Purpel

Book Overview

The authors' goal is to explore how an alternative, politically viable public discourse on education can be constructed. They examine the kinds of conditions, concerns, and subjectivities that must be attended to in order to develop an effective and resonant new language that can re-focus the purposes of education in this society. The authors' agree that educational discourse must be transformed into a visible, morally and politically vital, public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897894170
• ISBN13: 9780897894173
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"