Education and Equality

by Danielle S. Allen

Book Overview

American education as we know it today--guaranteed by the state to serve every child in the country--is still less than a hundred years old. It's no wonder we haven't agreed yet as to exactly what role education should play in our society. In these Tanner Lectures, Danielle Allen brings us much closer, examining the ideological impasse between vocational and humanistic approaches that has plagued educational discourse, offering a compelling proposal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022637310X
• ISBN13: 9780226373102
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"