Social Justice in Education: An Introduction

by Barry L. Bull

Book Overview

Are American schools socially just institutions? Using the methods of political philosopher John Rawls, this book answers this question by arguing for four principles that express the basic purposes that Americans hold for their schools principles of Personal Liberty, Democracy, Equal Opportunity, and Economic Growth. These principles are then used to analyze current controversies in American education policy and practice about curriculum content,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230606504
• ISBN13: 9780230606500
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"