NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
McCoy, Brandon – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2021
This issue brief seeks to add to the discussion of educational pluralism by highlighting the history, features, and successes of the classical education model. The model is unique for its emphasis on building the student to be a scholar and an active citizen. Classical schools come in the form of private and charter schools, homeschooling, and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Classical Literature, Classical Languages, Liberal Arts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Edyvane, Derek – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2011
A central aspiration of the "Britishness" agenda in UK politics is to promote community through the teaching of British values in schools. The agenda's justification depends in part on the suppositions that harmony arising from agreement on certain values is a necessary condition of social health and that conflict arising from pluralism…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Role of Education, Ideology
Cahn, Steven M., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
Now even more affordably priced in its second edition, "Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education" is ideal for undergraduate and graduate philosophy of education courses. Editor Steven M. Cahn, a highly respected contributor to the field, brings together writings by leading figures in the history of philosophy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Educational Philosophy, School Choice