Educating for Democratic Consciousness

Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities

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Educating for Democratic Consciousness

Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities

"There is a widespread, but mainly untenable, assumption that education in Western societies (and elsewhere) intuitively and horizontally aids the democratic development of people. An argument could be made that in contemporary liberal democracies, education was never designed for the well-being of societies. Instead of the full inclusion of everyone in educational development, it becomes dominated by those with a vested interest in the role of the liberal state as a mediating agent that, ultimately, assures the supremacy of the capitalism and neoliberalism. This book extends beyond a theoretical analysis of democratic education, seeking to tap into the substantial experiences, perspectives and research of a wide range of leading scholars from diverse vantage points, who bring themselves and their work into the debate connecting democracy and education, which elucidates the reference to counter-hegemonic possibilities in the title."-- Publisher description.

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Cover of: Educating for Democratic Consciousness
Educating for Democratic Consciousness: Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities
2012, Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
in English
Cover of: Educating for Democratic Consciousness
Educating for Democratic Consciousness: Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities
2012, Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
in English
Cover of: Educating for Democratic Consciousness
Educating for Democratic Consciousness: Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities
2012, Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
in English
Cover of: Educating for Democratic Consciousness
Educating for Democratic Consciousness: Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities
2012, Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
in English
Cover of: Educating for Democratic Consciousness
Educating for Democratic Consciousness: Counter-Hegemonic Possibilities
2012, Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
in English

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LC1091.E38417 2012, LC1091 .E38417 2013

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OL28500414M
ISBN 13
9781433117107
LCCN
2012034871
OCLC/WorldCat
819631805

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OL21053514W

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