The Triumph of the Market and the Decline of Liberal Education: Implications for Civic Life

Autor/in	Roosevelt, Grace
Titel	The Triumph of the Market and the Decline of Liberal Education: Implications for Civic Life
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 108 (2006) 7, S.1404-1423 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-4681
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00698.x
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; General Education; Politics of Education; Liberal Arts; Educational History; Ethics; Outcomes of Education; Education Work Relationship; Citizenship Education; Educational Philosophy; Critical Thinking; Role of Education; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Ethik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Kritisches Denken; Bildungsauftrag; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to argue that the growing commercialization of education and the simultaneous decline of what has traditionally been called "liberal education" will limit the range of political discourse and thus have negative effects on civic life. In a context driven mainly by the profit motive, not-for-profit educational institutions have until recently provided one of the few protected spaces (besides the church) in which the profit motive itself may be openly questioned. But with today's new emphasis on marketable products, measurable outcomes, and business skills, many institutions of higher education are unlikely to expose students to visions of justice and equality that challenge the ethics of the market system. Debates over the extent to which profit making should be regulated in the public interest are crucial to the vitality of any political community. Without the political imagination and broad-based critical thinking that liberal learning has traditionally fostered, there is little hope that liberal politics can continue to survive. The article includes (1) some salient facts about the commercialization of education in the United States today, (2) a brief overview of the history of the idea of liberal education, and (3) concluding reflections about the link between liberal education and liberal politics. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10