Freedom for Education.

Autor/in	Gardner, John Fentress
Institution	Council for Educational Freedom in America, Inc., Washington, DC.
Titel	Freedom for Education.
Quelle	(1976), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Freedom; Attitude Change; Comparative Analysis; Educational Environment; Educational Improvement; Educational Philosophy; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Essays; Government Role; Higher Education; Individualism; Political Influences; Private Schools; Productive Thinking; Public Schools; Socioeconomic Influences; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Individualismus; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Private school; Privatschule; Produktives Denken; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Wertbegriff
Abstract	The essay discusses the relationship among schools, the federal government, and American society in an attempt to heighten awareness that positive cultural, political, and economic influences are necessary for educational excellence and world leadership. The essay is presented in two parts. Part I proposes that American national educational policy has favored spiritual neutrality to a degree which has hindered Americans in their search for meaning in life. Recommended to solve this dilemma is transformation of state and federally controlled and supported public schools into self-governing, independent institutions which offer a choice between spiritually grounded and anti-spiritual forms of education. Section II presents consideration of some problems which might arise if Americans were given freedom of choice in matters of education. Problems include: use of independent schools by teachers for bigoted, elitist, or otherwise separatist purposes; segregation of students; power centralization in the hands of teachers; variable standards; and financial problems. Ways of solving all these problems under a system of independent schools are described. (Author/DB)
Anmerkungen	Council for Educational Freedom in America, Inc., 2105 Wintergreen Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20028 ($1.00 paper cover, 10-100 booklets 20% discount)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01