Education in a Crumbling Democracy

Autor/in	Straume, Ingerid S.
Titel	Education in a Crumbling Democracy
Quelle	In: Ethics and Education, 9 (2014) 2, S.187-200 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-9642
DOI	10.1080/17449642.2014.921973
Schlagwörter	Social Influences; Social History; Western Civilization; Foreign Countries; Political Issues; Politics of Education; Democracy; Democratic Values; Governance; Social Values; Role of Education; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Einfluss; Sozialgeschichte; Ausland; Politischer Faktor; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Demokratie; Education; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Sozialer Wert; Bildungsauftrag; Griechenland
Abstract	From a political viewpoint, education in a modern society can be said to have two functions. On the one hand, it takes care of the social reproduction; on the other, it represents society's capacity for self-reflection and conscious (political) change. Therefore, when the members of a society deliberate on educational aims and their justification, we could say that this society reflects upon itself. The essay discusses whether contemporary Western societies are still capable of such self-reflection and deliberation. By comparing ancient Athenian democracy with contemporary political arrangements, important connections between education and democracy are put into relief. A central question is whether democratic qualities--notably political responsibility and "the quest for truth"--are still able to provide meaning in such a way that the most important problems of our time will be met by political action. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10