A Democratic Framework for Educational Rights

Autor/in	Newman, Anne
Titel	A Democratic Framework for Educational Rights
Quelle	In: Educational Theory, 62 (2012) 1, S.7-23 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-2004
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-5446.2011.00432.x
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Civil Rights; Democracy; Democratic Values; Educational Philosophy; Educational Theories; Educational Principles; Educational Environment; Politics of Education; Educational Policy; Student Rights; Majority Attitudes; Government Role; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Demokratie; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Bildungsprinzip; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Politics of education; Mehrheitsprinzip; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	Educational theorists frequently invoke rights claims to express their views about educational justice and authority. But the unyielding nature of rights claims presents a significant quandary in democratic contexts, given the tension between rights claims and majoritarian democracy. Educational theorists have given limited attention to this tension, while political theorists tend to sideline education in their analyses. In this essay Anne Newman addresses this gap by advancing a democratic rationale for educational rights. Newman's purpose is to provide a framework for advancing educational rights that protects these rights from the whims of majoritarian politics. Her central argument is that the importance of educational rights warrants giving democratic bodies far less deference than they are typically accorded. Yet the assertion of a right to a quality education, Newman emphasizes, should not be viewed as an undue constraint on democratic authority but rather is consistent with and required by the values that underlie democracy. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10