Education and Cultural Citizenship [Hardcover]

This dynamic, energetic book systematically brings together the major developments in the social and political theory of education. It offers a global introduction to the major debates within the field and provides a sustained argument for a democratic and normative view of education.

It provides a comprehensive view of the major disputes within social, cultural and political approaches to education. Drawing upon varied critical traditions the book helpfully connects these diverse threads of debate whilst exploring the work of key theorists.

Areas explored include:

democratic notions of education,

cosmopolitanism,

multiculturalism,

pragmaticism,

critical pedagogy,

democratic socialism

liberalism

Clearly written and passionately argued this book will be essential reading for all those interested in exploring education's changing place in society.This is the first book to offer a global introduction to the major debates in the theory of education. It reflects developments in the social and political theory and introduces theorists such as Bourdieu, Dewey and Habermas.'Nick Stevenson strikes again, this time bringing the insights of critical social theory to bear upon the vexing issues of education, critical pedagogy and cultural citizenship. Stevenson is a powerful and engaging sociologist, and this book is his most politically provocative to date'
Anthony Elliott
Chair of Sociology, Flinders University, Australia and Visiting Research Professor, Open University

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'Nick Stevenson skilfully draws upon a welter of leading thinkers from the liberal, socialist, critical-theorylã>