Liberalism, Human Values and Schools as Microcosms of Society

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Martin Cohen is Editor of long-standing UK *journal *The Philosopher, and is best known as the author of a number of popular introductions to thinking skills (including 101 Philosophy Problems, Routledge, 2013, now in its fourth edition).

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This seminal volume provides an accessible overview of key ethical and philosophical debates surrounding contemporary education policy, advocating for a future in education that is primarily driven by prioritizing social values.

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Introduction

PART I Philosophy's Fall from Grace

Chapter 1. From Plato to Rousseau to Dewey. Do teachers today still need to be philosophers?

PART II Means and Ends in Education

Chapter 2. Freedom versus Authority and Knowledge versus Experience. Should schools be putting ideas in - or drawing them out?

Chapter 3. Instrumental Approaches to Education: Do calls for better computers and more maths really add up?

Chapter 4. From Froebel to Google: Integrated Education and the importance of creative play.

PART III Liberalism and Human Values

Chapter 5. Count Alexis De Tocqueville and the Limits of Individualism. The ongoing struggle to reconcile the aims of social equality with free development.

Chapter 6. Education in Europe: still divided between Church and State

Chapter 7. Schools and Sex: children on the frontline of gender wars

Chapter 8. Education as the Foundation of a Democratic Society