Educational Equality, Second Edition (Key Debates in Educational Policy)

✍ Scribed by Harry Brighouse, James Tooley, Kenneth R. Howe, Graham Haydon

Publisher: Continuum
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Leaves: 157
Series: Key debates in educational policy
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This title considers the philosophical debates surrounding equality and education. "Educational Equality and the New Selective Schooling" by Harry Brighouse was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2000. In this new edition, Brighouse has updated his argument, Kenneth R Howe and James Tooley have contributed counter-arguments and Graham Haydon has provided a foreword and afterword drawing the debates together. The issues debated in this new edition of 'Educational Equality" include: What is Educational Equality? Why Does Educational Equality Matter? And is Educational Equality Possible? "Educational Equality" raises issues which will be of interest to all involved in educational equality, including teachers, policy makers and educationalists. This innovative series is addressed to practitioners and policy-makers. It highlights the critical perspectives that philosophy can bring to bear on current education policy and provides a lively discussion of the issues. It aims to stimulate debate and to contribute to better informed educational initiatives.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Series Editor’s Preface – Key Debates in Educational Policy......Page 10
Why discuss educational equality now?......Page 14
The structure of this volume......Page 19
Meritocracy......Page 20
The benefit of the least advantaged......Page 22
Notes......Page 25
References......Page 26
Introduction......Page 28
How the education systems contribute to educational inequality......Page 30
What is educational equality and why does it matter?......Page 39
How much does educational equality matter?......Page 45
Moving towards educational equality......Page 57
Concluding comments......Page 78
Notes......Page 79
References......Page 81
Introduction......Page 84
How education systems contribute to inequality......Page 85
What is educational equality and why does it matter?......Page 87
How much does educational equality matter?......Page 90
Moving towards educational equality......Page 97
Concluding comments......Page 103
Notes......Page 104
References......Page 106
Introduction......Page 109
What is educational equality and why is it desirable?......Page 111
Middle-class families as barriers to educational equality......Page 114
The illegitimate self-indulgence of parental partiality......Page 116
The virtues of choice......Page 119
The permissiveness of legitimate parental partiality......Page 133
Conclusions......Page 139
References......Page 141
Afterword......Page 143
Meritocracy revisited......Page 144
Values as motivating factors in individual behaviour......Page 147
Revisiting the benefit of the least advantaged......Page 150
The voice of equality in the conversation of citizens......Page 152
References......Page 154
I......Page 156
Y......Page 157

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