The Conservative Case for Education

Against the Current

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform
Cover of the book The Conservative Case for Education by Nicholas Tate, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nicholas Tate ISBN: 9781351678513
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Nicholas Tate
ISBN: 9781351678513
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The Conservative Case for Education argues that educational thinking in English-speaking countries over the last fifty years has been massively influenced by a dominant liberal ideology based on unchallenged assumptions. Conservative voices pushing against the current of this ideology have been few, but powerful and drawn from across the political spectrum. The book shows how these twentieth-century voices remain highly relevant today, using them to make a conservative case for education.

Written by a former government adviser and head teacher, the book focuses on four of the most powerful of these conservative voices: the poet and social critic T. S. Eliot, the philosopher Michael Oakeshott, the political thinker Hannah Arendt and the educationist E D Hirsch. In the case of each thinker, the book shows how their ideas throw fresh light on contemporary educational issues. These issues range widely across current educational practice and include: creativity, cultural literacy, mindfulness, the place of religion in schools, education for citizenship, the teaching of history and Classics, the authority of the teacher, the arguments for and against a national curriculum, the educational response to cultural diversity, and more. A concluding chapter sums up the conservative case for education in a set of Principles that would be acceptable to many from the Left, as well as the Right of the political spectrum.

The book should be of particular interest to educators and educational policy makers at a time when ‘conservative’ governments are in power in the UK and the USA, as well as to researchers, academics and postgraduate students engaged in the study of educational policy, or those studying educational issues from an ethical, philosophical and cultural standpoint.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Conservative Case for Education argues that educational thinking in English-speaking countries over the last fifty years has been massively influenced by a dominant liberal ideology based on unchallenged assumptions. Conservative voices pushing against the current of this ideology have been few, but powerful and drawn from across the political spectrum. The book shows how these twentieth-century voices remain highly relevant today, using them to make a conservative case for education.

Written by a former government adviser and head teacher, the book focuses on four of the most powerful of these conservative voices: the poet and social critic T. S. Eliot, the philosopher Michael Oakeshott, the political thinker Hannah Arendt and the educationist E D Hirsch. In the case of each thinker, the book shows how their ideas throw fresh light on contemporary educational issues. These issues range widely across current educational practice and include: creativity, cultural literacy, mindfulness, the place of religion in schools, education for citizenship, the teaching of history and Classics, the authority of the teacher, the arguments for and against a national curriculum, the educational response to cultural diversity, and more. A concluding chapter sums up the conservative case for education in a set of Principles that would be acceptable to many from the Left, as well as the Right of the political spectrum.

The book should be of particular interest to educators and educational policy makers at a time when ‘conservative’ governments are in power in the UK and the USA, as well as to researchers, academics and postgraduate students engaged in the study of educational policy, or those studying educational issues from an ethical, philosophical and cultural standpoint.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Social Theory and the Urban Question by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Bioequity – Property and the Human Body by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Volunteer Tourism by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Machine Intelligence by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book From Hate Crimes to Human Rights by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Iran-Turkey Relations, 1979-2011 by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Inclusive Design by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Bishops, Wives and Children by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Challenging Behaviour in Schools by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book The Post-Cold War International System by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Chicano Images by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Immigration and American Democracy by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book Corporate Level Strategy by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book The Sports Writing Handbook by Nicholas Tate
Cover of the book The Cognitive Mechanics of Economic Development and Institutional Change by Nicholas Tate
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy