Beyond Liberal Democracy in Schools

Beyond Liberal Democracy in Schools
Author: Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon
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Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
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Explains how the individualist legacy of liberal democracy, as conceived by Locke and Rosseau, ignores and excludes the needs of American students raised in cultures with strong communal traditions. This book shows us how our vision of the democratic process as revealed in school practices routinely fails minority students.