Power, Pluralism and the Teaching of Values: The Educational Marketplace.

Proefriedt, William

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ERIC Number: EJ320489

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Publication Date: 1985

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Power, Pluralism and the Teaching of Values: The Educational Marketplace.

Proefriedt, William

Teachers College Record, v86 n4 p539-52 Sum 1985

Powerful elites assume they embody rationality and see themselves as husbanders of a set of common values. Any effort to develop an educationally sound policy on the teaching of value issues must be tied to alterations in the existing distribution of power in our society. Several approaches are evaluated. (MT)

Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Moral Values, Political Socialization, Private School Aid, Social Structure, Values Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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