Download or read book Education Utilitarianism and Equality of Opportunity written by Aitor Calo-Blanco and published by Fundacion BBVA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Justice Morality and Education written by Les Brown and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-10-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Philosophy of Education written by J.J. Chambliss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. This first of its kind Encyclopaedia charts the influence of philosophic ideas that have had the greatest influence on education from Ancient Greece to the present. It covers classical thinkers as Plato, Augustine, Hypatia, Locke and Rousseau, as well as recent figures such as Montessori, Heldegger, Du Bois and Dewey. It illuminates time-hounded ideas and concepts such as idealism, practical wisdom, scholasticism, tragedy and truth, as well as modern constructs as critical theory, existentialism, phenomenology, Marxism and post-Colonialism. The coverage consists of 228 articles by 184 contributors who survey the full spectrum of the philosophy of education.
Download or read book Equal Opportunity in the Educational System and The Ethics of Responsibility written by Philippe Deville and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be "just", a society should treat every child fairly, i.e. with equal concern with regard to his potential education achievements. A person's educational achievements is indeed essential for enhancing her capacity for self-development: ideally, they all should have the same opportunities for achieving a level of formal education that would allow them to further study and compete for the jobs that they are fit for. This requires that the allocation of public educational resources among children should satisfy some principles of justice. Alongside objectives in terms of equality of "extended resources", recent theories of justice have emphasised the importance of taking into account personal responsibility in the design of equal opportunity policies. Allocation rules of educational expenditures should compensate for difference in non-controllable (by the child) determinants of school achievements, but also let freely determined effort levels to be adequately rewarded. Some allocation rules inspired by those requirements are discussed and the underlying reasoning for considering them are questioned along four different dimensions : 1. the child's effort and its determinants 2. the child's "school achievement production function": i.e. substitutability or complementarity between the determinants of school achievements, 3. the importance of externalities within the class room (peer effects) 4. the structure of the secondary school curricula. It is argued that all those dimensions are justifying the importance given to equal opportunity considerations but are also essential in identifying what should be the basic features of an equal opportunity strategy. In particular, they suggest that the focus on responsibility as one essential dimension in the design of such a strategy might be misplaced. But it also points out that an equal opportunity strategy consisting of compensating for inequality in endowments among children should also carefully incorporate various incentives mechanisms that will both enhance the effectiveness of the equality of opportunity strategy while contributing at the same time to the maximisation of the total human capital acquired by the children. Section 1 discusses what is the "equal opportunity" approach to schooling, its raison d'être. Section 2 reviews and critically discuss the basic "equal opportunity" model and its implications. Sections 3 and 4 present modifications and extensions of this framework and section 5 concludes with some policy recommendations.
Download or read book Justice Morality and Education written by Les Brown and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book calls to our attention a number of myths or misconceptions in educational and social theory and practice: the myth that the intellect is invariably in command when so - called rational people make moral judgements, and that accordingly moral education must aim at development of the intellect alone: the myth of a consistently high - minded impartiality and integrity in educational administration, including that in universities and other higher education institutions: misconceptions on Human Rights and constitutional declarations concerning the rights of the child to education, and the myth of equality of educational opportunity: the myth that in formulating educational policies, politicians are necessarily serving the interests of the child or older learners rather than their own interests. Many other challenges are suggested from the questions examined.
Download or read book Plato Utilitarianism and Education International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3 written by Robin Barrow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three lines of argument are central to this book: that Plato's views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian; that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory; that these conclusions have significant repercussions for education. Throughout the book the exposition of utilitarianism and the interpretation of the Republic are closely linked. The author assesses the nature of recent Platonic criticism and provides a critical summary of the Republic. He expounds and defends utilitarianismn and examines in greater depth the consequences for education of accepting a utilitarian position, showing how, for example, from this standpoint such key terms in educational debate as 'autonomy' and 'self-development' must be reassessed as educational objectives.
Download or read book Plato Utilitarianism and Education International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3 written by Robin Barrow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three lines of argument are central to this book: that Plato's views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian; that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory; that these conclusions have significant repercussions for education. Throughout the book the exposition of utilitarianism and the interpretation of the Republic are closely linked. The author assesses the nature of recent Platonic criticism and provides a critical summary of the Republic. He expounds and defends utilitarianismn and examines in greater depth the consequences for education of accepting a utilitarian position, showing how, for example, from this standpoint such key terms in educational debate as 'autonomy' and 'self-development' must be reassessed as educational objectives.
Download or read book Social Science Public Policy and Political Theory written by Lawrence B. Joseph and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education Justice and the Human Good written by Kirsten Meyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The education system is faced with many demands of justice. What these demands imply and how they are justified is, however, disputed. In this book, international contributors present cutting edge research to discuss the relationship between educational justice and the value of education. By combining reflections on educational justice with reflections on the human good and the aims of education, the book reveals that it is not enough to assess certain patterns of distribution; the value of what is to be distributed must also be clarified. In this respect, deliberations about the value of education have to play an integral part in giving an account of educational justice. Questions addressed in the volume include: - In what sense should justice, fairness and equality be realised in the education system? - How is educational equality related to equality of opportunity? - Is the main concern that everyone should be educated equally well – or just well enough? Education, Justice and the Human Good discusses the positional value of education and its relation to educational justice, emphasising that education is valuable not only for competitive reasons, but in its contribution to human flourishing. The book will appeal to those from the field of the philosophy of education as well as applied political philosophy, from undergraduates to professional academics.
Download or read book Education and the New Utilitarianism and Other Educational Addresses written by Alexander Darroch and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Equality of Opportunity written by John E. Roemer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Roemer points out that there are two views of equality of opportunity that are widely held today. The first, which he calls the nondiscrimination principle, states that in the competition for positions in society, individuals should be judged only on attributes relevant to the performance of the duties of the position in question. Attributes such as race or sex should not be taken into account. The second states that society should do what it can to level the playing field among persons who compete for positions, especially during their formative years, so that all those who have the relevant potential attributes can be considered. Common to both positions is that at some point the principle of equal opportunity holds individuals accountable for achievements of particular objectives, whether they be education, employment, health, or income. Roemer argues that there is consequently a "before" and an "after" in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized, by social intervention if need be; but after it begins, individuals are on their own. The different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates "before" from "after." Roemer works out in a precise way how to determine the location of the starting gate in the different views.
Download or read book Philosophy of Education Society and education written by Paul Heywood Hirst and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1998 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debating Education written by Harry Brighouse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debating Education puts two leading scholars in conversation with each other on the subject of education-specifically, what role, if any, markets should play in policy reform. David Schmidtz and Harry Brighouse each advance nuanced arguments and respond to each other, presenting contrasting views on education as a public good. Schmidtz argues on behalf of a market-driven approach, making the case that educational opportunities do not need to be equal in order to be good. The ideal of education is not equally preparing students to win a race but maximally preparing each student to make a contribution. Harry Brighouse instead focuses on inequality, particularly the unequal distribution of rewards. He argues that justice requires prioritizing the prospects of the bottom 30% of the population, whose life prospects are much worse than justice would demand, given the current wealth of society. The moral imperative of education should be to improve this group's range of opportunities. Brighouse expresses serious skepticism that market mechanisms are capable of this task, due to imperfections in educational markets, a lack of appropriate regulations, political influence, and other systemic obstacles. At its heart, Debating Education is concerned with the nature, function, and legitimate scope of voluntary exchange as a form of social relation, and how education raises concerns that are not at issue when it comes to trading relationships between consenting adults. It will appeal to scholars and students of ethics alike, specifically those who study political philosophy, philosophy of education, as well as individuals interested in educational and public policy.
Download or read book Empowerment and Interconnectivity written by Catherine Villanueva Gardner and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the work of three nineteenth-century utilitarian feminist philosophers: Catharine Beecher, Frances Wright, and Anna Doyle Wheeler. Focuses on methodological questions in order to recover their philosophy and categorize it as feminist"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Education and the Achievement of Economic Justice written by Barry Leonard Bull and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Justice Ideology and Education written by Edward Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY written by John E. ROEMER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Roemer points out that there are two views of equality of opportunity that are widely held today. The first, which he calls the nondiscrimination principle, states that in the competition for positions in society, individuals should be judged only on attributes relevant to the performance of the duties of the position in question. Attributes such as race or sex should not be taken into account. The second states that society should do what it can to level the playing field among persons who compete for positions, especially during their formative years, so that all those who have the relevant potential attributes can be considered. Common to both positions is that at some point the principle of equal opportunity holds individuals accountable for achievements of particular objectives, whether they be education, employment, health, or income. Roemer argues that there is consequently a "before" and an "after" in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized, by social intervention if need be; but after it begins, individuals are on their own. The different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates "before" from "after." Roemer works out in a precise way how to determine the location of the starting gate in the different views.
