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Title Education, Justice and the Human Good : Fairness and equality in the education system
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (166 pages)
Series Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The place of educational equality in educational justice; 2 Unequal chances: Race, class and schooling; 3 Non-comparative justice in education; 4 Educational justice and the justification of education; 5 A neo-Aristotelian account of education, justice, and the human good; 6 What does equality in education mean?; 7 Fair equality of opportunity and educational justice; 8 Educational justice and talent advancement; Index
Summary 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 val
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Educational equalization.
Social justice -- Study and teaching
Education -- Philosophy.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
Education -- Philosophy
Educational equalization
Social justice -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
Author Meyer, Kirsten.
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