Education, Autonomy and Democratic Citizenship

The essays in this international collection are a response from twenty two educators to political changes brought about by the collapse of old empires and the rise of new democracies. Their ground-breaking work provokes a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles which shape educational thought and practice. They focus in particular on four key clusters of issues to do with the role of education in cultivating national identity, market principles, personal autonomy and democratic citizenship.