Education for democracy

Schoeman, Marinus J.

dc.contributor.author	Schoeman, Marinus J.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-13T09:58:26Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-13T09:58:26Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	This article takes it cue from John Dewey and his views on the interrelationship between democracy and education. The basic premise is that education and democracy are inextricably linked and that in a free society the link is severed only at our peril. Education must be both public and democratic if we wish to preserve our democracy's public spaces. We should resist calls for ‘excellence’ if this means educating only ‘the best’ and excluding those most likely to fail. On the other hand, we should likewise resist the tendency to jettison excellence (or just plain competence) in the name of educational equality.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Schoeman, M 2010, 'Education for democracy', South African Journal of Philosophy, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 132-139. [http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=211]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0258-0136
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14666
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Philosophical Society of Southern Africa	en_US
dc.rights	Philosophical Society of Southern Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Education and democracy	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Democracy and education	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Excellence	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Equality	en
dc.title	Education for democracy	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US