Schooling for Democracy in a Time of Global Crisis

Taylor & Francis

Schooling for Democracy in a Time of Global CrisisTowards a More Caring, Inclusive and Sustainable Future\nAuthor(s): Stewart Riddle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367636425, 978-0367636425\nSynopsis\nSchooling for Democracy in a Time of Global Crisis combines democratic theory with education practice to address the problem of a schooling that is for democracy, and points to the possibilities, limits and tensions of attempting to re-imagine education in more inclusive, collective and sustainable ways through democratic action.\n\nContemporary liberaldemocratic societies are faced with multiple complex global crises, which demand a range of responses, including how education can produce critical and engaged young people with a collective commitment to tackling the effects of the global climate crisis, growing social and economic inequalities, political instability, insecurity, fear and hate. This book examines .