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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Adam SwiftPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780415311175ISBN 10: 0415311179 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 13 March 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I - Choosing the School Rules 1. What can I do for my children? 2. What am I buying? 3. What's wrong with selection? 4. The real world 5. Respecting parents' rights Part II - Choosing Schools Given the Rules 6. Why hypocrisy is a red herring 7.Legitimate partiality and individual choice 8. How good is good enough? 9. The futility of individual choice? 10. It is not my decision 11. Moving House ConclusionReviewsSwift uses the weapon of moral philosophy in clear English devestatingly to demonstrate the social and moral disfunctionality of the dominance of Britain's private schools in our education system and the shallowness of the arguments supporting them. This is the most intellectually aggressive case for state education in recent times. - Will Huttonls it fair that our education system permits children's chances in life to be influenced by their parents' ability and willingness to pay?; Swift uses the weapon of moral philosophy in clear English devestatingly to demonstrate the social and moral disfunctionality of the dominance of Britain's private schools in our education system and the shallowness of the arguments supporting them. This is the most intellectually aggressive case for state education in recent times. - Will Hutton Author InformationAdam Swift is Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Sociology at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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