Educational Equality

Description

Educational Equality and the New Selective Schooling by Harry Brighouse was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2000. In this new edition, Brighouse has updated his argument, Kenneth R Howe and James Tooley have contributed counter-arguments and Graham Haydon has provided an introduction and afterword drawing the debates together. The issues debated in this new edition of Educational Equality include: What is Educational Equality? Why Does Educational Equality Matter? Is Educational Equality Possible? Educational Equality raises issues which will be of interest to all involved in educational equality, including teachers, policy makers and educationalists.

Graham Haydon is Senior Lecturer and MA Course Leader in Philosophy of Education at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Harry Brighouse is Professor of Philosophy and Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Kenneth Howe is Professor in the Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice Program Area, and Director of the Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado, USA. James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University, UK, and founder and director of the E.G. West Centre, which explores the role of markets in education. He is the author of The Beautiful Tree, a bestseller in India and winner of the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize, based on his ground-breaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa. Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.

'This is a timely and important book. Brighouse's incisive conception of the nature, value and implications of educational equality, as well as the critical reactions to his essay, should be read by anyone interested in the education of the least advantaged.' Matthew Clayton, Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Warwick, UK 'Brighouse's lucid gem of an essay on educational equality is presented here, thoroughly revised and updated, with excellent editorial framing and deeply informed responses from both sides of the Atlantic. There is no better introduction to this important topic.' Randall Curren, Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Education, University of Rochester, USA