
Teaching Values Whilst Respecting Difference
Christina Easton(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 8. August 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-350-25518-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, Christina Easton defends, from a democratic/liberal perspective, education policies that seek to promote liberal values such as tolerance and equality through school education.
The chapters cover a range of education policy issues including the requirement that English schools promote "British values", liberal civic education, pluralist liberalism, religious education, harmful student speech and classroom discourse and discussion. Significant attention is paid to disputes in the UK and the USA over whether schools should teach positive attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people.
The chapters cover a range of education policy issues including the requirement that English schools promote "British values", liberal civic education, pluralist liberalism, religious education, harmful student speech and classroom discourse and discussion. Significant attention is paid to disputes in the UK and the USA over whether schools should teach positive attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
10 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-25518-0 (9781350255180)
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Person
Christina Easton is Fellow in Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and Lecturer in Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, USA. She is co-author with Angela Goodman, Andrew Wright and Angela Wright of Critical Religious Education in Practice (2019) and has authored articles for publications including Prospect, the Times Literary Supplement, Open Democracy and the Huffington Post.
Content
Series Editors Preface
Introduction
1. The Liberal Dilemma
2. 'British Values' in Schools
3. Two Forms of Liberalism
4. Liberal Civic Education
5. Pluralist Liberalism
6. The Case of Religious Education in England and Wales
7. Neutral Discourse and Respectful Classroom Discussion
8. Responding to Harmful Student Speech
9. A Case Study of Teaching Liberal Values
Conclusion
References
Index
Introduction
1. The Liberal Dilemma
2. 'British Values' in Schools
3. Two Forms of Liberalism
4. Liberal Civic Education
5. Pluralist Liberalism
6. The Case of Religious Education in England and Wales
7. Neutral Discourse and Respectful Classroom Discussion
8. Responding to Harmful Student Speech
9. A Case Study of Teaching Liberal Values
Conclusion
References
Index