Teaching Values: Critical Perspectives on Education, Politics, and Culture

Grounding theoretical knowledge in practical examples, “Teaching Values” wrests the discussion of values education away from traditionalists and presents readers with a unique perspective on education, politics and culture. Based on current issues, Ron Scapp addresses topics ranging from multicultural education to the impact of postmodernism on contemporary pedagogy, from power in the classroom to questions of masculinity. While challenging the right’s domination of values education, Scapp also examines some issues not typically raised by educators and critics on the left, including the positive role of citizenship and national identity in American education and culture. This provocative work takes an important step forward in the debate on education and politics.