THE CUSTODY AND COURTSHIP OF EXPERIENCE - WESTERN EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Throughout most of the history of Western civilization, Christianity and Classical ideals played a dominant part in education. In most western countries, however, this is no longer the case. In modern pluralist Democracies, church influence struggles with pervasive influences from elsewhere for the hearts and minds of the public. Educational policy remains, however, an instrument to be used by major power groups, and in many countries has become, to a greater or lesser extent, an active or unwitting accomplice in furthering acquisitiveness and the accumulation of material advantage. Features Summary Throughout most of the history of Western civilization, Christianity and classical ideals played a dominant part in education. In the West, this is no longer the case... Author Padraig Hogan Publisher Columba Press Release date 20001201 Pages 272 ISBN 1-85607-153-7 ISBN 13 978-1-85607-153-6