The Discourse of Character Education: Culture Wars in the Classroom

by Peter Smagorinsky and Joel Taxel

Book Overview

In this book Peter Smagorinsky and Joel Taxel analyze the ways in which the perennial issue of character education has been articulated in the United States, both historically and in the current character education movement that began in earnest in the 1990s.

The goal is to uncover the ideological nature of different conceptions of character education. The authors show how the current discourses are a continuation of discourse streams through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805851275
• ISBN13: 9780805851274
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"