The Right to Meaningful Education: The role of values and beliefs

This article argues that children have a right to education that assists them to find a meaning in life. The right of children to meaningful education is interpreted as a right to be raised within a coherent concept of the good and to learn about a variety of alternative conceptions. Both parents an...

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Auteur principal: de Ruyter, Doret J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2002
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2002, Volume: 23, Numéro: 1, Pages: 33-42
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Résumé:This article argues that children have a right to education that assists them to find a meaning in life. The right of children to meaningful education is interpreted as a right to be raised within a coherent concept of the good and to learn about a variety of alternative conceptions. Both parents and teachers have duties that correspond with the two aspects of meaningful education. I argue that parents have a freedom to raise their children within the conception of the good they themselves hold, but that this freedom is restricted in two ways. Firstly, they have to give their children the freedom to explore alternative conceptions. Secondly, the conception of the good that they offer to their children has to be moral.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617670220125656