Educational Pluralism and Democracy: How to Handle Indoctrination, Promote Exposure, and Rebuild America’s Schools
Ashley Rogers Berner
May 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Madeleine Maby
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In Educational Pluralism and American Democracy, education policy expert Ashley Rogers Berner envisions a K-12 education system that serves both the individual and the common good. Calling for education reform that will enable US public schools to fulfill the longstanding promise of American education, Berner proposes a radical reimagining of both the structure and content of US public school systems. She urges policymakers to embrace educational pluralism, an internationally common model in which the government funds diverse types of schools that deliver more universal content. Providing an incisive assessment of democratic education throughout the world, Berner argues that educational pluralism can build students' exposure to diverse viewpoints and shared knowledge within distinctive school communities. She shows how pluralism steers a middle path that enables equitable access, promotes academic excellence, and avoids the zero-sum games that characterize US education policy. In this thought-provoking proposal, Berner lays out a roadmap for big-picture reform, expertly delineating the mechanisms through which educational norms can change. A practical conclusion describes concrete moves that advocates can pursue to garner support and advance new legislation.
About the author
Ashley Rogers Berner is director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and associate professor of education.
As an audiobook narrator Madeleine Maby has won AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been nominated for an Audie Award and several Voice Arts Awards. She has recorded over 250 titles in various genres. Madeleine's background is as a stage actress, with a BFA from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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