Gramsci's relevance lies in his treatment, in the context of his radical political theory, of themes which currently exercise modern radical educationists. Among the subjects he discusses are the sociology of the curriculum, the apparent discontinuity between the culture of school and that of daily life, problems of literacy and language in education, the role of the state in the provision of education, the cultivation of elites and the role of intellectuals, the relative functions of authority and spontaneity in education and the ambiguious relationship of these to differing political ideologies, particularly Fascism.
Gramsci's relevance lies in his treatment, in the context of his radical political theory, of themes which currently exercise modern radical educationists. Among the subjects he discusses are the sociology of the curriculum, the apparent discontinuity between the culture of school and that of daily life, problems of literacy and language in education, the role of the state in the provision of education, the cultivation of elites and the role of intellectuals, the relative functions of authority and spontaneity in education and the ambiguious relationship of these to differing political ideologies, particularly Fascism.

Antonio Gramsci (Routledge Revivals): Conservative Schooling for Radical Politics
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Antonio Gramsci (Routledge Revivals): Conservative Schooling for Radical Politics
220Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415557634 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 07/17/2009 |
Series: | Routledge Revivals |
Pages: | 220 |
Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |