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Citizens in democratic societies attribute different, rather complex sets of functions to education. For instance, education might be regarded as a social and economic leveler, but also as vital in bringing about identities, citizenship and alike. In European states – and in German-speaking contexts in particular – a common, shared belief is that because it bears such importance, education for the masses is to be state funded and controlled. In this context,it is also oftedassumedthat the realm of predominantly public education is exempt from larger social transformations. The seminar departs from the assumption that this rather ahistorical view is particularly problematic in light of recent developments across the globe.
This seminar is organized along three parts and aims at questioning such views of taking state-sponsored education for granted, raising and debating questions as to contemporary social and economic changes by means of embedding educational phenomena in broader historical, cultural and philosophical contexts. First, we will discuss cultural and philosophical ideas and concepts such as liberty and equality, but also the past and present roles of education in democratic societies. The latter is connected with recent debates about ‘commercializing’ and ‘financializing’ education – concepts and terms more commonly used in industries such as banking or music. Second, we will spend time learning about key concepts and theories from the social sciences equipping us for analyzing these phenomena. Third, we will focus on current changes and transformations in education attainment, provision, and reform from an international comparative perspective while paying particular attention to questions of social inequality. |
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