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This book examines the relationship between the educational activities of civil society and those of the state via three case studies in vocational education, political education, and educational markets. Winch argues that the narrower educational activities of the state cannot be understood independently of those that take place in civil society which consists of institutions such as families, churches, businesses, trade unions, charities and political associations. Drawing on arguments and ideas in the work of Hume, Wittgenstein, Rhees, Vico, Hegel and Gramsci and building on the work of authors such as Bakhurst, Roedl and Hamlyn, the book breaks new ground in offering a philosophical account of civil society and the place of education within it. It is relevant to a range of societies, including those without a state or where the state has little influence, located in geographically and temporally diverse contexts.
Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King’s College London, UK.
Series Editor’s PrefaceForeword 1. ‘Society without Government’, Human Association and Conventions2. The Idea of Civil Society3. The State and its Relation to Civil Society4. Exploring the Relationship Between State and Civil Society in an Historical Context5. Contemporary Civil Society Examined6. The Foundations of Education within Civil Society7. Family, Clan, Neighbourhood in Education and Schooling8. Labour, Economy and Vocational Education 9. Politics, Political Parties and Civic Education 10. Civil Society, Education and Market RelationshipsReferencesIndex
A long-overdue educational-philosophical task has been the methodical and thorough investigation of how State-regulated and formal types of education are interconnected with Civil Society educational activities. Christopher Winch’s new book fulfils this important task most informatively and insightfully, indeed, valuably.