Publisher's Synopsis
Freedom and indoctrination are of perennial importance to all concerned with education: the concepts lie at the heart of the two most fundamental questions that can be asked about education - "what should be taught?" and "how should it be taught?" This book looks at the central issues surrounding these questions. Is certain material to be excluded as non-educational if it contains doctrines or theories of a non-falsifiable kind? Does all religious, moral and political teaching fall into this category - or do further distinctions need to be drawn? Are the teachers' and parents' intentions an essential factor in determing what should be taught and how it should be taught?;Educationalists from Western and Eastern European countries contribute to this book, which includes comparisons between the educational beliefs and backgrounds of the different countries in Europe.
