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Book SynopsisTeaching, Responsibility, and the Corruption of Youth explores the concept and practice of responsibility in education and teaching in the new post-Cold War era after the long run of globalization and liberal internationalism has been disrupted by the rise of populism, anti-immigration sentiments and new forms of terrorism. The old liberal values and forms of tolerance have been questioned. Responsibility is a complex concept in our lives with moral, social, financial and political aspects. It embraces both legal and moral forms, and refers to the state of being accountable or answerable for one’s actions implying a sense of obligation associated with being in a position of authority such as a parent, teacher or guardian having authority over children. First used with schools in 1855, the concept's legal meaning was only tested in the 1960s when student conduct, especially when materially affecting the rights of other students, was not considered immune by constitutional guarantees of freedom. This volume investigates the questions left with us today: What does responsibility mean in the present era? Does loco parentis still hold? What of the rights of students? In what does teacher responsibility consist? Can student autonomy be reconciled with market accountability? To what extent can responsibility of or for students be linked to ‘care of the self’ and ‘care for others’? And, most importantly, to what extent, if any, can teachers be held accountable for the actions of their students?
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Teaching, Philosophy and the Education of Youth 1 Philosophy, Education and the Corruption of Youth: From Socrates to Islamic Extremists Introduction Youth, Moral Development and Indoctrination The Case of Socrates – A Teacher Accused of Corrupting Youth Education, Dissent, Indoctrination and Corrupting Youth – Contemporary Exemplars Conclusion 2 Heidegger, De-Nazification and the Art of Teaching Introduction Heidegger as Teacher Heidegger’s Comportment and the Art of Teaching 3 Truth-Telling as an Educational Practice of the Self: Foucault, Parrhesia and the Ethics of Subjectivity Introduction Foucault on the Truth: From Regimes to Games of Truth Parrhesia, Education and Practices of Truth-Telling Conclusion: Foucault and the Prospects for Parrhesiastical Education 4 Interculturalism, Ethnocentrism and Dialogue Introduction: Interculturalism and Ethnocentrism Dialogue Conclusion 5 Understanding the Sources of Anti-Westernism: An Interview with Jan Nederveen Pieterse 6 Islam and the End of European Multiculturalism? From Multiculturalism to Civic Integration Introduction From Multiculturalism to the Crisis of Civic Integration David Camerons 2011 Speech at the Munich Security Conference Education and the Rise of Terrorism Studies Reactions to Islamic Extremism: Hate Preachers and Poisonous Narratives Radicalization as ‘Education’ The Crisis of Integration &emps;Appendix 7 ‘Western Education Is Sinful’: Boko Haram and the Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls Introduction 8 Global Citizenship Education: Politics, Problems and Prospects Introduction 9 The Refugee Crisis and the Right to Political Asylum Introduction 10 The Refugee Crisis in Europe: Words without Borders ‘Refugee Blues,’ by W.H. Auden From ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’, by Chinua Achebe ‘From Home’, by Warsan Shire From ‘When I am Overcome by Weakness’, by Najat Abdul Samad From ‘I Am a Refugee’, by Mohamed Raouf Bachir 11 From State Responsibility for Education and Welfare to Self-Responsibilization in the Market Introduction 12 Pedagogies of the Walking Dead: Diminishing Responsibility for Social Justice in a Neoliberal World Introduction: Zombie Theory Responsibilization and Deprofessionalization Responsibilizing Teachers: The International Agencies Neoliberalism and Teachers Conclusion: Education for Ecological Democracy Democracy, Yet Again Ecological Democracy Origins and Possibilities Education for Ecological Democracy Postscript: The End of Neoliberal Globalization and the Rise of Authoritarian Populism
