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BL
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976336
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b730706
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| Main Entry
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Brown, Ken,1942-
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| Title & Author
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The right to learn : : alternatives for a learning society /\ Ken Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge/Falmer,, 2002.
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1 online resource (x, 201 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203246659
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: 0203467248
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: 9780203246658
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: 9780203467244
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0415231647
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0415231655
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; New buckets under old leaks?; Why educate? Society, the individual and education; Ours to reason why? The human rights issue; What price freedom? Economy and effectiveness in education; Learning, teaching and learning to learn: some epistemological perspectives; How others do it: some international alternatives; A radical alternative: home education; Ways forward: towards a learning society; Conclusion: education and democracy; Notes and references; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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The Right to Learn raises questions about the future of the learning society. It suggests that the rights of children and parents are not being addressed by the UK Government's concentration on a highly centralised education system.
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Right to education-- Europe.
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Right to education-- Great Britain.
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Right to education-- United States.
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EDUCATION-- Administration-- General.
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EDUCATION-- Educational Policy Reform-- General.
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Right to education.
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Europe.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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379.2/6
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| LC Classification
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LC93.G7B76 2002eb
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