Analyzing and applying contemporary liberal political theory to key problems within the field of educational theory, this text examines problems centred around determining appropriate educational aims, content and institutional structure and argues that liberal governments should exercise a much greater control over education than they now do.

Autonomy and the Foundations of Contemporary Liberalism ; The Development of Autonomy ; Modifying the Liberal Educational Ideal ; Culture, choice, and Citizenship: Schooling Private Citizens in the Public Square ; Making Sense of it All: Transforming Political Theory into Educational Policy

"With the utmost clarity and integrity, Meira Levinson shows just how demanding a dliberal education is, in theory and practice. Everyone who is concerned about educating children for autonomy should read this book." Professor Amy Gutmann, author of Democratic Education, Director of the Centre for Human Values and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics, Princeton University, New Jersey "A ringing and important defense of a robust liberal educational ideal. Levinson moves surefootedly between theory and practice, and tackles the deepest problems facing the future of educational policymaking in modern liberal democracies." Professor Stephen Macedo, author of Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural Democracy, and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, New Jersey