Public education in wobbly democration. From the perspective critical-emancipatory pedagogy

Authors

  • Zbigniew Kwieciński członek rzeczywisty PAN; Katedra Socjologii Edukacji i Pedagogiki Społecznej na Wydziale Nauk Pedagogicznych UMK

Keywords:

public education, public intellectuals, hypothesis of self-development of levels of human consciousness auto-revision, “paranoid state”, victorious march of neo-liberalism, need for critical literacy, Poland as a leader

Abstract

Public education is educating influence of wide range media on political beliefs, worldviews and patterns of the everyday life of the audience, and of the potential electorate. The public intellectuals (the Henry A. Giroux concept), significant and respected experts (academics, journalists, politicians) play a special role. The article contains the presentation and analysis of the reaction of American public intellectuals to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States – from the perspective of critical-emancipatory pedagogy. These are extremely critical to the consequences of D. Trump's choice: Ken Wilber's, Henry A. Giroux’s, Noam Chomsky’s, and several authors in the Berkeley Review of Education 2017/1 publications and speeches are recalled. The author concludes that Poland no longer has to imitate America, because in authoritarian drift (turn) it is ahead of it.

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Issue

No. 3 (2017)

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Articles