Equality and responsibility in education policy

Report

The new social contract aims to establish a society in which individuals can live meaningful lives. While the state enjoys the outcome of citizens’ responsible acts it has a duty to create the necessary conditions for such actions, and in so doing to close social and economic gaps between families and individuals alike.

Authors: Tamir, Y

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
• Series: The social contract revisited
• Place of publication: http://www.fljs.org/content/publications
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• Language: English
• Keywords: Barack Obama; Social contract; Education and state; Responsibility; Education--Parent participation; United States; Equality
• Subjects: Social Inequality; Socio-legal studies; American politics; Education