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ERIC Number: EJ1458787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-7561
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Polarization, Politics, and Family Voice in Schools: Extending a Framework for Inclusive Freedom to Family-School Interactions
Thomas Capretta
Philosophical Studies in Education, v55 p 99-108 2024
Much has been written regarding student and educator expression in school; however, until recently, family expression seemed to be overlooked in debates on speech and education. Though discussion among education practitioners and researchers on family-school partnerships has continued for over thirty years, thoughtful analysis of interactions between families and schools, including how schools respond to controversial speech, is still required. Like primary and secondary schools in the US, considerations around speech on the college campus are ongoing. In "Free Speech on Campus," Sigal Ben-Porath offers that the college campus's unique values and nature demand unique considerations around speech. In response, Ben-Porath proposes a framework called "Inclusive Freedom," which centers both equal access and freedom of expression in campus dialogue. Schools could learn from this framework when developing dispositions and strategies for engaging with families. In this paper, that author first describes the foundations of Ben-Porath's framework for Inclusive Freedom, presenting the unique contextual factors that require an explicit commitment to managing free speech on college campuses. The author also discusses Inclusive Freedom's grounding in dignitary safety, which may help imagine some boundaries when considering broad promotion of speech and access. Before considering how Inclusive Freedom applies to family-school interactions, the author makes clear how this work responds to timely interests of school leaders. The paper ultimately argues that a framework for Inclusive Freedom provides enough substance and contextual congruency for schools to consider it as a promising conceptual starting point for negotiating family-school interactions.
Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Web site: http://ovpes.org/?page_id=51
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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