Bøger af Joel (Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. This work explores how governments use education to control their populations, and examines forms of education that claim to free people from authoritarian control.

Proposes a prototype for a global school - an eco-school that functions to protect the biosphere and human rights and to support the happiness and well-being of the school staff, students, and immediate community - and for a global core curriculum based on holistic models for lessons and instruction.