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975Restricted Liberty, Parental Choice and HomeschoolingJournal of Philosophy of Education 44 (4): 497-514. 2010.In this paper we carefully study the problem of liberty as it applies to school choice, and whether there ought to be restricted liberty in the case of homeschooling. We examine three prominent concerns that might be brought against homeschooling, viz., that it aggravates social inequality, worsens societal conflict and works against the best interests of children. To examine the tensions that occur between parental liberty, children's interests, and state oversight, we consider the case of home…Read more
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1035Educational Justice and the GiftedTheory and Research in Education 6 (1): 47-70. 2008.In this article I examine two basic questions: first, what constitutes a gifted person, and secondly, is there justification in making special educational provision for gifted children, where special provision involves spending more on their education than on the education of ‘normal’ children? I consider a hypothetical case for allocating extra resources for the gifted, and argue that gifted children are generally denied educational justice if they fail to receive an education that adequately c…Read more
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University of AmsterdamRegular Faculty
University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD, 2005
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Education |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |