The Rhetorical Turn in Education: Introducing New Rhetoric for Educational Theory, Research and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138846326 / Angielski / Twarda / 2030 / 208 str.

Kris Rutten; Ronald Soetaert

Opis

This book explores the rhetorical turn as a major perspective for education, and introduces 'new' rhetoric as a theoretical, methodological and practical framework within educational studies. It examines how rhetorical concepts can be used as tools to enable students, teachers, scholars and citizens to become 'symbol-wise', to understand the way linguistic, cultural and narrative symbols work, and to develop critical engagement with, as well as on behalf of, those symbols. The book identifies how new rhetoric not only offers an understanding of how language functions in the establishment of social identities, but acts as a framework to engage in the discussion about the question of purpose in education.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Rhetorical ‘Turn’  2. Rhetoric and Literacy  3. Rhetoric and Citizenship  4. Rhetoric and Social Work  5. Rhetoric and Teacher Education  6. Conclusion: Becoming ‘Symbol-wise’?

O autorze

Kris Rutten is Post-doctoral Researcher in the Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Belgium.

Ronald Soetaert is Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Belgium.