This text examines critical theories in education research from various points of view in order to study the relationship between power and knowledge in education and schooling practices. It addresses social injustices in the field of education, while at the same time questioning traditional standards of critical theory.
This text examines critical theories in education research from various points of view in order to study the relationship between power and knowledge ...
An anthology for use in variety of graduate courses in educational philosophy, educational research methods, and curriculum studies, which can serve as a primary or supplementary text in many curriculum, foundations, and policy courses found in most departments and schools of education. Chapters pro
An anthology for use in variety of graduate courses in educational philosophy, educational research methods, and curriculum studies, which can serve a...
Michel Foucault's influential work spanned a wide array of intellectual disciplines, his writings having been widely taken up in philosophy, history, literary criticism and political theory.
Focusing on the implications of Foucault's theories for education, whilst characterizing them as provocative, problematizing, poetic and playful, Lynn Fendler describes the historical context for understanding Foucault's ground breaking critiques. Including a discussion of his major theories of disciplinary power, genealogy, discourse and subjectivity, this text provides generative explanations...
Michel Foucault's influential work spanned a wide array of intellectual disciplines, his writings having been widely taken up in philosophy, histor...