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Author: John Beck Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000680312 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 830
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By including material from literary, philosophical, and anthropological sources, and by selecting readings which consider educational practice both within and beyond formal educational contexts, this book broadens the character of sociological inquiry in education. The editors bring together material they have found valuable when working with students of education and sociology at all levels. Many of these articles and extracts are either inaccessible or have not been reprinted. The collection should stimulate inquiry about the assumptions underlying current debates on curriculum, streaming, school organization, methods of teachin, and preconceived notions of ability.
Author: John Beck Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000680312 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 830
Book Description
By including material from literary, philosophical, and anthropological sources, and by selecting readings which consider educational practice both within and beyond formal educational contexts, this book broadens the character of sociological inquiry in education. The editors bring together material they have found valuable when working with students of education and sociology at all levels. Many of these articles and extracts are either inaccessible or have not been reprinted. The collection should stimulate inquiry about the assumptions underlying current debates on curriculum, streaming, school organization, methods of teachin, and preconceived notions of ability.
Author: Michael F. D. Young Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9780750707893 Category : Curriculum change Languages : en Pages : 218
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In this important book the author looks back on the 'knowledge question'. What knowledge gets selected to be validated as school knowledge or as part of the school curriculum, and why is it selected? Looking forward, Young discusses how most developed countries have high levels of participation in post-compulsory education, but still use curricula designed for a time when only the elite pursued further education. He argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, school-work issues and lifelong learning.
Author: Karl Maton Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134019645 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 256
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We live in ‘knowledge societies’ and work in ‘knowledge economies’, but accounts of social change treat knowledge as homogeneous and neutral. While knowledge should be central to educational research, it focuses on processes of knowing and condemns studies of knowledge as essentialist. This book unfolds a sophisticated theoretical framework for analysing knowledge practices: Legitimation Code Theory or ‘LCT’. By extending and integrating the influential approaches of Pierre Bourdieu and Basil Bernstein, LCT offers a practical means for overcoming knowledge-blindness without succumbing to essentialism or relativism. Through detailed studies of pressing issues in education, the book sets out the multi-dimensional conceptual toolkit of LCT and shows how it can be used in research. Chapters introduce concepts by exploring topics across the disciplinary and institutional maps of education: -how to enable cumulative learning at school and university -the unfounded popularity of ‘student-centred learning’ and constructivism -the rise and demise of British cultural studies in higher education -the positive role of canons -proclaimed ‘revolutions’ in social science -the ‘two cultures’ debate between science and humanities -how to build cumulative knowledge in research -the unpopularity of school Music -how current debates in economics and physics are creating major schisms in those fields. LCT is a rapidly growing approach to the study of education, knowledge and practice, and this landmark book is the first to systematically set out key aspects of this theory. It offers an explanatory framework for empirical research, applicable to a wide range of practices and social fields, and will be essential reading for all serious students and scholars of education and sociology.
Author: Thomas S. Popkewitz Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791444030 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 374
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An examination of educational reform and change throughout the world, focusing on how issues of power and governance within states affect school practice and policy-making.
Author: R. W. Connell Publisher: Polity ISBN: 0745634265 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 351
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This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell's ground-breaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. In a world gender order that continues to privilege men over women, but also raises difficult issues for men and boys, his account is more pertinent than ever before. In a substantial new introduction and conclusion, Connell discusses the development of masculinity studies in the ten years since the book's initial publication. He explores global gender relations, new theories, and practical uses of mascunlinity research. Looking to the future, his new concluding chapter addresses the politics of masculinities, and the implications of masculinity research for understanding current world issues. Against the backdrop of an increasingly divided world, dominated by neo-conservative politics, Connell's account highlights a series of compelling questions about the future of human society. This second edition of Connell's classic book will be essential reading for students taking courses on masculinities and gender studies, and will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.
Author: Clyde Chitty Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9781850004493 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 264
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Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Education, Politics and the State -- Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Comprehensive School 1944-76 -- Chapter 2 The Comprehensive System Under Attack 1970-76 -- Chapter 3 The Yellow Book, the Ruskin Speech and the Great Debate -- Chapter 4 Towards a National Curriculum: 1976-87 -- Chapter 5 The 'Secret Garden' Invaded: Central Control of the Curriculum, 1976-87 -- Chapter 6 Differentiation and Vocationalization -- Chapter 7 Early Attempts at Privatization: Choice, Competition and the Voucher -- Chapter 8 1987 and Beyond: The New Right Education Offensive -- Bibliography -- Index
Author: Clyde Chitty University of Birmingham. Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351538845 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 258
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First published in 1989. A provocative study of the radical changes that have taken place in education since 1976. Chitty analyzes the effects of recent legislative proposals on the education system and reveals the contradictions and tensions within New Right thinking.
Author: Pauline Lipman Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136759999 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 238
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Urban education and its contexts have changed in powerful ways. Old paradigms are being eclipsed by global forces of privatization and markets and new articulations of race, class, and urban space. These factors and more set the stage for Pauline Lipman's insightful analysis of the relationship between education policy and the neoliberal economic, political, and ideological processes that are reshaping cities in the United States and around the globe. Using Chicago as a case study of the interconnectedness of neoliberal urban policies on housing, economic development, race, and education, Lipman explores larger implications for equity, justice, and "the right to the city". She draws on scholarship in critical geography, urban sociology and anthropology, education policy, and critical analyses of race. Her synthesis of these lenses gives added weight to her critical appraisal and hope for the future, offering a significant contribution to current arguments about urban schooling and how we think about relations between neoliberal education reforms and the transformation of cities. By examining the cultural politics of why and how these relationships resonate with people's lived experience, Lipman pushes the analysis one step further toward a new educational and social paradigm rooted in radical political and economic democracy.
Author: John Beck
Author: John Beck
Author: Michael F. D. Young
Author: Karl Maton
Author: Thomas S. Popkewitz
Author: Herman Gray
Author: Charles H. Anderson
Author: R. W. Connell
Author: Clyde Chitty
Author: Clyde Chitty University of Birmingham.
Author: Pauline Lipman