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Reclaiming Knowledge: Social Theory, Curriculum and Education Policy
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Sociologies of Knowledge examines knowledge and educational policy in a changing political, economical and social environment. As the nature and role of knowledge in education is changing, so therefore is the way in which we study it; furthermore, how knowledge is produced, transmitted, and used is being submerged beneath a clamor of voices calling for “useful,” practical knowledge for education. A sociology of knowledge is key to understanding why these calls arise… More >>
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Education Policy and Realist Social Theory: Primary Teachers, Child-Centred Philosophy and the New Managerialism
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In Europe welfare state provision has been subjected to ‘market forces’. Over the last two decades, the framework of economic competitiveness has become the defining aim of education, to be achieved by new managerialist techniques and mechanisms. This book thoughtfully and persuasively argues against this new vision of education, and offers a different, more useful potential approach.
This in-depth major study will be of great interest to researchers in the socio… More >>
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