The Epistemological Development of Education - Considering Bourdieu, Foucault and Dewey (Hardcover)

This book documents the political and economic ramifications of the policy impetus for a "science of education" and what this means for classroom teachers, their teaching practices and for the field of education. In a critical exploration of current research and policy articulations of the purposes of education, with attention given to Australia, the UK and the USA, this book delineates the evaluative mechanisms involved in the strategic science as method adoption of accountability, competitiveness and test-driven criteria used in major education policy. It brings together the disciplines of sociology and philosophy by drawing on the theoretical insights of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and John Dewey. In addition, the book argues for the deliberate use of the theoretical in education and is against the contemporary unquestioning advocacy that often accompanies a narrowly defined master narrative of a science of education. This book will be of special interest to post-graduate students as source material in general education courses and is also intended for academics with an interest in educational theory/philosophy and the sociology of education.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2023
Authors:	Andrew Skourdoumbis • Scott Webster
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	158
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-75761-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Promotions
LSN:	0-367-75761-3
Barcode:	9780367757618

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