Power/Knowledge/Pedagogy - The Meaning of Democratic Education in Unsettling Times (Paperback, New ed)

The essays in this volume explore the educational implications of unsettling shifts in contemporary culture associated with postmodernism. These shifts include the fragmentation of established power blocs, the emergence of a politics of identity, growing inequalities between the haves and the have-nots in a new global economy, and the rise in influence of popular culture in defining who we are. In the academy, postmodernism has been associated with the emergence of new theoretical perspectives that are unsettling the way we think about education. These shifts, the authors suggest, are deeply contradictory and may lead in divergent political directions--some of them quite dangerous. "Power/Knowledge/Pedagogy" examines these issues with regard to four broad domains of educational inquiry: state educational policy and curriculum reform, student identity formation, the curriculum as a text, and critical pedagogy. The book contributes to the dialogue on the forging of a new commonsense discourse on democratic educational renewal, attuned to the changing times in which we live.

General

Imprint:	WestviewPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	2003
Authors:	Dennis Carlson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	367
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8133-9138-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech) Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries Promotions
LSN:	0-8133-9138-5
Barcode:	9780813391380

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