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Knowledge and Knowers - Towards a realist sociology of education (Paperback)
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Knowledge and Knowers - Towards a realist sociology of education (Paperback)
Series: Legitimation Code Theory
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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.
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