A Political Sociology of Educational Knowledge

A Political Sociology of Educational Knowledge
Title A Political Sociology of Educational Knowledge PDF eBook
Author Thomas A. Popkewitz
Publisher Routledge
Pages 424
Release 2017-01-20
Genre Education
ISBN 1315528517

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Bringing together the sociology of knowledge, cultural studies, and post-foundational and historical approaches, this book asks what schooling does, and what are its limits and dangers. The focus is on how the systems of reason that govern schooling embody historically generated rules and standards about what is talked about, thought, and acted on; about the "nature" of children; about the practices and paradoxes of educational reform. These systems of reason are examined to consider issues of power, the political, and social exclusion. The transnational perspectives interrelate historical and ethnographic studies of the modern school to explore how curriculum is translated through social and cognitive psychologies that make up the subjects of schooling, and how educational sciences "act" to order and divide what is deemed possible to think and do. The central argument is that taken-for-granted notions of educational change and research paradoxically produce differences that simultaneously include and exclude.

A Political Sociology of Educational Reform

A Political Sociology of Educational Reform
Title A Political Sociology of Educational Reform PDF eBook
Author Thomas S. Popkewitz
Publisher
Pages 289
Release 1991
Genre Education
ISBN 9780807730904

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The author investigates the discourse of contemporary educational reform using a thematic perspective (rather than a chronological one) of 19th- and 20th-century history. The book begins with an examination of the central conceptual and historical issues in the study of educational change.

The Politics of Knowledge.

The Politics of Knowledge.
Title The Politics of Knowledge. PDF eBook
Author Patrick Baert
Publisher Routledge
Pages 236
Release 2013-03-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1134004370

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Social scientists often refer to contemporary advanced societies as ‘knowledge societies’, which indicates the extent to which ‘science’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘knowledge production’ have become fundamental phenomena in Western societies and central concerns for the social sciences. This book aims to investigate the political dimension of this production and validation of knowledge. In studying the relationship between knowledge and politics, this book provides a novel perspective on current debates about ‘knowledge societies’, and offers an interdisciplinary agenda for future research. It addresses four fundamental aspects of the relation between knowledge and politics: • the ways in which the nature of the knowledge we produce affects the nature of political activity • how the production of knowledge calls into question fundamental political categories • how the production of knowledge is governed and managed • how the new technologies of knowledge produce new forms of political action. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, political science, cultural studies and science and technology studies.

Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform

Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform
Title Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform PDF eBook
Author Rob Moore
Publisher Routledge
Pages 263
Release 2006-10-16
Genre Education
ISBN 1134181833

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Selected writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy.

Sociology and School Knowledge

Sociology and School Knowledge
Title Sociology and School Knowledge PDF eBook
Author Geoff Whitty
Publisher Routledge
Pages 218
Release 2012-07-19
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1135835675

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The rise of a radical 'new' sociology of education during the early 1970s focused attention on the nature of school knowledge. Although this new approach was set to revolutionize the subject, within a few years, many people considered these developments an eccentric interlude, with little relevance to curriculum theory or practice. First published in 1985, this book offers a more positive view of the new sociology of education and its contribution to our understanding of the curriculum. In doing so, it argues that some of the radical promise of the new sociology of education could be realised, but only if sociologists, teachers and political movements of the left work more closely together

A Political Sociology of Education Policy

A Political Sociology of Education Policy
Title A Political Sociology of Education Policy PDF eBook
Author Helen Gunter
Publisher Policy Press
Pages 216
Release 2024-05-14
Genre Education
ISBN 1447363345

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This book aims to restore the role of political analysis in education policy by presenting a new political sociology for framing, conducting and presenting research. In doing so, it will be the first in the field to connect political thinking from Arendt with sociological thinking from Bourdieu.

The New Handbook of Political Sociology

The New Handbook of Political Sociology
Title The New Handbook of Political Sociology PDF eBook
Author Thomas Janoski
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 1412
Release 2020-03-05
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1108148093

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Political sociology is a large and expanding field with many new developments, and The New Handbook of Political Sociology supplies the knowledge necessary to keep up with this exciting field. Written by a distinguished group of leading scholars in sociology, this volume provides a survey of this vibrant and growing field in the new millennium. The Handbook presents the field in six parts: theories of political sociology, the information and knowledge explosion, the state and political parties, civil society and citizenship, the varieties of state policies, and globalization and how it affects politics. Covering all subareas of the field with both theoretical orientations and empirical studies, it directly connects scholars with current research in the field. A total reconceptualization of the first edition, the new handbook features nine additional chapters and highlights the impact of the media and big data.