Foucault's Challenge
Foucault's Challenge

Author: Thomas S. Popkewitz

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 591

ISBN-13: 0807776467

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The intellectual work of Michel Foucault has been an increasingly central component of social science in recent years. This is the first book to directly address the implication of Foucault's work for the field of education. This text, originally published in 1997, not only provides a critical examination of the significance of Foucauldian thought for education, but also discusses how Foucault’s theories are arrayed in the everyday life of schools.

Education, Theory and Pedagogies of Change in a Global Landscape
Education, Theory and Pedagogies of Change in a Global Landscape

Author: Victoria Perselli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1137549238

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Where does theory come from in educational research and how is it operationalized in diverse, interdisciplinary contexts and professional settings? This volume examines the places and spaces of theory in doctoral work across a wide range of interdisciplinary themes and fields of inquiry on a global scale.

The Matrix Ate My Baby
The Matrix Ate My Baby

Author: Andrew Gibbons

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 9087903235

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The book interrogates the value of play as an essential component of learning, and the essential role of play in a technological society’s aspirations for progress. Drawing upon the philosophy of technology, this book provides parents, teachers and teacher educators with a critique of predominant perspectives regarding the young child’s increasingly hi-tech world.