Postmodernism and education

Postmodernism and education /

Explores the nature of postmodernism, providing an introduction to key writers in the field such as Lacan, Derrida, Foucault and Lyotard, and examines the impact of this thinking on the contemporary theory and practice of education.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Usher, Robin, 1944-
Other Authors: Edwards, Richard, 1956 July 2-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Subjects:
Bürger, Christa > 1935- > Postmoderne.
Education > Philosophy.
Educational sociology > Philosophy.
Postmodernism and education.
Critical pedagogy.
Postmodernism > Social aspects.
Postmodernism > social aspects.
Éducation > Philosophie.
Sociologie de l'éducation > Philosophie.
Postmodernisme > Aspect social.
Pédagogie critique.
Postmodernisme et éducation.
Bildungstheorie
Pädagogik.
Postmoderne
Postmodernisme.
Onderwijs.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Postmodernism, Postmodernity and the Postmodern Moment
  • 2. Speaking 'Truthfully': Science, Psychology and Subjectivity
  • 3. Knowing Oneself: Subjectivity and Mastery
  • 4. Subject Disciplines and Disciplining Subjects: The Subject in Education
  • 5. Examining the Case: Competences and Management
  • 6. The 'End' of the Educational Project
  • 7. Education and Textuality
  • 8. Telling Stories: The Legitimising of Knowledge
  • 9. The End of the Story: Education, Efficiency and Resistance
  • 10. The Cultivation of Desire
  • 11. Catching the (Last) Post.

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