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Social theory and education research : understanding Foucault, Habermas, Bourdieu and Derrida by Mark Murphy; Julie Allan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Although education researchers have drawn on the work of a wide diversity of theorists, a number of these have been of particular significance to education. While the likes of Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, John Dewey and Paulo Freire influenced previous generations of educational theorists, much of the more contemporary theory building has revolved around a quartet of well-known and much-debated thinkers – Michel Foucault, Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu and Jacques Derrida. However, while the influence of these thinkers has grown considerably over the last number of years, both their original work and its application to education can prove challenging to the educational practitioner. The challenges they pose to educators are exacerbated by a lack of suitable reading material that can appeal to the advanced practitioner market, while also providing a sufficiently in-depth overview of the various theories and their applications in educational research. This edited book expertly rectifies this omission in the educational literature, and delivers a text that is both advanced and accessible, offering the education practitioner/researcher a suitable guide to assist their acquisition and

Who reads Social theory and education research : understanding Foucault, Habermas, Bourdieu and Derrida?

Author

Mark Murphy; Julie Allan

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780203557686

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Sociology, School Education & Teaching