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On the Politics of Educational Theory

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This book examines the political significance of educational theory as a specific genre of public discourse. It explores the role of educational theories in constructing collective and political identities, analyzing them as rhetorical strategies operating as political discourses. Defining the methodological framework through the perspectives of Michel Foucault and Ernesto Laclau, each chapter examines how theories of education contribute to the creation of social realities and identities. Issues such as the construction of visibility and invisibility of power, the tropes of temporality, and the use of postulational language—where theorists say what 'should' be done in and by education—are explored. The book analyzes particular theories—from Rousseau to the discourse of education in the knowledge-based society—as ontological rhetorics constitutive of political identities. It suggests a direction for a more conscious way of dealing with the political in education.

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370.1

Publisher

New York : Routledge., 2017

Collation

153 page

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-315-71250-5

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370

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other

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Subject(s)

education

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