Using Social Theory in Higher Education

Remy Y. S. Low (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 303139819X / ISBN 13: 9783031398193

Published by Springer, 2023

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Using Social Theory in Higher Education | Remy Y. S. Low (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xiv | Englisch | 2023 | Springer | EAN 9783031398193 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Social Theory in Higher Education
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303139819X
• ISBN 13: 9783031398193
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 17D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 391 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This open access book offers a unique and refreshing view on working with social theory in higher education. Using engaging first-person accounts coupled with critical intellectual analysis, the authors demonstrate how theory is grappled with as part of an ongoing practice rather than a momentary disembodied encounter. In a structure that creates a space for relational dialogue, each chapter is followed by a response from another author, demonstrating the varied interpretive possibilities of social theory. Collectively the authors invite the reader to engage with them in questioning the usefulness of social theory in higher education teaching and research, in considering its possibilities and limits, and in experiencing the opportunity it offers to understand ourselves and our work differently. Written in a way that is scholarly yet accessible, the contributors explore how social theories can be used to think through issues that are emerging as key social and political concerns in higher education and beyond. The book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and early-career academics, as well as established scholars.

About the Author

Remy Y.S. Low is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia

Suzanne Egan is Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Australia

Amani Bell is Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia