Knowledge, values and educational policy : a critical perspective / edited by Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, Jill Porter ; with Sarah Hartshorn

Daniels, Harry

ISBN 10: 0415491193 / ISBN 13: 9780415491198

Published by Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009

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Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 321 p. Series: Critical perspectives on education. Contents: Cover; Knowledge, Values and Educational Policy: A critical perspective; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: From Plato to Monday morning; Section 1 Knowledge for teaching and learning; Introduction; 1.1 What are schools for?; 1.2 The school curriculum, theories of reproduction and necessary knowledge; 1.3 The influence of constructivism on teaching and learning in classrooms; 1.4 The double move in teaching: Developmental learning; Section 2 Learning across boundaries; Introduction; 2.1 Transfer of knowledge between education and workplace settings2.2 Learning in and for multiagency working2.3 Expansive learning in and for work; Section 3 Diversity and equity; Introduction; 3.1 Cultural ways of learning; 3.2 Equity and social justice discourses in education; 3.3 Gender theory and research in education; 3.4 Symptoms, categories, and the process of invoking labels; 3.5 Inclusive pedagogy; 3.6 Disability: A complex interaction; Section 4 Policy and governance; Introduction; 4.1 Realising the potential of system reform; 4.2 Using assessment in education reform: Policy, practice and future possibilities4.3 Why do some policies not work in schools?4.4 School as imagined community in discursive space: A perspective on the school effectiveness debate; Section 5 Deploying theory; Introduction; 5.1 How do secondary school subject departments contribute to the learning of beginning teachers?; 5.2 Developing pedagogy for doctors-as-teachers: The role of activity theory; 5.3 Teacher/researcher: an unsustainable identity; 5.4 Using theory in social research: Reflections on a doctoral study; Index. Subjects: Education Aims and objectives. Education Social aspects. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge, values and educational policy : a critical perspective / edited by Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, Jill Porter ; with Sarah Hartshorn
• Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415491193
• ISBN 13: 9780415491198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Knowledge, Values and Educational Policy focuses on what schools are for and what should be taught in them, how learning is possible across boundaries, and issues of diversity and equity. Policies and practices relating to schools are also considered.

Within this volume, internationally renowned contributors address a number of fundamental questions designed to take the reader to the heart of current debates around curriculum, knowledge transfer, equity and social justice, and system reform, such as:

• What are schools and what are they for?
• What knowledge should schools teach?
• How are learners different from each other and how are groups of learners different from one another, in terms of social class, gender, ethnicity, and disability?
• What influence does educational policy have on improving schools?
• What influence does research have on our understanding of education and schooling?

To encourage reflection, many of the chapters also include questions for debate and a guide to further reading.

Read alongside its companion volume, Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning, readers will be encouraged to consider and think about on some of the key issues facing education and educationists today.

About the Author

Harry Daniels is Professor of Education: Culture and Pedagogy, Head of the Learning as Cultural and Social Practice Research Programme, and Director of the Centre for Sociocultural and Activity Theory Research at the University of Bath, UK.

Hugh Lauder is Professor of Education and Political Economy, and Head of the Policy and Management Research Group, at the University of Bath, UK.

Jill Porter is Senior Lecturer in Research Methods and Special Education at the University of Bath, UK.