Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform
Author | : Rob Moore |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2006-10-16 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781134181827 |
ISBN-10 | : 1134181825 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Download or read book Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform written by Rob Moore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy. These contributors explore, analyse and engage with contemporary political reforms of education, contemporary pedagogic debates and the changing nature of professional knowledge, relationships and structures. The subjects covered include: particular concepts such as voice research the significance of social class in relation to the language, schooling and home cultures differences between official and pedagogic recontextualising fields formation of different types of identities the construction of the learner formation of teacher identities and use of pedagogic discourses analysis of performance-based educational reforms and its impact on pedagogy.