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Complexity Theory and the Politics of Education

by Deborah Osberg (Editor), Gert Biesta (Editor)
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Complexity theory has become a major influence in discussions about the theory and practice of education. This book focuses on a question which so far has received relatively little attention in such discussions, which is the question of the politics of complexity.
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  1. ISBN-10
    9460912397
  2. ISBN-13
    978-9460912399
  3. Publisher
    Brill Academic Pub
  4. Publication date
    June 25, 2010
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  7. Print length
    171 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brill Academic Pub (June 25, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 171 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9460912397
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9460912399
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
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Gert Biesta

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I am (part-time) Professor of Public Education at the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, Maynooth University Ireland, and (part-time) Professor of Educational Theory and Pedagogy at the Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. I previously worked at universities in Scotland, England, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. I am co-editor of the British Educational Research Journal, associate editor of Educational Theory, co-editor of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, and former President of the Philosophy of education Society USA.

I write about the theory of education, the theory of educational research, about teaching, curriculum and pedagogy, about teacher education and about education policy. I conduct research on such topics as lifelong learning, citizenship, democratic education, curriculum, and vocational education.

For more information please see my website: www.gertbiesta.com

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Only pick up this book if you want everything you ever thought you knew to be called into question. Complexity Theory and the Politics of Education will challenge everything you thought you knew about education - and then some! If you are trying to make sense of the present this book provides a very different way of thinking about all aspects of education. It is essential (and challenging) reading for anyone concerned with issues of education for emancipation and is written by a selection of writers that are absolutely at the forefront of critical thinking. An important contribution to the development of dealing with complex educational questions.
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