Rethinking the Education Improvement Agenda: A Critical Philosophical Approach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781441129734)

Offering a philosophical perspective to the educational improvement agenda, this engaging text provides a new language for research into educational improvement, bringing leading-edge philosophy to current practice.


Drawing on philosophical work, including that of Derrida, Foucault and Heidegger, the authors deconstruct the ethic of improvement before exploring key dimensions of education, its institutions and technologies. Each chapter draws on international case studies, provides engaging questions and makes suggestions for further reading to support the reader. Topics covered include:
ﾂ -ﾂ The Ethic of Improvement
-ﾂ Teacher Education
-ﾂ Leadership and Management
-ﾂ Lifelong Learning
-ﾂ The Rhetoric of Numbers
- The Governance of Childhood
- The State of Education Research

An essential text for all looking at how we think and talk about education and improvement.

Author: Kevin J. Flint, Nick Peim
ISBN-10: 1441129731
ISBN-13: 9781441129734
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2012
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.70d