Rethinking the Politics of Education

by Nick Peim

Overview

Rethinking the Politics of Education provides an entirely original rethinking of the modern and contemporary mythology of education. Problematising ideas concerning education as fulfilment and redemption, the book critically reviews the association of education with projects of social justice, democracy and improvement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138057647
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/11/2022
Series:	Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
Pages:	238
Sales rank:	1,140,745
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Nick Peim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

1. What is Politics? 2. Dimensions of the Politics of Education 1. 3. Dimensions of the Politics of Education 2. 4. A Historical Ontology of Education. 5. Apparatus. 6. The Politics of Knowledge in Our Time. 7. Education and the Politics of the Self. 8. The World of Education. 9. The Politics of Sovereignty. 10. Conclusion: Education After the Death of God.