Foucault & education

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"This book explores the works of Michel Foucault and their relevance for educational theory and practice. Gail McNicol Jardine investigates Foucault's early examinations of the transformation of knowledge systems as societies change, his in-depth, critical analyses of Knowledge-Power, and his increasingly more explicit examination of the relationship of the Self to acts of Knowledge-Power. This book will be useful in undergraduate and graduate courses in education, critical theory, educational …

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Full title :Foucault & education / Gail McNicol Jardine.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Peter Lang
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

Description:129 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0820474398, 9780820474397
oclc:ocm60388832
LC Classification:LB880.F682
Dewey Decimal:370/.1

Introduction : how can the subject tell the truth about itself? -- Foucault's analysis of disciplinary knowledge and power -- Foucault's portrait of the disciplinary techniques we use to monitor, classify, and control -- Foucault's analysis of systems of human knowledge and its repercussions for education -- Real possibilities for resistance and struggle.

Subjects

Critical pedagogy Éducation -- Philosophie Education -- Philosophy Erziehungsphilosophie Foucault, Michel Pédagogie critique Postmodernism and education Postmodernisme et éducation Pouvoir (Morale) Power (Philosophy)