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Gramsci Educational Thought

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Italian-born Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937), who believed that education, viewed in its broader contexts, was central to the workings of cultural hegemony, has achieved near iconic status in many parts of the world. Gramsci and Educational Thought pays tribute to the educational influence of this great social thinker and political theorist of the twentieth century. Reflecting Gramsci's growing international stature, contributions to this volume are drawn from around the world. Scholars and specialists from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Malta, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States tackle a wide range of issues relating to Gramsci's educational thought. Topics addressed include political education in a political party context, adult education, education and the 'philosophy of praxis', Idealist philosopher Giovanni Gentile and education, Global English, language and education, schooling, feminism, community education, and education and social work. Gramsci and Educational Thought features a rich and varied compendium of writings that contribute to the growing international literature on the relevance and highly original educational thinking of Antonio Gramsci.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781444333947
• ISBN-10: 1444333941
• Artikelnr.: 31694257

Autorenporträt

Peter Mayo is Professor of Adult Education and Sociology of Education and Head, Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta. He is the author of several books, including Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education (1999) and Liberating Praxis: Paulo Freire's Legacy for Radical Education and Politics, which won a 2005 AESA Critics Choice Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors

Foreword

Introduction

1.A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian-Marxist Origins ofGramsci's 'Philosophy of Praxis'

2. The Revolutionary Party in Gramsci's Pre-Prison Educationaland Political Theory and Practice

3. Introducing Giovanni Gentile, the 'Philosopher ofFascism'

4. Global English, Hegemony and Education: Lessons fromGramsci

5. Antonio Gramsci and Feminism: The elusive nature of power

6. Towards a Political Theory of Social Work and Education

7. Gramscian Thought and Brazilian Education

Index

Rezensionen

"Overall, and despite its somewhat modest length (of just over 150pages), Gramsci and Educational Thought is a commendable andscholarly collection." (Philosophy in Review, 1 December 2011)