Thomas A Schwandt / Bridget Somekh (eds.)

Knowledge Production

Research Work in Interesting Times
Herausgeber: Somekh, Bridget; Schwandt, Thomas A

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection from a highly impressive international group of educational researchers explores epistemological, methodological, and ethical-political issues in the production of knowledge about educational phenomena in contemporary society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415442299
• ISBN-10: 041544229X
• Artikelnr.: 23594086

Autorenporträt

Bridget Somekh, Thomas A. Schwandt

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Examining Educational Knowledge Production in Global
Discourses of Accountability, Quality Assessment, and Performance Measures
of Usefulness: A Diatribe. How is Educational Research 'Being Framed'?
Governmentality, the (Ac)counting of, and Expertise in, Educational
Research. 'Clarity Bordering on Stupidity?' Where's the Quality in
Systematic Review?' Sex, Science and Educational Research: The Unholy
Trinity. Internationalisation, Globalization, and Quality Audits: An Empire
of the Mind? Part 2: Restructuring Educational Research Practices
Theorizing Innovation and Knowledge Creation in Pursuit of Educational
Justice. Democratic Accountability. From 'Human Capital' Theory to
'Capability Theory' as a Driver of Curriculum Reform: A Reflection on the
Educational Implications of the Work of Amartya Sen in the Light of John
Dewey's Account of Educational Values. Rethinking Doctoral Writing as Text
Work and Identity Work. Politics, Knowledge, Identity and Community:
Methodologist as Hitchhiker, Skateboarder