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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255140303321

Titolo

Education, Theory and Pedagogies of Change in a Global Landscape : Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Role of Theory in Doctoral Research / / edited by Victoria Perselli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-54923-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Classificazione

EDU015000EDU028000EDU040000SOC010000

Disciplina

378.007

Soggetti

Social sciences—Philosophy

Higher education

Education—Philosophy

Philosophy and science

Feminist theory

Philosophy and social sciences

Social Theory

Higher Education

Educational Philosophy

Philosophy of Science

Feminism

Philosophy of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: Disjuncture -- 1. Theory, theorising and pedagogies of change / Victoria Perselli -- 2. Engendering knowledge : education, the maternal and doing research with women / Simone Galea -- 3. Negotiating gender concepts and critical pedagogy : a reflective account of doctoral research in physiotherapy education / John A. Hammond -- 4. Troubling critical management learning with theatre and performance practice : inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to curriculum design / Annouchka C. Bayley -- 5. Lessons from Te Whāriki : insights into the relevance of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory in the



debate about 'schoolification' of early childhood / Karen McNerney -- 6. 'Finding Foucault' : contextualizing power in the curriculum through reflections on students' dialoguing about Foucauldian discourses / Mary Frances Agnello -- 7. Rethinking advanced culture : a China charactised bricolage / Xiang Li -- 8. Teaching in higher education : deriving a context-specific knowledge-base through Praxis / Gill Nah -- 9. Setting a new course or stepping out of line? Challenges to previously disconnected theoretical fields in a Danish profession-oriented higher education context / Sanne Haase -- 10. Keeping the lights on : a play in two acts / Mari Cruice.

Sommario/riassunto

Where does theory come from in educational research and how is it operationalized in diverse, interdisciplinary contexts and professional settings? This volume examines the places and spaces of theory in doctoral work across a wide range of interdisciplinary themes and fields of inquiry on a global scale.