Social realism, knowledge and the sociology of education [[electronic resource] ] : coalitions of the mind / / edited by Karl Maton and Rob Moore

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456675203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-45311-4; 9786612453113; 1-4411-9905-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MatonKarl; MooreRob <1946->
• Disciplina: 306.43
• Soggetti: Educational sociology; Education - Curricula; Constructivism (Education); Electronic books.
• 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 (p. [179]-109) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Coalitions of the Mind; Chapter 1: Reconceptualizing Knowledge and the Curriculum in the Sociology of Education; Chapter 2: Analysing Knowledge Claims and Practices: Languages of Legitimation; Chapter 3: 'Voice Discourse' and the Problem of Knowledge and Identity; Chapter 4: Promoting Official Pedagogic Identities: The Sacred and the Profane; Chapter 5: Competency-Based Training, Powerful Knowledge and the Working Class; Chapter 6: Knowledge and Truth in the Sociology of Education; Chapter 7: Knowledge Structures and the Canon: A Preference for JudgementsChapter 8: Canons and Progress in the Arts and Humanities: Knowers and Gazes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This key volume is both timely and important in bringing together for the first time seminal papers and new material to examine an increasingly influential school of thought: realist sociology of education that places knowledge at its heart. This volume covers issues in the ; sociology of knowledge, the educational system and policy, professional autonomy, vocational education, educational research and teaching, as well as the nature of such disciplines as cultural studies, English, science and the arts. The chapters also directly address the nature of sociology of education itself. The realist