Reclaiming knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : social theory, curriculum, and education policy / / Johan Muller

• Autore: Muller Johan
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.68
• Soggetto topico: Educational sociology - South Africa; Education and state - South Africa; Curriculum planning - South Africa; Knowledge, Sociology of
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical referencesand index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Reclaiming Knowledge: Social Theory, Curriculum and Education Policy; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The First and Last Interpreters; 2 Globalization, Innovation and Knowledge; 3 What Knowledge is of Most Worth for the Millennial Citizen?; 4 Schooling and Everyday Life; 5 Intimations of Boundlessness; 6 The Well-tempered Learner; 7 Critics and Reconstructors; 8 Beyond Unkept Promises; 9 Reason, Reality and Public Trust; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Reclaiming Knowledge asserts the necessity of a strong view of knowledge for a robust sociology of knowledge, for both researching the curriculum and developing policy. Divided into four sections or investigations, the central question underlying this book is how, in a world of uncertainty and challenge, do we develop a responsible knowledge practice?
• Titolo autorizzato: Reclaiming knowledge
• ISBN: 1-280-40198-2; 1-283-58490-5; 9786610401987; 9786613897350; 1-135-70044-3; 0-203-18340-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779910403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Knowledge, identity, and school life series ; ; 8.