Michel Foucault on education : a preliminary theoretical overview

Foucault's concepts, methods and arguments invite us to look as much before as behind and beyond both pragmatic policy formulations and abstract theoretical critiques, in order to investigate the everyday functioning and effects of relations of power, forms of knowledge and ways of relating eth...

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Published inSouth African journal of education Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 177 - 187
Main Author Deacon, Roger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Education Association of South Africa (EASA) 01.05.2006
Education Association of South Africa
Subjects
Curriculum Development
Educational History
Educational Philosophy
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Educational Theories
Moral Development
Outcomes of Education
Relevance (Education)
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Foucault's concepts, methods and arguments invite us to look as much before as behind and beyond both pragmatic policy formulations and abstract theoretical critiques, in order to investigate the everyday functioning and effects of relations of power, forms of knowledge and ways of relating ethically to oneself and others. Yet, despite a vast scholarship on the work of Foucault, the field of education has been relatively under-represented in terms of full-length studies as envisaged by this research project.
ISSN:0256-0100
2076-3433