Foucault and a politics of confession in education / edited by Andreas Fejes and Katherine Nicoll.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fejes, Andreas, 1977- editor.

Nicoll, Kathy, 1954- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Communication in education.

Self-disclosure.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Influence.

Foucault, Michel.

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"In liberal, democratic and capitalist societies today, we are increasingly invited to disclose our innermost thoughts to others. We are asked to turn our gaze inwards, scrutinizing ourselves, our behaviours and beliefs, while talking and writing about ourselves in these terms. This form of disclosure of the self resonates with older forms of church confession, and is now widely seen in practices of education in new ways in nurseries, schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and the wider policy arena. This book brings together international scholars and researchers inspired by the work of Michel Foucault, to explore in detail what happens when these practices of confession become part of our lives and ways of being in education. The authors argue that they are not neutral, but political and powerful in their effects in shaping and governing people; they examine confession as discursive and contemporary practice so as to provoke critical thought.International in scope and pioneering in the detail of its scrutiny of such practices, this book extends contemporary understanding of the exercise of power and politics of confessional practices in education and learning, and offers an alternative way of thinking of them. The book will be of value to educational practitioners, scholars, researchers and students, interested in the politics of their own practices"-- Provided by publisher.

"In liberal, democratic and capitalist societies today, we are increasingly invited to disclose our innermost thoughts to others. We are asked to turn our gaze inwards, scrutinizing ourselves, our behaviours and beliefs, while talking and writing about ourselves in these terms. This form of disclosure of the self resonates with older forms of church confession, and is now widely seen in practices of education in new ways in nurseries, schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and the wider policy arena"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1

1 An emergence of confession in education / Andreas Fejes Fejes, Andreas, Katherine Nicole Nicole, Katherine 3

Part II A politics of confession in assessment 19

2 Confession and subjectification in school performance evaluations / Georg Breidenstein Breidenstein, Georg, Christians Thompson Thompson, Christians 21

3 Fabricating the teacher's soul in teacher education / Thomas S. Popkewitz Popkewitz, Thomas S., Christopher Kirchgasler Kirchgasler, Christopher 35

4 Assessing confession in shaping the professional / Katherine Nicoll Nicoll, Katherine 48

5 Confessions of an individual education plan / Lena Sjöberg Sjöberg, Lena 62

6 Visualization, performance and the figure of the researcher / Naomi Hodgson Hodgson, Naomi 77

Part III A politics of confession in dialogue 91

7 On confessional dialogue and collective subjects / Ulf Olsson Olsson, Ulf, Kenneth Petersson Petersson, Kenneth, John B. Krejsler Krejsler, John B. 93

8 Guiding adults: researching the ANT-ics of confessing / Robin Usher Usher, Robin, Richard Edwards Edwards, Richard 106

9 Confessional talk on parenting / Liselott Aarsand Aarsand, Liselott 119

Part IV A politics of confession in State programmes 131

10 Is 'giving voice' an incitement to confess? / Anna Anderson Anderson, Anna 133

11 Are we constructing Lutherans, people with values or US citizens? / Jonas Qvarsebo Qvarsebo, Jonas, Thom Axelsson Axelsson, Thom 146

12 Subjectivity, youth unemployment and the culture of self / Tina A.C. Besley Besley, Tina A.C., Michael A. Peters Peters, Michael A. 159

13 Historicizing Chinese self-reflection as a technology of confession / Weili Zhao Zhao, Weili 175

Part V A politics of confession as care of the self 189

14 Reflections on lifelong learning and the making of the self in confession / Kenneth Wain Wain, Kenneth 191

15 Living the present otherwise / Andreas Fejes Fejes, Andreas, Magnus Dahlstedt Dahlstedt, Magnus 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415833806

0415833809

9780415833813

0415833817

OCLC:

871191983