Democracy, education and research : the struggle for public life / John Schostak and Ivor Goodson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schostak, John F., author.

Goodson, Ivor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy and education.

Education--Research.

Education.

Social learning.

Physical Description:

vi, 220 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"There are many books focusing upon recipe-like strategies for undertaking research, and there are many books on the politics of change and sustainable change in communities. However in this ground-breaking book four leading experts in the field of research combine their talents to offer a very different focus: how practices and processes of research and education can create fundamental, radical social change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What's wrong with democracy at the moment and why it matters for research and education

Part One: What went wrong?

The challenge for researchers and educators

What is wrong with contemporary practices of social/collective learning?

The organisation and dis-organisation of power

Engaging with power through radical research methodologies

Radical educational strategies

End of Part One: Reflections on the research and educational implications of chapters 1-

Reflections: realising the challenges to become a public

What might turn social learning into social movements?

What is happening today in terms of social learning becoming social movements?

How do you get from social movements to public space?

Towards the creation of public spaces (All)

New Rules for rresearch, social learning and creating a socially just world

End of Part Two: Discussion on the implications for research education

Discussion: the critical role of publics in realising futures for a better present

Making it happen

Conclusion: no end.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415605137

041560513X

9780415605120

0415605121

OCLC:

1107804935