Social Realism, Knowledge and the Sociology of Education Coalitions of the Mind

by Maton, Karl; Moore, Rob

• ISBN13: 9781847065056
• ISBN10: 1847065058
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-06
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

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: a 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 position developed in the book challenges two major currents of thought that have for a long time been prominent and influential in sociology and education: postmodernism and progressivism/constructivism. This well-edited collection of papers is provocative and original in that it represents a sustained, collective critique that offers a genuine alternative to these current orthodoxies. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Karl Maton is Lecturer in Sociology at the Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney. Rob Moore is Lecturer in Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, and Fellow of Homerton College.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A coalition of minds

Reconceptualising Knowledge and the Curriculum in the Sociology of Education

Analysing Knowledge Claims and Practices: Languages of legitimation

'Voice Discourse' and the Problem of Knowledge and Identity

Promoting Official Pedagogic Identities: The sacred and the profane

Competency-Based Training, Powerful Knowledge and the Working Class

Knowledge Structures and the Canon: A preference for judgements

Knowledge-Building in the Arts and Humanities: Invisible tribunals

Truth and Truthfulness in the Sociology Of Educational Knowledge

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