Postfoundationalist Themes In The Philosophy of Education Festschrift for James D. Marshall

by Smeyers, Paul; Peters, Michael A.

• ISBN13: 9781405145367
• ISBN10: 1405145366
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

This collection of essays focuses on the work of James D. Marshall, who has been active in the philosophy of education for three decades. Deals with Marshall's long-standing criticism of the public education system in New Zealand Discusses his work considering the relevance of Wittgenstein and Foucault for philosophy of education. Features tributes to Marshall in the form of interviews and testimonials. Contains remarks from Marshall himself in response to the commentaries of his colleagues.

Author Biography

Paul Smeyers is Professor at K. U. Leuven (Belgium) where he teaches philosophy of education and qualitative research methods at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. He published extensively on Wittgenstein, Anglo-Saxon philosophy of education, postmodernism and on the nature of educational research. He heads the research community Philosophy and History of the Discipline of Education: Evaluation and evolution of the criteria for scientific research, which was established by The National Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) since 1999 involving 15 centres world-wide.

Michael A. Peters is Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow, Adjunct Professor of Education at the University of Auckland and Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies at the Auckland University of Technology (NZ). He is executive editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory and co-editor of two international online-only journals, Policy Futures in Education and E-Learning. He has authored or edited over 30 books in these fields.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Michael A. Peters
Paul Smeyers
Jim Marshall: Foucault and disciplining the self	3	(8)
Tina Besley
Autonomy, Agency and Education: He tangata, he tangata, he tangata	11	(14)
Nesta Devine
Ruth Irwin
The Paradox of the Excluded Child	25	(10)
Bruce Haynes
Emergencies and Emergent Selves	35	(6)
Felicity Haynes
Education as Liberation: The politics and techniques of lifelong learning	41	(8)
Bert Lambeir
Testing Resistance: Busno-cratic power, standardized tests, and care of the self	49	(8)
Cris Mayo
Foucault, Educational Research and the Issue of Autonomy	57	(24)
Mark Olssen
Marshalling the Self: James D. Marshall as Educational Philosopher	81	(8)
Michael A. Peters
Marshall -- Making Wittgenstein Smile	89	(10)
Robert K. Shaw
The Labouring Sleepwalker: Evocation and expression as modes of qualitative educational research	99	(18)
Paul Smeyers
`What it Makes Sense to Say': Wittgenstein, rule-following and the nature of education: Jim Marshall on Wittgenstein's Contributions to Educational Philosophy	117	(6)
Nicholas C. Burbules
Richard Smith
Lightning and Frenzy: Music education, adolescence, and the anxiety of influence	123	(10)
Paul Standish
Break with Tradition: Marshall's contribution to a Foucauldian philosophy of education	133	(8)
Lynda Stone
Photograph and Curriculum Vitae and Major Works of James D. Marshall	141	(28)
Interview with James Marshall	169	(6)
Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr.
James D. Marshall: Philosopher of Education	175	(8)
Michael A. Peters
For Jim: My friend	183	(2)
Kevin Harris
Stone/Marshall Wedding Address	185	(2)
D. C. Philips
Fragments of Life before Foucault	187	(6)
Colin Lankshear
James D. Marshall Reply	193	(4)
Notes on Contributors	197	(4)
Index	201