Emerging Perspectives from Social Realism on Knowledge and Education: Curricula, Pedagogy, Identity, and Equity (Routledge Research in the Sociology of Education)

Synopsis

This book brings the key ideas and concepts of social realism to bear on current debates in the fields of knowledge and curriculum.The key concern of this collection is to highlight matters related to knowledge and the influence these dimensions have on the formation of curricula, pedagogy, identity, and equity in educational contexts. Presenting new perspectives on the place of various types and forms of knowledge in contemporary education, this book explores two central questions, ‘what type of knowledge is most important to include in a curriculum?’ and ‘what is meant by disciplinary knowledge?’ The chapters use empirical examples to illustrate how the issues play out on a global stage, interweaving the social justice concern of equitable access to disciplinary knowledge throughout. In particular, the authors address the emerging theorisation of issues related to the decolonisation of curricula, the recontextualisation of ‘non-traditional’ knowledge into the curriculum, and teacher education.Offering new philosophical and theoretical perspectives, this book will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and students examining the fields of knowledge and curriculum, and the sociology of education more broadly.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040176511

Related ISBNs:

9781032707037, 9781040176504, 9781032707051

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/28/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Graham McPhail, Richard Pountney, and Leesa Wheelahan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Sociology

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Edited by:

Graham McPhail

Edited by:

Richard Pountney

Edited by:

Leesa Wheelahan