
Systems of Reason and the Politics of Schooling
The 1980s were an important decade for educational inquiry. It was the moment of the “linguistic turn,†with its emphasis on the role of language as a constructor of reality, a structuring agent for institutions such as schools, and a medium for translating knowledge into elements of power for processes of social regulation. Drawing on the work and insights of educational researcher Thomas ...
The 1980s were an important decade for educational inquiry. It was the moment of the “linguistic turn,†with its emphasis on the role of language as a constructor of reality, a structuring agent for institutions such as schools, and a medium for translating knowledge into elements of power for processes of social regulation. Drawing on the work and insights of educational researcher Thomas ...