Beyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education by Jacob P.K.

Description: Beyond Critique by Jacob P.K. Gross, Bradley A. Levinson, Christopher Hanks, Julia Heimer Dadds, Kafi Kumasi, Joseph Link This book introduces educational practitioners, students, and scholars to the people, concepts, questions, and concerns that make up the field of critical social theory. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book introduces educational practitioners, students, and scholars to the people, concepts, questions, and concerns that make up the field of critical social theory. It guides readers into a lively conversation about how education can and does contribute to reinforcing or challenging relations of domination in the modern era. Written by a group of experienced educators and scholars, in an engaging style, Critical Social Theories and Education introduces and explains the preeminent thinkers and traditions in critical social theory, and discusses the primary strands of educational research and thought that have been informed and influenced by them. Author Biography Levinson Jacob P. K., Gross Christopher, Hanks Julia, Heimer Dadds, Kafi D. Kumasi, Joseph Link, Dini Metro-Roland Table of Contents Introduction, Bradley A. U. Levinson; Chapter 1 Forerunners and Foundation Builders, Bradley A. U. Levinson, Jacob P. K. Gross, Joseph Link, Christopher Hanks; Chapter 2 Education and Hegemony, Jacob P. K. Gross; Chapter 3 The Double-Edge of Reason, Christopher Hanks; Chapter 4 Symbolic Domination and the Reproduction of Inequality, Bradley A. U. Levinson; Chapter 5 Knowledge, Power, and Care of the Self, Dini Metro-Roland; Chapter 6 Feminisms, Julia Heimer Dadds; Chapter 7 Critical Race Theory and Education, Kafi D. Kumasi; Chapter 8 Friendly Critiques and Fellow Travelers, Bradley A. U. Levinson, Jacob P. K. Gross, Christopher Hanks; Review Beyond Critique by Bradley A. U. Levinson and collaborators is a well-documented survey of critical social theories applied to education. It is a journey through theories--as they aptly termed their work-- and constitutes a valuable attempt to move beyond description, analysis, and critique, offering a new and informed contribution in the sociology of education. Beyond Critique is a very useful textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in the field. --- Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, Professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education Social Sciences and Comparative Education (SSCE) Division Head Director, Paulo Freire Institute Innovative knowledge can only emerge from innovative processes of knowledge creation. Herein lies the key for the much needed renewal of critical social theory. This outstanding book bears witness to the new possibilities lying ahead. --Boaventura de Sousa Santos, University of Coimbra and University of Wisconsin-Madison Beyond Critique draws clear connections between social theory and education. Levinsons engaging introduction is essential for showing how critical theories are closely linked to certain strands of liberalist thinking. Subsequent chapters focus on key authors and, like the intro, are lucidly written for beginning and advanced students alike. This is an important resource for thinking about big ideas. Who said social theory was dull? --Amy Stambach, author of Faith in Schools: Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa (Stanford UP 2010) This is a rich and readable volume written with voice, gusto, and insight. I know of no better book to introduce graduate students in education to the ideas, values, and immediacy of social and critical theory to our work. --Walter Parker, University of Washington, Seattle Beyond Critique allows us to explore the contours of critical theory without sounding like a stuffy lecture. By demystifying critical theories in education, the book breathes life into a field desperately needed in these days and times. Thanks to the authors for humanizing us readers!" -- David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago Beyond Critique is an impressive collective accomplishment; six emerging scholars, under the skillful guidance of Bradley Levinson, offer incisive complementary accounts of critical social theories that challenge the inequities still prevalent in educational systems the world over. By situating classical and contemporary social thought in historical context, the volume invites further critique and advocates further dialogue on the deep implications of theory for educational research and practice. -- Elsie Rockwell, Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas-CINVESTAV, Mexico Long Description What is social theory, and what is "critical" aboutcritical social theories? How can critical social theories enrich andilluminate our understanding of educational processes-and therebycontribute to progressive social transformation? This book introduceseducational practitioners, students, and scholars to the people,concepts, questions, and concerns that make up the field of criticalsocial theory. It guides readers into a lively conversation about howeducation can and does contribute to reinforcing or challengingrelations of domination in the modern era. Written by a group ofexperienced educators and scholars, in an engaging style, thisbook introduces and explains the preeminent thinkers andtraditions in critical social theory, and discusses the primary strandsof educational research and thought that have been informed andinfluenced by them. An engaging introduction defines and situates critical social theoryin relation to other kinds of social science and educational theories.A chapter on "foundations and forerunners" discusses theorigins of a critical social theory tradition in the work of Karl Marx,Max Weber, G.H. Mead, and others. Full chapters explicate the lifetrajectories and key concepts of Antonio Gramsci, members of theFrankfurt School and Jurgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucaultand post-structuralism, feminism, and critical race theory. Thesechapters also feature a section that traces and maps out some of theeducation scholarship employing these critical socialtheories-with accompanying bibliographies-as well as asection that more closely examines a few key examples of suchscholarship, identifying the ways that critical social theory conceptsget taken up in research. Finally, not content to limit the discussionto conventionally acknowledged critical theories, a final chapter,called "Friendly critiques and fellow travelers,"introduces and discusses a number of related theories, assessing theirpotential to contribute to education for social transformation. Amongthe theories discussed here are liberalism, pragmatism, world-systems,critical globalization and postcolonial theories , Latin Americancritical thought (liberation theology, dependency theory, Fals Bordaand Freire, participatory democracy), deep ecology and spirituality,and practice-centered critiques of power (Flyvbjerg, Holland,Erickson). Review Quote Beyond Critique by Bradley A. U. Levinson and collaborators is a well-documented survey of critical social theories applied to education. It is a journey through theories--as they aptly termed their work-- and constitutes a valuable attempt to move beyond description, analysis, and critique, offering a new and informed contribution in the sociology of education. Beyond Critique is a very useful textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in the field. --- Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, Professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education Social Sciences and Comparative Education (SSCE) Division Head Director, Paulo Freire Institute Innovative knowledge can only emerge from innovative processes of knowledge creation. Herein lies the key for the much needed renewal of critical social theory. This outstanding book bears witness to the new possibilities lying ahead. --Boaventura de Sousa Santos, University of Coimbra and University of Wisconsin-Madison Beyond Critique draws clear connections between social theory and education. Levinsons engaging introduction is essential for showing how critical theories are closely linked to certain strands of liberalist thinking. Subsequent chapters focus on key authors and, like the intro, are lucidly written for beginning and advanced students alike. This is an important resource for thinking about big ideas. Who said social theory was dull? --Amy Stambach, author of Faith in Schools: Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa (Stanford UP 2010) This is a rich and readable volume written with voice, gusto, and insight. I know of no better book to introduce graduate students in education to the ideas, values, and immediacy of social and critical theory to our work. --Walter Parker, University of Washington, Seattle Beyond Critique allows us to explore the contours of critical theory without sounding like a stuffy lecture. By demystifying critical theories in education, the book breathes life into a field desperately needed in these days and times. Thanks to the authors for humanizing us readers!" -- David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago Beyond Critique is an impressive collective accomplishment; six emerging scholars, under the skillful guidance of Bradley Levinson, offer incisive complementary accounts of critical social theories that challenge the inequities still prevalent in educational systems the world over. By situating classical and contemporary social thought in historical context, the volume invites further critique and advocates further dialogue on the deep implications of theory for educational research and practice. -- Elsie Rockwell, Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas-CINVESTAV, Mexico Description for Reader What is social theory, and what is "critical" aboutcritical social theories? How can critical social theories enrich andilluminate our understanding of educational processes-and therebycontribute to progressive social transformation? This book introduceseducational practitioners, students, and scholars to the people,concepts, questions, and concerns that make up the field of criticalsocial theory. It guides readers into a lively conversation about howeducation can and does contribute to reinforcing or challengingrelations of domination in the modern era. Written by a group ofexperienced educators and scholars, in an engaging style, thisbook introduces and explains the preeminent thinkers andtraditions in critical social theory, and discusses the primary strandsof educational research and thought that have been informed andinfluenced by them. An engaging introduction defines and situates critical social theoryin relation to other kinds of social science and educational theories.A chapter on "foundations and forerunners" discusses theorigins of a critical social theory tradition in the work of Karl Marx,Max Weber, G.H. Mead, and others. Full chapters explicate the lifetrajectories and key concepts of Antonio Gramsci, members of theFrankfurt School and Jurgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucaultand post-structuralism, feminism, and critical race theory. Thesechapters also feature a section that traces and maps out some of theeducation scholarship employing these critical socialtheories-with accompanying bibliographies-as well as asection that more closely examines a few key examples of suchscholarship, identifying the ways that critical social theory conceptsget taken up in research. Finally, not content to limit the discussionto conventionally acknowledged critical theories, a final chapter,called "Friendly critiques and fellow travelers,"introduces and discusses a number of related theories, assessing theirpotential to contribute to education for social transformation. Amongthe theories discussed here are liberalism, pragmatism, world-systems,critical globalization and postcolonial theories , Latin Americancritical thought (liberation theology, dependency theory, Fals Bordaand Freire, participatory democracy), deep ecology and spirituality,and practice-centered critiques of power (Flyvbjerg, Holland,Erickson). Details ISBN1594518572 Language English ISBN-10 1594518572 ISBN-13 9781594518577 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2011 Subtitle Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education Author Joseph Link Short Title BEYOND CRITIQUE Pages 272 DEWEY 306.43 Illustrations Illustrations Publication Date 2011-04-30 AU Release Date 2011-04-30 NZ Release Date 2011-04-30 UK Release Date 2011-04-30 Alternative 9781594518584 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2011-04-30 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139903306;

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