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Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education
Jeremy P T Ward
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Paperback. Why is the education system so resistant to change? How does change in education occur? When change does happen, what does it take to make it sustainable? Social scientists, and social and education policy makers, are beginning to frame their understanding of these questions in terms of complexity theory. Editor(s): Mason, Mark. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change.
A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change.
- Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational research
- Brings together new research by an international team of contributors
- Debates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to the implications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and John Dewey for educational change
- Demonstrates how social scientists and social and education policy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questions such as: why is ... Read more
- Considers changes in use of complexity theory; developed principally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and economics, and now being applied more broadly to the social sciences and to the study of education
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Series
Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405180429
SKU
V9781405180429
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99-50
About Jeremy P T Ward
Dr. Mark Mason is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Educational Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC). He has written and edited a variety of books in the field, most recently Changing Education: Leadership, Innovation and Development in a Globalizing Asia Pacific (2007). ... Read more
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