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Postfoundationalist Themes in the Philosophy of Education: Festschrift for James D. Marshall

PUBLISHER Wiley-Blackwell (04/14/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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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.
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ISBN-13: 9781405145367
ISBN-10: 1405145366
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 212
Carton Quantity: 30
Product Dimensions: 6.74 x 0.47 x 9.56 inches
Weight: 0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Annotated, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: GB
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Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal: 370.1
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James D. Marshall has been active in the philosophy of education for three decades. This collection takes Marshall's work as its starting point. It contains essays dealing with various aspects of his work: particularly his long-standing criticism of the 'performativity' of the public education system of New Zealand, and his work considering the relevance of Wittgenstein and Foucault for various problems in the philosophy of education. There are tributes to Marshall in the form of interviews and testimonials, and a bibliography and remarks from Marshall himself in response to the commentaries of his colleagues.
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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.
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Editor: Smeyers, Paul
Paul Smeyers is Research Professor for Philosophy of Education at Ghent University and Extraordinary Professor at KU Leuven, both in Belgium, and Honorary Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He teaches philosophy of education and methodology of qualitative/interpretative research methods. He is President of the International Network of Philosophers of Education and link-convenor for Network 13, Philosophy of Education of the European Educational Research Association. Since January 2014 he has been the editor of Ethics and Education.
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