Habermas, Critical Theory and Education (Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education)

The sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas has had a wide-ranging and significant impact on understandings of social change and social conflict. However, there has been no concerted and focused attempt to introduce his ideas to the field of education broadly. This book rectifies this omission and delivers a definitive contribution to the understanding of Habermas's oeuvre as it applies to the field. The authors examine the contribution Habermas's theory has and can make to: pedagogy, learning and classroom interaction; the relation between education, civil society and the state; forms of democracy, reason and critical thinking; and performativity, audit cultures and accountability. Additionally, the book answers a range of more specific questions, including: what are the implications for pedagogy of a shift from a philosophy of consciousness to a philosophy of language?; What contribution can Habermas's re-shaping of speech act theory and communicative rationality make to theories of classroom interaction?; and how can his theories of reason and colonization be used to explore questions of governance and accountability in education? Communication, Deliberation, Reason : An Introduction To Habermas / Mark Murphy And Ted Fleming -- Educational Implications Of The Idea Of Deliberative Democracy / Tomas Englund -- Communicative Utopia And Political Re-education / Marianna Papastephanou -- The Concept Of Lifeworld And Education In Post-modernity : A Critical Appraisal Of Habermas' Theory Of Communicative Action / Sigmund Ongstad -- Habermas, Eurocentrism And Education : The Indigenous Knowledge Debate / Raymond A. Morrow -- Forms Of Rationality And Public Sector Reform : Habermas, Education And Social Policy / Mark Murphy -- Developing Competence In Collegial Spaces : Exploring Critical Theory And Community Education / John Bamber -- Condemned To Learn : Habermas, University And The Learning Society / Ted Fleming -- Learning Democratic Reason : The Adult Education Project Of Jürgen Habermas / Stephen Brookfield -- Citizenship, Discourse Ethics And An Emancipatory Model Of Lifelong Learning / Clarence W. Joldersma And Ruth Deakin Crick -- Practice And Theory Of Narrative Inquiry In Education / Carola Conle -- Educating Social Workers For Lifeworld And System / Barry Cooper -- Jürgen Habermas, Critical Social Theory And Nursing Education : Implications For Caring In Nursing / Jane Sumner -- Taking Aim At The Heart Of Education : Critical Theory And The Future Of Learning / Ted Fleming And Mark Murphy. Edited By Mark Murphy And Ted Fleming. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The sociologist and philosopher J rgen Habermas has had a wide-ranging and significant impact on understandings of social change and social conflict. However, there has been no concerted and focused attempt to introduce his ideas to the field of education broadly. This book rectifies this omission and delivers a definitive contribution to the understanding of Habermas's oeuvre as it applies to the field. The authors examine the contribution Habermas's theory has and can make to: pedagogy, learning and classroom interaction; the relation This book delivers a definitive contribution to the understanding of Habermas's oeuvre as it applies to education. The authors examine Habermas's contribution to pedagogy, learning and classroom interaction; the relation between education, civil society and the state; forms of democracy, reason and critical thinking; and performativity, audit cultures and accountability. This title explores Habermas's œuvre as it applies to education. The authors examine Habermas's contribution to pedagogy, learning and classroom interaction; the relation between education, civil society and the state; forms of democracy, reason and critical thinking; and performativity and accountability