Knowledge and Knowers: Towards a realist sociology of education

by Karl Maton

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We live in 'knowledge societies' and work in 'knowledge economies', but accounts of social change treat knowledge as homogeneous and neutral. While knowledge should be central to educational research, it focuses on processes of knowing and condemns studies of knowledge as essentialist. This book unfolds a sophisticated theoretical framework for analysing knowledge practices: Legitimation Code Theory or 'LCT'. By extending and integrating the influential...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138903051

ISBN13:9781138903050

Release Date:March 2015

Publisher:Routledge

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.81 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Education Education & Reference Social Science Social Sciences

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