{"product_id":"9781405156028","title":"The Learning Society from the Perspective of Governmentality","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEducational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Learning Society from the Perspective of Governmentality\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJan Masschelein | Maarten Simons | Ulrich Bröckling | Ludwig Pongratz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis collection of essays considers a variety of educational ideas and programs from the perspective of governmentality, integrating conceptual and theoretical insights and empirical investigation of policy documents, and government technologies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders different educational ideas of enlightenment, creativity, participation, inclusion, learning, and critique\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an overview of French philosopher Michel Foucault’s theory on governmentality and how his ideas apply to current developments in society and education\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the intrinsic relationship between intellectual and practical educational technologies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA study of how educational practice and educational theory have played a constitutive role in practices of subjectivity which are crucial to ‘learning societies’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Masschelein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor for Philosophy of Education at the Catholic University of Leuven. His primary areas of scholarship are educational theory, political philosophy, critical theory, studies of governmentality and social philosophy. Currently his research concentrates on the 'public' character of education and on 'mapping' and 'walking' as critical research practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaarten Simons\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer and post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Educational Policy and Innovation, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. His research interests are educational policy and political philosophy with special attention for governmentality and schooling, autonomy and higher education and performativity in education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlrich Bröckling\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is a sociologist. He is Coordinator of the Graduate Research Program ‘Figures\/Figurations of the Third’ at the University of Konstanz, Germany and co-Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBerliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft\u003c\/i\u003e.\"His research interests are: cultural theory, philosophical anthropology, sociology of self technologies and social technologies and governmentality studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudwig A. Pongratz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Educational Theory (Allgemeine Pädagogik) and Adult Education at the Darmstadt Technical University (Germany). His publications and research concentrate primarily on the history of educational theory and the methodology of pedagogy, critical theory and educational philosophy, school pedagogy and adult education. His research includes empirical studies alongside his historical and conceptual works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 March 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405156028\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378739343500,"sku":"9781405156028","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405156028.jpg?v=1780145368","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405156028","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}