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Author: John Schostak ,
Matthew Clarke (York St John University, UK) ,
Linda Hammersley-Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.362kg
ISBN: 9781138492981
ISBN 10: 1138492981
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 03 June 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A hugely important, timely response to contemporary dilemmas in education, democracy and society. Not only does it eloquently and incisively challenge contemporary norms, it explores grounded, inspiring alternatives that have the wisdom, imagination and power to help us develop new practices and possibilities. A deeply thoughtful, thought-provoking book; a book of integrity, power, possibility and occasional beauty. A book which, in its own words, helps us 'Create the conditions for young people to write the poetry of their own futures'. Michael Fielding, Emeritus Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK This important and compelling book is a much-needed challenge to the contemporary neoliberal framing of education. Richly theorised and convincingly argued, it presents a lucid and insightful analysis of the current disquieting state of play in education, before clearly setting out the possibilities for real democratisation of education and wider society. This book is a must-read for all those concerned about growing inequalities in education and what we need to do about them. Diane Reay, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, UK, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Contemporary educational leadership is curiously poised between the promise of ever greater freedoms and the sober realisation of tighter regulation and control. The book is eloquent in its consideration of the inescapable paradoxes that beset educational policy and practice. Of how we are first tempted towards the possibility of a better future, espousing greater equality, liberty and inclusivity, before becoming unavoidably compromised through the pervasive exercise of power that both violates democracy and serves to naturalize instrumentalism. Such tensions and contradictions are not easily resolved and while the authors make no claim to do so they otherwise offer a sophisticated account of radically rethinking the formation of future educational practices: relations, institutions and leadership. Dean Garratt, Editor of Power and Education Journal.
Author Information
John Schostak is Emeritus Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Matthew Clarke is Chair Professor of Education at York St John University, UK. Linda Hammersley-Fletcher is a Reader in Educational Leadership and Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
