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Thinking Again: Education After Postmodernism (Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series)
Thinking Again Education After Postmodernism - Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series Author:Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, Paul Standish The 'postmodern condition,' in which instrumentalism finally usurps all other considerations, has produced a kind of intellectual paralysis in the world of education. The authors of this book show how such postmodernist thinkers as Derrida, Foucault, and Lyotard illuminate puzzling aspects of education, arguing that educational theory is current... more »ly at an impasse. They postulate that we need these new and disturbing ideas in order to "think again" fruitfully and creatively about education.« less