Education and the Risk Society [electronic resource] : Theories, Discourse and Risk Identities in Education Contexts / by Steven Bialostok, Robert L. Whitman, William S. Bradley.
By: Bialostok, Steven [author.].
Contributor(s): Whitman, Robert L [author.] | Bradley, William S [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Contexts of Education: 5Publisher: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2012Description: XVI, 292 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789460919619.Subject(s): Education | Education | Education (general)DDC classification: 370 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: Sociological and anthropological literature has examined how contemporary western society has become a “risk society.” Education and the Risk Society is the first volume to explore this seminal concept through the lens of education. Drawing on a theoretical literature that has great potential as a lens to view changes in neoliberal discourses of global capitalism from both critical and generative perspectives, Education and the Risk Society presents situated, empirical studies investigating an uncertain world as people practice it on the ground, through language and activity, within educational settings.
Sociological and anthropological literature has examined how contemporary western society has become a “risk society.” Education and the Risk Society is the first volume to explore this seminal concept through the lens of education. Drawing on a theoretical literature that has great potential as a lens to view changes in neoliberal discourses of global capitalism from both critical and generative perspectives, Education and the Risk Society presents situated, empirical studies investigating an uncertain world as people practice it on the ground, through language and activity, within educational settings.
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