Explains the theory and practice of education to those students studying education

Includes a concise history of education

Demonstrates how to use the theory of practice architectures to understand schooling

Autorentext

Stephen Kemmis is Professor Emeritus of Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, and of Federation University, Victoria, Australia. He researches and writes about education, practice theory, especially the theory of practice architectures, and critical participatory action research. Stephen has published widely on education, educational research, case study methods in education, educational evaluation, educational reform, and the theory of practice architectures as a theory for understanding and transforming educational and social practices.

Inhalt
Preface.- 1 Studying Education.- 2 The Double History of Schooling: The History of a Practice and the History of an Institution.- 3 The Politics of Education: Reproduction and Transformation.- 4 Education, Practices, and Practice Architectures.