Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education | ISBN 9781444307368

Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education

herausgegeben von Mark Mason
Buchcover Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education  | EAN 9781444307368 | ISBN 1-4443-0736-3 | ISBN 978-1-4443-0736-8
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Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education

herausgegeben von Mark Mason
A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and thePhilosophy of Education provides an accessible theoreticalintroduction to the topic of complexity theory while consideringits broader implications for educational change.
* Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophyof education, curriculum, and educational research
* Brings together new research by an international team ofcontributors
* Debates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to theimplications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and JohnDewey for educational change
* Demonstrates how social scientists and social and educationpolicy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questionssuch as: why is it that education decision-makers are so resistantto change; how does change in education happen; and what does ittake to make these changes sustainable?
* Considers changes in use of complexity theory; developedprincipally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, andeconomics, and now being applied more broadly to the socialsciences and to the study of education