Actionable postcolonial theory in education [electronic resource] / Vanessa Andreotti.

By: Andreotti, VanessaContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave Macmillan's postcolonial studies in educationPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 288 p. : illSubject(s): Education -- Philosophy | Education -- Methodology | PostcolonialismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 370.1 LOC classification: LB14.7 | .A545 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
pt. 1. Postcolonialisms and postcolonial theories -- pt. 2. Actioning postcolonial theory in educational research -- pt. 3. Actioning postcolonial pedagogies.
Summary: "This book illustrates how postcolonial theory can be put to work in education. It offers an accessible and handy overview and comparison of postcolonial theory and other theoretical debates related to critiques of Western ethnocentrism and hegemony. It also offers examples that illustrate how a discursive strand of postcolonial theory has been applied successfully in the contexts of educational research/critique and in pioneering pedagogical projects. This book supports educators and researchers in education to engage with postcolonial theoretical frameworks and their implications for research and educational practice"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Postcolonialisms and postcolonial theories -- pt. 2. Actioning postcolonial theory in educational research -- pt. 3. Actioning postcolonial pedagogies.

"This book illustrates how postcolonial theory can be put to work in education. It offers an accessible and handy overview and comparison of postcolonial theory and other theoretical debates related to critiques of Western ethnocentrism and hegemony. It also offers examples that illustrate how a discursive strand of postcolonial theory has been applied successfully in the contexts of educational research/critique and in pioneering pedagogical projects. This book supports educators and researchers in education to engage with postcolonial theoretical frameworks and their implications for research and educational practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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