Educational Psychology: Disrupting the Dominant Discourse- Second Printing

by Suzanne Gallagher

The work presented in this book represents a shift in thinking about the discipline of educational psychology. Traditionally, a discipline is considered to be a neutral, objective, scientifically validated body of knowledge. A critical reading of the discipline's discourse, however, reveals how the discipline's «truth» is embedded in social, political, and cultural contexts. When these influences are recognized, the commonsense, taken-for-granted,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820441309
• ISBN13: 9780820441306
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.