Poststructuralism and Educational Research

by Michael A. Peters

Book Overview

Poststructuralism, and its implications for something called 'postmodernism, ' is a major topic of discussion in social theory and research generally, including educational research. The works of the major authors in this tradition (Foucault, Lyotard, Cixous, Derrida, Haraway, to name a few) are challenging and difficult. Yet more and more theorists and researchers in educational scholarship use this term to describe their work. What does poststructuralism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847691209
• ISBN13: 9780847691203
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.8"