{"product_id":"complexity-theory-and-the-philosophy-of-education-paperback-softback-9781405180429","title":"Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405180429","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eComplexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Mason (Edited by), M Mason (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405180429, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 17.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA collection of scholarly essays, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together new research by an international team of contributors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to the implications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and John Dewey for educational change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how social scientists and social and education policy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questions such as: why is it that education decision-makers are so resistant to change; how does change in education happen; and what does it take to make these changes sustainable?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders changes in use of complexity theory; developed principally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and economics, and now being applied more broadly to the social sciences and to the study of education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Complexity and knowledge systems xi\u003cbr\u003e Michael A. Peters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education 1\u003cbr\u003e Mark Mason\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Educational Philosophy and the Challenge of Complexity Theory 16\u003cbr\u003e Keith Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What Is Complexity Theory and What Are Its Implications for Educational Change? 32\u003cbr\u003e Mark Mason\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Complexity and Education: Vital simultaneities 46\u003cbr\u003e Brent Davis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Three Generations of Complexity Theories: Nuances and ambiguities 62\u003cbr\u003e Michel Alhadeff-Jones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Re-reading Dewey through the Lens of Complexity Science, or: On the creative logic of education 79\u003cbr\u003e Inna Semetsky\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Foucault as Complexity Theorist: Overcoming the problems of classical philosophical analysis 91\u003cbr\u003e Mark Olssen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Complex Systems and Educational Change: Towards a new research agenda 112\u003cbr\u003e Jay L. Lemke \u0026amp; Nora H. Sabelli\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Human Research and Complexity Theory 124\u003cbr\u003e James Horn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Complexity and Truth in Educational Research 137\u003cbr\u003e Mike Radford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 ‘Knowledge Must Be Contextual’: Some possible implications of complexity and dynamic systems theories for educational research 150\u003cbr\u003e Tamsin Haggis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Complexity and Educational Research: A critical reflection 169\u003cbr\u003e Lesley Kuhn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Complexity and the Culture of Curriculum 181\u003cbr\u003e William E. Doll\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 From Representation to Emergence: Complexity’s challenge to the epistemology of schooling 204\u003cbr\u003e Deborah Osberg, Gert Biesta \u0026amp; Paul Cilliers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Educating Consciousness through Literary Experiences 218\u003cbr\u003e Dennis Sumara, Rebecca Luce-Kapler \u0026amp; Tammy Iftody\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472130208024,"sku":"9781405180429","price":19.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405180429.jpg?v=1785718476","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/complexity-theory-and-the-philosophy-of-education-paperback-softback-9781405180429","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}