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The ever-present discourses in education: Discourse and educational change

Bustillos Morales, Jessie A; (2020) The ever-present discourses in education: Discourse and educational change. In: Simon, Catherine and Downes, Graham, (eds.) Sociology for Education Studies: Connecting Theory, Settings and Everyday Experiences. (pp. 68-78). Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

This chapter shows that education is explored as characterised by historical discourses which have shaped and changed the way in which education is thought about, and how the purposes of schooling are defined. The notion of discourse is used as a critically exploratory tool which helps us think about education and what happens in school more critically, and not just as a result of emerging educational policy. The chapter offers a historical analysis of common discourses in education and revisits important developments in education and schooling. Although discourse is a very tricky notion to define, it is important to lay some basic definitions which give an insight of what discourse is. S. Hall speaks of discourse as a group of statements which provide a language for talking about – i.e. a way of representing – a particular kind of knowledge about a topic.

Type: Book chapter
Title: The ever-present discourses in education: Discourse and educational change
ISBN: 0429673558
ISBN-13: 9780429673559
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4324/9780429397585
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429397585
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Learning and Leadership
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204672
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