{"product_id":"9781350212251","title":"Social Theory for Teacher Education Research : Beyond the Technical-Rational","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Theory for Teacher Education Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditionally, teacher education research theory and practice have had a technical-rational focus on productions of knowledge, skills, performance and accountability. Such a focus serves to (re)produce current educational systems instead of noticing and critiquing the wider modes of domination that permeate schools and school systems. In \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory for Teacher Education Research\u003c\/i\u003e, Kathleen Nolan, Jennifer Tupper and the contributors make arguments for drawing on social theories to inform research in teacher education - research that moves the agenda beyond technical-rational concerns toward building a critically reflexive stance for noticing and unpacking the socio-political contexts of schooling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The theories discussed include Actor-Network Theory (ANT), Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and\u003ci\u003e la didactique du plurilinguisme, \u003c\/i\u003eand social theorists covered include Barad, Bernstein, Bourdieu, Braidotti, Deleuze, Foucault, Heidegger, and Nussbaum. The chapters in this book make explicit how innovative social theory-driven research can challenge and change teacher education practices and the learning experiences of students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The need to resist techno-rationalist approaches to education has never been greater than it is today. In this book, leading scholars explore and illustrate strategies to equip teacher education students with crucial critical capacities-how to use social theory to critique and engage the practices of schooling in support of equity and social justice. A must read for teacher educators!” —\u003ci\u003eJulianne Lynch, Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350212251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40819064537294,"sku":"9781350212251","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_cd9c7115-e232-4620-9c6a-9ea8b1770327.jpg?v=1642922351","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350212251","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}