1st Edition

A Critical Realist Perspective of Education

By Brad Shipway Copyright 2011
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book clearly and comprehensively explores the capability of critical realism to throw new light on educational theory. It firstly investigates the convergence and divergence between two forms of critical realism, which have not previously been cross-examined. This task allows the book to outline the key characteristics that are necessary for a theological position to claim the term "critical... Read more
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Two Traditions of Critical Realism: A Topology Chapter 1: Introduction PART I: TWO TRADITIONS OF CRITICAL REALISM Chapter 2: Theological Critical Realism Chapter 3: The Postfoundational Turn in Theological Critical Realism Chapter 4: Bhaskar’s Critical Realism Chapter 5: Dialectical Critical Realist PART II: IMPLICATIONS OF CRITICAL REALISM FOR EDUCATION Chapter 6: Critical Realism and Philosophy of Education Chapter 7: Critical Realism and Educational Research Chapter 8: The Emancipatory Mission of Critical Realism in Education Chapter 9: Some Limits of Critical Realism in Education Chapter 10: A Critical Realist Perspective of Education Appendix Bibliography

Biography

Brad Shipway is a lecturer and researcher in the School of Education, and Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University, Australia. He has a keen interest in the philosophy of education, and emancipatory education in particular.