1st Edition

The Fable of the Mirrors Network Society and Educational Reform

By Xie Weihe Copyright 2025
122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the impact of network society on self-identity and education and proposes key tasks for transforming education in network society. Using the metaphor of the "mirror", the book describes the environment and changes in network society based on the internet and information technology. As the diversity and complexity of network society increases, people see more and more... Read more

1. The Fable of the Mirror  2. The Separated Individual: The Mirror Image of the Self  3. Separated Language: The Mirror Image of Language  4. Discontinuity: The Mirror Image of Education  5. Repairing a Broken Mirror

Biography

Xie Weihe is professor at the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, China. He is a famous scholar in sociology of education and has published widely in Chinese and English on education theories, educational policy analysis, and sociology of education.