1st Edition
Theorising Public Pedagogy The Educative Agent in the Public Realm
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on the ideas of Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault, this book extends the theoretical understanding of public pedagogy and brings into sharp focus the elements that constitute the public realm; the site of public pedagogy.
Karen Charman and Mary Dixon offer a new theorisation of the public, a term at the heart of debate in the field, heightened in this post-truth era by the COVID-19... Read more
1. Reading the Public 2. Pedagogy in the Public 3. Knowledge in Public Pedagogy 4. The Educative Agent 5. Public Pedagogical Encounters 6. Researching Public Pedagogy 7. Conclusion: Futures of Public Pedagogy Research
Biography
Karen Charman is Head of Program Education at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. She is the co-author with Mary Dixon (2021) of Theory and Methods for Public Pedagogy Research. She is the founder of the Public Pedagogies Institute and editor of the Journal of Public Pedagogies.
Mary Dixon is a founding member and researcher with the Public Pedagogies Institute. Her research interests include pedagogy, public pedagogy and curriculum. Her career as a researcher has included a significant methodological contribution to posthumanist research and to the visual turn.
