The Confessing Society - Foucault, Confession and Practices of Lifelong Learning

Informationen zum Autor Andreas Fejes is an Associate Professor in Education at the Division for Education and Adult Learning at Linköping University! Sweden. Magnus Dahlstedt is an Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies and has an academic background in political science and cultural studies. He is a Senior Lecturer at REMESO! the Institute for Research on Migration! Ethnicity and Society! Linköping University! Sweden. Zusammenfassung Lifelong learning has become an increasingly important theme in contemporary society through which each citizen is encouraged to become a constant learner. Such narratives are often seen as positive and all-inclusive. In this book, practices of lifelong learning will be considered as practices of confession. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introducing the Confessing Society 2. Reflection and Reflective Practices 3. Deliberation and Therapeutic Intervention 4. Lifelong Guidance 5. Medialised Parenting 6. Revisiting the Confessing Society

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• Authors: Magnus Dahlstedt, Magnus (Linkoeping University Dahlstedt, Magnus/ Fejes Dahlstedt, Dahlstedt Magnus, Andreas Fejes, Andreas (Linkoeping University Fejes, Fejes Andreas
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2012
• EAN: 9780415581660
• ISBN: 978-0-415-58166-0
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 240 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Adult education, continuous learning