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Zusatztext Makes valuable contributions to the sociology of education and to figurational sociology, the research tradition of Norbert Elias. The book provides a concise introduction to the oft-overlooked work of Norbert Elias and a comprehensive overview of how to apply Elias’s signature concepts to the study of education, making a strong case that his ideas belong alongside the better-known contributions of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault in the sociology of education. Along the way Lybeck also makes a compelling argument that the study of education belongs at the center of figurational sociology today. Informationen zum Autor Eric Lybeck is Presidential Fellow in the Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK. Vorwort Provides the theoretical and methodological resources required to apply the social theory of Norbert Elias to education research. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to apply the sociology of Norbert Elias to the field of sociology of education, offering fruitful lines of research developed from the application of Elias's theoretical framework. Beginning by introducing Elias’ theory to those who are unfamiliar with it, Lybeck goes on to explore ways his work can be applied to areas of education research including widening participation, education and the state and the development of knowledge. Topics discussed in detail include: the relationship between social control and self-control; the difference between involvement and detachment in research; and the concept of game-models to explain unintended consequences in education policy. Lybeck also situates Elias's thought alongside other key thinkers including Bourdieu, Foucault and Abbott, whose theories have been widely applied in education research. An Eliasian or ‘figurational’ sociology of education points to more historical, processual and post-critical approaches to education studies. As the first book to open up Elias' work to researchers and students in education, a range of familiar topics including identity, decolonization and globalization can be seen in a new light. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Series Editor's Foreword1. Introducing Norbert Elias to the Sociology of Education Part I: Norbert Elias’ Theory in General 2. Biography and Overview 3. The Last Classical Sociologist? 4. Key Concepts 5. Figurational Scholars and Extensions into Education Part II: Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Education 6. Civilization, Identity and Control 7. Diversity, Inclusion and Establishment-Outsider Relations 8. Unplanned Educational Policy Processes 9. Monopoly Mechanisms in Higher Education: Disciplinarity and Curriculum 10. The Globalization of Education Part III: Norbert Elias in Dialogue 11. Why Elias?: Figurational Sociology of Education in Dialogue with Bourdieu and Foucault12. Toward a Processual Sociology of EducationReferencesIndex...
