Desire, Education and Teaching - A Lacanian Perspective

Exploring the implications of a novel theory of educational desire on the prevailing modes of educational research and theory, this book contextualises the realm of education studies through the challenging philosophies and theories of Lacan, thereby providing a genuinely alternative approach to the study of education.

List of contents

Preface
PART 1 Introduction and theorising desire
1. Introduction
2. Towards a theory of Desire in Education and Teaching
3. Narrowing the scope - The Enjoyable Desire
4. What forms could this desire take in Education and Teacher Practice?
5. How, then, does one respond to Desire?
6. Lacan oriented Literature on Education and Teaching
PART 2 Desire in teaching
7. Vignettes of Desire in teaching
Section 1 The dynamics of teachers discourse
Section 2 The 'fixation of the Other' and 'the appearances of disruptive Real' in teacher practice
Section 3 Remarks on vignetttes
Section 4 Summary and reflection
PART 3 Implications and reflections on Desire for educational theory and practice
8. Implications for Theory - Theory as different modes of Gaze
9. Implications on Desire for Teaching
Concluding considerations. Desire as the revitalising education and teacher practice

About the author

Håvard Åsvoll is Professor in Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies in Teacher Education, University of Inland Norway, Norway.

Product details

• Authors: Havard (Inland Norway University of Applie Asvoll, Håvard Åsvoll
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032826400
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282640-0
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Psychotherapy, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Philosophy and theory of education, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, Lacanian psychoanalysis