Gramsci and Educational Thought

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2010
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4443-3394-7 (ISBN)

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Through a series of writings from international scholars, Gramsci and Educational Thought pays tribute to the educational influence of Antonio Gramsci, considered one of the greatest social thinkers and political theorists of the 20th century.

Represents sound social theory and a broad application and reinvention of Gramsci’s ideas
Covers important areas such as language and education, community education, and social work education
Features perspectives from different geographical contexts

Peter Mayo is Professor of Adult Education and Sociology of Education and Head, Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta. He is the author of several books, including Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education (1999) and Liberating Praxis: Paulo Freire’s Legacy for Radical Education and Politics, which won a 2005 AESA Critics Choice Award.

Notes on Contributors vii

Foreword
Michael A. Peters ix

Introduction: Antonio Gramsci and Educational Thought 1
Peter Mayo

1 A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian-Marxist Origins of Gramsci’s ‘Philosophy of Praxis’ 5
Deb J. Hill

2 Antonio Gramsci and his Relevance to the Education of Adults 21
Peter Mayo

3 The Revolutionary Party in Gramsci’s Pre-Prison Educational and Political Theory and Practice 38
John D. Holst

4 Introducing Giovanni Gentile, the ‘Philosopher of Fascism’ 57
Thomas Clayton

5 Global English, Hegemony and Education: Lessons from Gramsci 78
Peter Ives

6 Antonio Gramsci and Feminism: The elusive nature of power 100
Margaret Ledwith

7 Towards a Political Theory of Social Work and Education (Translated by Florian Sichling with Editing by Peter Mayo) 114
Uwe Hirschfeld

8 Gramscian Thought and Brazilian Education 127
Rosemary Dore Soares

Index 146

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.4.2010
Reihe/Serie	Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	173 x 246 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
ISBN-10	1-4443-3394-1 / 1444333941
ISBN-13	978-1-4443-3394-7 / 9781444333947
Zustand	Neuware