Peter C. O’Brien, Performance Government: Activating and regulating the self-governing capacities of teachers and school leaders, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Published online: 04 Jul 2014 DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2014.930682 Abstract This article analyses ‘performance government’ as an emergent form of rule in advanced liberal democracies. It discloses how teachers and school leaders in Australia are being governed …
Silcock, M., Hocking, C., Payne, D. Childhood constructions of contemporary technology: Using discourse analysis to understand the creation of occupational possibilities (2014) Journal of Occupational Science, 21 (3), pp. 357-370. Abstract Ten children aged 10-12 years were audio recorded discussing and demonstrating the types of technology they regularly used at home. A critical discourse analysis …
Jacobs, F., Claringbould, I., Knoppers, A. Becoming a ‘good coach’ (2014) Sport, Education and Society, . Article in Press. Abstract The purpose of this paper was to gain insight into how coaches problematized their coaching practices and the process in which they engaged to become what they perceived to be better coaches using a course …
Plum, M. A ‘globalised’ curriculum – international comparative practices and the preschool child as a site of economic optimisation (2014) Discourse, . Article in Press. Abstract Globalisation is often referred to as being external to education – a state of affairs presenting the modern curriculum with numerous challenges. In this article, ‘globalisation’ is examined as …
Hope, A. Schoolchildren, governmentality and national e-safety policy discourse (2014) Discourse, . Article in Press. Abstract The introduction of widespread school Internet access in industrialised countries has been accompanied by the materialisation of what can be labelled as a national school e-safety agenda. Drawing upon Foucault’s notions of discourse and governmentality, this paper explores how …
Andreas Fejes and Katherine Nicoll (editors) Foucault and a Politics of Confession in Education, Routledge, forthcoming 2015 Publisher’s page PDF flyer Description In liberal, democratic and capitalist societies today, we are increasingly invited to disclose our innermost thoughts to others. We are asked to turn our gaze inwards, scrutinizing ourselves, our behaviours and beliefs, while …
Larsson, H., Quennerstedt, M., Öhman, M. Heterotopias in physical education: towards a queer pedagogy? (2014) Gender and Education, Published online Feb 2014 Abstract This article sets out to outline how prevailing gender structures can be challenged in physical education (PE) by exploring queer potentials in an event that took place during a dancing lesson in …
McKay, J. Young people’s voices: disciplining young people’s participation in decision-making in special educational needs (2014) Journal of Education Policy, Published online Feb 2014 Abstract In recent years, education and family policy in the UK has sought to incorporate the views of children and young people through an active participation agenda, in the fulfilment of …
Brown, S. Moving elite athletes forward: examining the status of secondary school elite athlete programmes and available post-school options (2014) Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Published online Feb 2014 Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study focused specifically on examining the status of and the promotion of two elite athlete programmes (EAPs), the students/elite athlete …
Marcella Milana and John Holford (Eds), Adult Education Policy and the European Union: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives. Rotterdam, Sense Publishers, 2014 PDF flyer website The European Union is now a key player in making lifelong learning and adult education policy: this is the first book to explore a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives researchers …
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