Thomas S. Popkewitz

Bio: Thomas S. Popkewitz is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Educational research & Curriculum. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 228 publications receiving 8209 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas S. Popkewitz include University of Luxembourg & Uppsala University.

Comparative Studies and the Reasons of Reason

Abstract: Cross–cultural and international comparative research embodies a conundrum the very analytics of comparativeness in the social and education science research, with variations in their themes, draw from particular European and North American Enlightenments’ notions of reason and rationality that provide their epistemological “foundations”1

The Crisis in the Social Disciplines and the Scientific Rationality of Schooling.

Abstract: Over the past few years, a disagreement has developed within the academic community about the nature and character of social inquiry. A group of social scientists has begun to challenge the established behavioral research pattern, itself a recent invention. Vociferous arguments about the role of social science have occurred at professional conventions, and new journals have appeared to provide a forum for those men who take issue with the present direction of social research, a phenomenon last witnessed during the rise of behavioralism in the 1930s. This crisis has brought into question some of the basic assumptions by which men have engaged in social scientific inquiry. The conflict within these disciplines has focused upon the social consequences of modern social science rather than on the cognitive validity of its statements. Behavioralism's critics view social theorizing as having ideological assumptions that are determined by the social and cultural milieu in which it exists. To understand social theorizing, they claim, one must identify these assumptions and whom they benefit and handicap. Extending this perspective to contemporary social research, they assert that social inquiry has served purposes other than those which have been explicitly defined, as its own, specifically its commitment to the realization of the ideals of democracy and the self-development of individuals. Rather, the critics assert, in accepting a scientific view of the world that emphasizes detachment, harmony and stability, regularities in the nature of man, and a quantitative rigor, the basic posture of social inquiry towards the social world has been conservative. It is concerned with preserving the status quo and devoted to the maintenance of the

Staten, subjektet och pedagogisk teknologi. : En nutidshistorisk studie av politiska epistemologier och styrningsmentaliteter i det tidiga 2000-talet.

Abstract: In the early 2000, increasingly more institutions regard their activities as pedagogical or educationaL The libraries, the museum, correction care and public health, to mention a few of these insti ...

经验与教育 = Experience and education

Abstract: Experience and Educationis the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education(Dewey's most comprehensive statement of his position in educational philosophy), this book demonstrates how Dewey reformulated his ideas as a result of his intervening experience with the progressive schools and in the light of the criticisms his theories had received. Analysing both "traditional" and "progressive" education, Dr. Dewey here insists that neither the old nor the new education is adequate and that each is miseducative because neither of them applies the principles of a carefully developed philosophy of experience. Many pages of this volume illustrate Dr. Dewey's ideas for a philosophy of experience and its relation to education. He particularly urges that all teachers and educators looking for a new movement in education should think in terms of the deeped and larger issues of education rather than in terms of some divisive "ism" about education, even such an "ism" as "progressivism." His philosophy, here expressed in its most essential, most readable form, predicates an American educational system that respects all sources of experience, on that offers a true learning situation that is both historical and social, both orderly and dynamic.

Teachers’ Beliefs and Educational Research: Cleaning Up a Messy Construct:

Abstract: Attention to the beliefs of teachers and teacher candidates should be a focus of educational research and can inform educational practice in ways that prevailing research agendas have not and cannot. The difficulty in studying teachers’ beliefs has been caused by definitional problems, poor conceptualizations, and differing understandings of beliefs and belief structures. This article examines the meaning prominent researchers give to beliefs and how this meaning differs from that of knowledge, provides a definition of belief consistent with the best work in this area, explores the nature of belief structures as outlined by key researchers, and offers a synthesis of findings about the nature of beliefs. The article argues that teachers’ beliefs can and should become an important focus of educational inquiry but that this will require clear conceptualizations, careful examination of key assumptions, consistent understandings and adherence to precise meanings, and proper assessment and investigation of spec...

In a Different Voice. Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press) 1982.

Abstract: Introduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle 2. Images of Relationship 3. Concepts of Self and Morality 4. Crisis and Transition 5. Women's Rights and Women's Judgment 6. Visions of Maturity References Index of Study Participants General Index

Experience and Education.

Abstract: Preparing the books to read every day is enjoyable for many people. However, there are still many people who also don't like reading. This is a problem. But, when you can support others to start reading, it will be better. One of the books that can be recommended for new readers is experience and education. This book is not kind of difficult book to read. It can be read and understand by the new readers.