Knowledge, Ideology and the Politics of Schooling

Name: Knowledge, Ideology and the Politics of Schooling
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Knowledge, Ideology and the Politics of SchoolingTowards a Marxist analysis of education\nAuthor(s): Rachel Sharp\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138629462, 978-1138629462\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1980, this book argues that a theory of ideology is essential to a theory of education. It relates developments in the Marxist theory of ideology to the analysis of schooling in a capitalist society. \n\nBeginning with an appraisal of the early twentieth century liberal social theorists, including Weber, Durkheim, Veblen and Mannheim, it demonstrates that the weakness of their approaches arose from a failure to comprehend adequately the nature of capitalism. It then outlines the state of the theory of ideology at the time and applies the concept in an analysis of contemporary schooling, concluding with a discussion of its political implications. The application of the theory of ideology offers important possibilit.