Full Description
This book explores Marx's theory of the phenomenal forms in relation to critical pedagogy and educational action research, arguing that phenomenal forms pose a pedagogical obstacle to any endeavour that seeks to expand an individual's awareness of the larger social whole.
Contents
Introduction: The Pedagogical Obstacle of the Phenomenal Forms PART I: MARX, FREUD, PEDAGOGY 1. Beyond The Ignorant Schoolmaster. On Education, Marxism, and Psychoanalysis PART II: EPISTEMOLOGY, CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, AND LIBERAL PRINCIPLES 2. The Pedagogical Problem: Vygotsky's Encounter with Marx's Phenomenal Forms 3. The Pedagogical Solution: Freire's Critical Pedagogy and Social Democracy PART III: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACTION RESEARCH 4. The Critical Potential of John Elliott's Liberal Pedagogy 5. A Practical Case of Participatory Meta-Action Research
