Rethinking the School: Subjectivity, bureaucracy, criticism by Ian Hunter (Engli

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A cultural history of the modern school. The book argues that the school is a result of improvisation by a series of obscure officials who were responding to problems of state building and social discipline. In particular, it focuses on the role of Christian guidance in the school.

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Educationalists have long worked to democratise our school system and purge traces of its religious origins. Rethinking the School shows that these efforts have been in vain. The bureaucratic organisation of schooling is here to stay, and Christian moral discipline is an integral part of the school as we know it.Hunter argues that both liberal and Marxian theory ignore the historical reality of the school. He does not see the school as the failed attempt to realise principles of social equality, complete personal development and intellectual enlightenment. Rather, he sees the modern school as an improvised apparatus for the training of good citizens and the guidance of souls.Rethinking the School is one of the first major applications of Foucault's genealogical method to the school system, and will be widely debated by educationalists, policy-makers and those interested in the interaction of government and subjectivity.'This is a serious piece of scholarship which breaks with much orthodoxy in educational theory and research. It brings new insights to old dilemmas and as such is a major contribution to a field which has in some respects lost its nerve. This is a book that must be read.' - Professor Richard Smith, Australian Journal of Education'Hunter. offers a detailed and fascinating account of the popular school. in a manner which reinvigorates modern debates regarding the relations between government and education. He makes us look and see differently, the hallmark of a powerful and original thinker.' - Professor Tony Bennett, Institute for Cultural Policy Studies

Author Biography

Ian Hunter is a Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is the author of Culture and Government, and co-author of Accounting for the Humanities and On Pornography.

Table of Contents

Editor's introductionAcknowledgementsIntroduction1 Principled positions2 Social governance and spiritual guidance3 The pastoral bureaucracy4 Unprincipled equality5 The sphere and duties of critiqueConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Long Description

Educationalists have long worked to democratise our school system and purge traces of its religious origins. Rethinking the School shows that these efforts have been in vain. The bureaucratic organisation of schooling is here to stay, and Christian moral discipline is an integral part of the school as we know it. Hunter argues that both liberal and Marxian theory ignore the historical reality of the school. He does not see the school as the failed attempt to realise principles of social equality, complete personal development and intellectual enlightenment. Rather, he sees the modern school as an improvised apparatus for the training of good citizens and the guidance of souls. Rethinking the School is one of the first major applications of Foucault's genealogical method to the school system, and will be widely debated by educationalists, policy-makers and those interested in the interaction of government and subjectivity. 'This is a serious piece of scholarship which breaks with much orthodoxy in educational theory and research. It brings new insights to old dilemmas and as such is a major contribution to a field which has in some respects lost its nerve. This is a book that must be read.' - Professor Richard Smith, Australian Journal of Education 'Hunter. offers a detailed and fascinating account of the popular school. in a manner which reinvigorates modern debates regarding the relations between government and education. He makes us look and see differently, the hallmark of a powerful and original thinker.' - Professor Tony Bennett, Institute for Cultural Policy Studies

Details ISBN1863736247 Author Ian Hunter Pages 228 Series Questions in Cultural Studies Year 1994 ISBN-10 1863736247 ISBN-13 9781863736244 Format Paperback Publication Date 1994-06-01 Imprint Allen & Unwin Place of Publication Sydney Country of Publication Australia Illustrations notes, bibliography, index DEWEY 370.192 Short Title Rethinking the School Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9781863736244 UK Release Date 1994-06-01 Publisher Taylor & Francis AU Release Date 1994-06-01 NZ Release Date 1994-06-01 Subtitle Subjectivity, bureaucracy, criticism Alternative 9780312121440 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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