Knowledge and Knowers: Towards a Realist Sociology of Education
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Author Description
Seeing Knowledge And Knowers: Social Realism And Legitimation Code Theory -- Languages Of Legitimation: The Curious Case Of British Cultural Studies -- The Epistemic-pedagogic Device: Breaks And Continuities In The Social Sciences And Mathematics -- Knowledge-knower Structures: What's At Stake In The 'two Cultures' Debate, Why School Music Is Unpopular, And What Unites Such Diverse Issues -- Gazes: Canons, Knowers And Progress In The Arts And Humanities -- Semantic Gravity: Cumulative Learning In Professional Education And School English -- Semantic Density: How To Build Cumulative Knowledge In Social Science -- Cosmologies: How To Win Friends And Influence People -- Insights, Gazes, Lenses And The 4-k Model: Fiercely Fought Struggles And Fundamental Shifts In Fields -- Building A Realist Sociology Of Education: To Be Continued... Karl Maton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates how knowledge and knowers are structured within educational systems to provide a realist sociological framework for understanding academic success and failure. Karl Maton, a prominent sociologist, introduces Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) as a multidimensional approach to analyzing the social conditions of knowledge. By synthesizing diverse theoretical traditions, the author argues that the way knowledge is organized and the way knowers are positioned are central to the production of educational inequality and the potential for cumulative learning.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comprehensive introduction to Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) and its core concepts.
- Analysis of knowledge-knower structures and their impact on disciplinary debates.
- Methodological tools such as semantic gravity and semantic density to measure knowledge building.
- Case studies applying LCT to diverse fields including music education, cultural studies, and professional training.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts in the sociology of education recognize this work as a foundational text for applying Legitimation Code Theory to empirical research. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires careful engagement with the author's specialized conceptual vocabulary.
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Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0415479991
ISBN-13:
9780203885734
Sociology Of Education
Sociology
Academic
Education
Curricula
Social Science
