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Researching Education Through Actor-Network Theory offers a new take on educational research, demonstrating the ways in which actor-network theory can expand the understanding of educational change. An international collaboration exploring diverse manifestations of educational change Illustrates the impact of actor-network theory on educational research Positions education as a key area where actor-network theory can add value, as it has been shown to do in other social sciences A valuable resource for anyone interested in the sociology and philosophy of education
Researching Education Through Actor-Network Theory offers a new take on educational research, demonstrating the ways in which actor-network theory can expand the understanding of educational change.* An international collaboration exploring diverse manifestations of educational change* Illustrates the impact of actor-network theory on educational research* Positions education as a key area where actor-network theory can add value, as it has been shown to do in other social sciences* A valuable resource for anyone interested in the sociology and philosophy of education
Notes on Contributors viiForeword viiiIntroductionTara Fenwick & Richard Edwards ix1 Devices and Educational ChangeJan Nespor 12 Translating the Prescribed into the Enacted Curriculum inCollege and SchoolRichard Edwards 233 Unruly Practices: What a sociology of translations canoffer to educational policy analysisMary Hamilton 404 ANT on the PISA Trail: Following the statistical pursuit ofcertaintyRadhika Gorur 605 Assembling the 'Accomplished' Teacher: Theperformativity and politics of professional teachingstandardsDianne Mulcahy 786 Reading Educational Reform with Actor-Network Theory: Fluidspaces, otherings, and ambivalencesTara Fenwick 97Index 117