Description: Critique and utopia are two of the central concepts of the sociology of education, and they indeed exemplify the critical traditions in the sociology of education as a discipline. Critique and Utopia analyzes, using theoretical frameworks and empirical data, the state of the a...
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Carlos Alberto Torres is Distinguished Professor of Education, UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, and Director of the Paulo Freire Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. He is President of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies, Founding Director of the Paulo Freire Institutes in Sa o Paulo, Buenos Aires and at UCLA, and Past President of the Comparative International Education Society (CIES).
CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Widely published in Mexico and Latin America, he is the author or editor of twelve previous works in Spanish as well as numerous articles, reviews, and papers. A forthcomingbook, with Daniel A. Morales-Gomez in English, is entitled The State, Corporatist Politics, and Educational Policy Making in Mexico (New York: Praeger, 1990).Review Quotes:
"This book provides a significant contribution to the sociology of education. Bringing together current academic debates in Europe and the Americas, the volume connects theoretical debates with empirical data, and a critical analysis of our existing social reality with a language of possibility and transformation. Critique and Utopia: New Developments in the Sociology of Education in the Twenty First Century is an important reading for all those interested in the role that education plays - and could play - in the struggles for democracy in the current context of neoliberal globalization and beyond." --Daniel Schugurensky, University of Arizona
"This set of essays by prominent international scholars provides exciting new perspectives on the challenges facing education systems in a period of intensified globalization. Moving beyond penetrating critiques of the role national school systems play in maintaining inequitable social structures, the authors offer alternative visions of a liberating education that will lead to more just and democratic societies. The section on theoretical frameworks introduces fresh insights on the scholarly contributions of Basil Bernstein, Pierre Bourdieu, and Paulo Freire to a transformative education. Critique and Utopia will be of particular interest to students in the sociology of education, comparative and international education, and policy studies." --Robert F. Arnove