{"product_id":"9781405180429","title":"Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEducational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eComplexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Mason\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Philosophy, Theory \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA collection of scholarly essays, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together new research by an international team of contributors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to the implications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and John Dewey for educational change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how social scientists and social and education policy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questions such as: why is it that education decision-makers are so resistant to change; how does change in education happen; and what does it take to make these changes sustainable?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders changes in use of complexity theory; developed principally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and economics, and now being applied more broadly to the social sciences and to the study of education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Mark Mason\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Educational Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC). He has written and edited a variety of books in the field, most recently \u003ci\u003eChanging Education: Leadership, Innovation and Development in a Globalizing Asia Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 November 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405180429\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379143471244,"sku":"9781405180429","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405180429_c9f766d4-0655-4dd6-9b9c-751bf41e49a1.jpg?v=1780207284","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405180429","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}