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Although Education Researchers Have Drawn On The Work Of A Wide Diversity Of Theorists, A Number Of These Have Been Of Particular Significance To Education. While The Likes Of Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, John Dewey And Paulo Freire Influenced Previous Generations Of Educational Theorists, Much Of The More Contemporary Theory Building Has Revolved Around A Quartet Of Well-known And Much-debated Thinkers - Michel Foucault, Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu And Jacques Derrida. However, While The Influence Of These Thinkers Has Grown Considerably Over The Last Number Of Years, Both Their Original Work And Its Application To Education Can Prove Challenging To The Educational Practitioner. The Challenges They Pose To Educators Are Exacerbated By A Lack Of Suitable Reading Material That Can Appeal To The Advanced Practitioner, While Also Providing A Sufficiently In-depth Overview Of The Various Theories And Their Applications In Educational Research. This Edited Book Expertly Rectified This Omission In The Educational Literature,and Delivers A Text That Is Both Advanced And Accessible, Offering The Education Practitioner/researcher A Suitable Guide To Assist Their Acquisition And Application Of Social Theory. The Chapters Included In This Collection Are Designed To Illustrate The Diverse Ways In Which Continental Theory Of Whatever Stripe Can Be Applied To Educational Issues. From School Surveillance To Curriculum, Social Theory Is Used To Shed Light On ‘practical’ Issues Facing The Sector, Helping To Widen And Deepen Discussion Around These Areas When They Are In Danger Of Being Over-simplified. This Book Will Be Very Useful To Post-graduate Student-teachers Who Wish To Develop Their Capacity To Engage With These Debates At An Advanced Level. It Also Prove Of Great Interest To Anyone Involved In Education Policy And Theory. Part I. Introduction -- 1. Social Theory And Education Research: An Introduction / Mark Murphy -- Part Ii. Foucault -- 2. Foucault And His Acolytes: Discourse, Power And Ethics / Julie Allan -- 3. Foucault, Panopticism And School Surveillance Research / Andrew Hope -- 4. Foucault, Confession And Reflective Practices / Andreas Fejes -- Part Iii. Habermas -- 5. Jurgen Habermas: Education's Reluctant Hero / Terence Lovat -- 6. The Politics Of School Regulation: Using Habermas To Research Educational Accountability / Paul Skillen -- 7. Applying Habermas' Theory Of Communicative Action In An Analysis Of Recognition Of Prior Learning / Fredrik Sandberg -- Part Iv. Bourdieu -- 8. Bourdieu And Educational Research: Thinking Tools, Relational Thinking, Beyond Epistemological Innocence / Bob Lingard -- 9. Research In The New Christian Academies: Perspectives From Bourdieu / Elizabeth Green -- 10. Bourdieu Applied: Exploring Perceived Parental Influence On Adolescent Students' Educational Choices For Studies In Higher Education / Irene Kleanthous -- Part V. Derrida -- 11. Derrida And Educational Research: An Introduction / Jones Irwin -- 12. 'derrida Applied': Derrida Meets Dracula In The Geography Classroom / Christine Winter -- 13. Engaging With Student-teachers On Reflective Writing: Reclaiming Writing / Duncan Mercieca. Edited By Mark Murphy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English