John Issitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5802076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Issitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Issitt |
| SIGNATURE | ISSITT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evidence and Metacognition in the New Regime of Truth
This article traces three features of contemporary educational thought that at first sight appear to be quite different and distinct, but are, it is argued, linked in a discursive formation that constitutes a regime of truth in educational thinking and policy. Using Foucauldian categories, it argues that a discursive formation connects the identity of the ‘autonomous learner’ with the ‘evidence-based’ movement, via the powerful scientific discour…
Reflections on citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England
In this article we describe the background to the recent development of citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England and then, following an account of our methods, discuss issues arising from an analysis of a sample of textbooks from these countries. We suggest that the current policies to introduce versions of citizenship education have emerged in these countries in the context of diverse challenges to the legitimacy of the nation stat…
Jeremiah Joyce
British Society for the History of Science Report of Council for the year 1998
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Reflections on citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England
In this article we describe the background to the recent development of citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England and then, following an account of our methods, discuss issues arising from an analysis of a sample of textbooks from these countries. We suggest that the current policies to introduce versions of citizenship education have emerged in these countries in the context of diverse challenges to the legitimacy of the nation stat…
Evidence and Metacognition in the New Regime of Truth
This article traces three features of contemporary educational thought that at first sight appear to be quite different and distinct, but are, it is argued, linked in a discursive formation that constitutes a regime of truth in educational thinking and policy. Using Foucauldian categories, it argues that a discursive formation connects the identity of the ‘autonomous learner’ with the ‘evidence-based’ movement, via the powerful scientific discour…
British Society for the History of Science Report of Council for the year 1998
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Jeremiah Joyce
Reflections on citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England
In this article we describe the background to the recent development of citizenship education in Australia, Canada and England and then, following an account of our methods, discuss issues arising from an analysis of a sample of textbooks from these countries. We suggest that the current policies to introduce versions of citizenship education have emerged in these countries in the context of diverse challenges to the legitimacy of the nation stat…
Evidence and Metacognition in the New Regime of Truth
This article traces three features of contemporary educational thought that at first sight appear to be quite different and distinct, but are, it is argued, linked in a discursive formation that constitutes a regime of truth in educational thinking and policy. Using Foucauldian categories, it argues that a discursive formation connects the identity of the ‘autonomous learner’ with the ‘evidence-based’ movement, via the powerful scientific discour…
Sociology (3 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · History of Science and Natural History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biographical and Historical Analysis (1 work)