While the term public intellectual has been used to describe scholars who seek to share their re-search with the public, little work has been done to examine the role of a public intellectual in the field of education. This book builds upon the notion of the public intellectual in a way that makes the term more accessible, using it to refer to education scholars who seek to share their research outside of academia. Media coverage of educational issues is rife with self-appointed experts on education who have claimed space in public discussions to define educational problems and dominate public dialogues on education. But where are the education researchers in these academic dialogues? This book addresses their absence, sharing the stories of scholars who are seeking to enter public dialogues and reclaim space for reasoned dialogue on education. The stories of public scholars highlighted here acknowledge that the policymaking arena is teeming with value conflicts that can lead to dismissing or ignoring research if it does not fit with political agendas.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-13
9781433125201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213662191
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Political Science
Author
Cynthia Reyes, Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin
Publication Name
Reimagining the Public Intellectual in Education: Making Scholarship Matter
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Strategy
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
167 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
225mm
Item Width
150mm
Volume
463
Item Weight
280g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Counterpoints
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin, Cynthia Reyes
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