The Morphogenesis of the Norwegian Educational System by Margaret S Archer

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Based in the philosophy of critical realism, this book employs a range of Margaret Archer’s theoretical concepts, from morphogenetic cycles and the emergence of educational systems at the macro level, to the exercise of reflexivity among individuals at the micro level, to investigate temporal and spatial aspects of Norwegian education.

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The Morphogenesis of the Norwegian Educational System by Margaret S Archer

Based in the philosophy of critical realism, this book employs a range of Margaret Archers theoretical concepts, from morphogenetic cycles and the emergence of educational systems at the macro level, to the exercise of reflexivity among individuals at the micro level, to investigate temporal and spatial aspects of Norwegian education.

Margaret S. Archer is Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. Her books include Social Origins of Educational Systems; Culture and Agency: The Place of Culture in Social Theory; Realist Social Theory: The Morphogenetic Approach; Being Human: The Problem of Agency; Structure, Agency and the Internal Conversation; Making our Way Through the World; The Reflexive Imperative; Late Modernity: Trajectories towards Morphogenic Society; Generative Mechanisms Transforming the Social Order; Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity; and Morphogenesis and Human Flourishing.

Unn-Doris K. Bæck is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. Her main research interests are within the sociology of education and the sociology of youth, with special emphasis on social and spatial inequalities. She has published extensively in journals and anthologies within these fields.

Tone Skinningsrud is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Education at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. Her research contributions are in the areas of educational history, the sociology of education, comparative education, and field work methods. She has published in journals of educational history comparative education and visual anthropology. Currently, she is co-authoring a comprehensive history of Norwegian education applying Margaret Archer’s morphogenetic approach.

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ISBN 13 9780367756796
ISBN 10 036775679X
Title The Morphogenesis of the Norwegian Educational System
Author Margaret S Archer
Series Routledge Studies In Critical Realism
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2023-09-25
Number of pages 236
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