Foucault and Education
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian Journal of Education
- Vol. 33 (2) , 99-113
- https://doi.org/10.1177/168781408903300201
Abstract
It is argued in this paper that Michel Foucault's work has much to offer education even though, in the main, educationalists have ignored his work to date. Section I is a general introduction to his work. In Section 2, his account of power/knowledge is outlined. Power/knowledge turns us into governable individuals who will lead useful, practical and docile lives tied to our real selves by knowledge of ourselves. This power/knowledge is exercised in what Foucault calls ‘the disciplines’. How this happens is outlined in Section 3. Finally the educational implications for schools and our work as professional educators are outlined.Keywords
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