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    Responses to an invitation to comment on the book: Wain, K. The Learning Society in a Postmodern World


    Hogan, Pádraig (2008) Responses to an invitation to comment on the book: Wain, K. The Learning Society in a Postmodern World. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 40 (4). pp. 565-568. ISSN 0013-1857

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    Abstract

    There is an abundance of thought-provoking themes in Kenneth Wain’s The Learning Society in a Postmodern World , and in a short colloquium contribution such as this I can address only a selected few of these, and then only in an initial way. I’ll proceed by commenting first of all on the historical context in which the author places the book’s arguments and critiques. Then I will take up just a few issues that have struck myself as particularly significant, and offer a few points of my own on these. In conclusion, I will comment on what Wain discerns as the best prospects for educational action in our times.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Wain, K; The Learning; Society; Postmodern World;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Education
    Item ID: 8588
    Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00445.x
    Depositing User: Dr. Padraig Hogan,
    Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2017 11:33
    Journal or Publication Title: Educational Philosophy and Theory
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8588
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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