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The State and the Politics of Knowledgereviewed by Richard D. Lakes - 2004 Title: The State and the Politics of Knowledge Author(s): Michael W. Apple Publisher: Routledge/Falmer, New York ISBN: 041593513X, Pages: 259, Year: 2003 Search for book at Amazon.com Michael Apple’s newest book benefits from a group of
international collaborators who analyze educational politics in the
Pacific Rim countries of South Korea and Singapore, the Polynesian
Islands in Oceania, the Scandinavian nations of Sweden and Norway,
Brazil, and the United States. Viewed in light of what Apple
terms “official knowledge,” the book exposes
conservative state policymaking in the reforms of curriculum and
schools, colonizing discourses in the production of knowledge, and
resistance to hegemonic domination through progressive social
movements.
A case study of textbook selection in the United States,
co-authored by Michael Apple and Anita Oliver, gives understanding
to social movement origins and structures. Parents of a
semi-rural community initially opposed to the content of readings
in a language-arts series united to fight the school board over its
adoption. Interestingly, the early makeup of this group
reflected religious diversity and mainstream politics, and refused
to be identified with a New Right agenda. As the conflict
escalated due to inflexible school district leadership portraying
the opposition as a bunch... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Richard Lakes
Georgia State University E-mail Author RICHARD LAKES is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Social Foundations of Education Program at Georgia State University. He specializes in critical pedagogy, youth development, and education for work. His co-edited book, Globalizing Education for Work: Comparative Perspectives on Gender and the New Economy is forthcoming from Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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