Examines the relationship between information and democracy through a framework of six stereotyped assumptions regarding ontology and epistemology, i.e., dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism. Implications for the design and implementation of information systems are discussed. (Contains 93…

It is proposed that the postmodern university, with its emphasis on technology and its market orientation, departs from the true principals of liberal education, which is the development of intellect: the ability to think clearly and critically and to understand ourselves and others. (MSE)

Discussion of situated cognition and legitimate peripheral participation focuses on responses to criticism of an earlier article. Highlights include postmodernism; modern rationalism; educational technology; the distinction between information and judgment; feminist and critical theories; knowledge creation; constructivism; and instructional…

Reviews the development of philosophy of education in North America, Britain, and Australia, examining mutual influences and common characteristics and trends. The paper examines the role language has played in the evaluation of disciplinary traditions in different countries over time and discusses the influence of postmodernism. (SM)

Discusses the postmodern approach to education, noting its potential to encourage students of literacy who are interested in how various forms of the written word dominate a culture. The article describes 10 principles of postmodern literacy, using a story to make the point. (SM)

Kanpol's book "Towards a Theory and Practice of Teacher Cultural Politics: Continuing the Postmodern Debate" (Ablex, 1992) examines postmodernist thought in education. Redefining critical social theory and the notion of resistance in postmodernist terms, the author shows these ideas' relevance to common democratic struggles and resistance to the…

Presents a transcript of the electronic discourse in response to Lester Faigley's recent book, "Fragments of Rationality," produced by a networked graduate seminar in composition studies. Discusses the impact of postmodernism on the composition classroom and the potential usefulness of similar networked attempts to write collaboratively.…

Critiques use of postmodernism in educational sociology. Analyzes the foundations of postmodern thought, differentiating among its aesthetic, philosophical, and sociological aspects. Examines contributions of Nietzsche and other nineteenth-century romantic conservatives. Postmodern educational thought misreads global educational trends and…

Asserts that the work of early childhood educators in most European countries has been informed by theory and research underpinned by developmental psychology, and that the recent questioning of this discipline is healthy. Calls on early childhood educators to problematize assumptions derived from developmental psychology and search for new…

Since vision, imagination, and a passion for justice are in short supply, educators must transcend traditional technical/rational approaches and create space for artists' prophetic voices to emerge. Empowering the voices of imagination through the arts will help renew the metaphysical dimension of educators' work. (27 references) (MLH)

Explains that Jerome Bruner has been one of the most prominent U.S. psychologists and educators since World War II with particular interest in and influence on social education. Reviews Bruner's work focusing on the influence of his early years in public opinion research and the significance of his conversion to postmodernism. (Contains…

Presents brief guidelines for developing writing assignments based on the author's description (a politicized representation) of postmodern cultural studies. Discusses a composition assignment in which students critique the formal and the hidden curriculum of a class they have taken in the recent past, and in which they also become writing members…

Argues that history no longer has a centrally agreed upon purpose and that the humanities have lost their core meaning as important elements of the school program. Considers the impact of postmodernism, discusses history and humanities at the end of the twentieth century, and highlights five responses to the situation. (CMK)

The marketing discourse pervading the restructured English public higher-education sector has several subdiscourses characterized as neutral (common-sensical), collusive (reinforcing the existing market system), or subversive. The third (postmodernist) discourse envisions marketing as a means of overturning tradition and allowing students to…

Explores the application of postmodern assumptions in the study and analysis of comparative higher education. Outlines tenets of postmodernism that provide a competing conception to modernism with regard to knowledge production, identity, and the role of the university. Offers suggestions about how postmodernism might reorient comparative higher…