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Origins: A Sustainable Concept in Education

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Editors:
  1. Fred Dervin

    1. The University of Helsinki, Finland

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  2. Hanna Ragnarsdóttir

    1. The University of Iceland, Iceland

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  • This book is one of the first books to deal directly and honestly with the thorny concept of origins in education, balancing arguments for and against the advantages and drawbacks of origins.

Part of the book series: Transgressions (TRANS, volume 104)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  3. Reinventing Origins in Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Students with Special Needs

      • Bruce Allen Knight
      Pages 73-86
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    3. The Recognition of Students’ Origin in Liquid Times

      • Thor Ola Engen
      Pages 87-100
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    4. Being George

      • Robert Berman, Elena Makarova
      Pages 101-117
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 121-122
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About this book

Although we live in an era of multiple identities and belongings, origins still seem to matter. For most people origins are obvious and transparent. We all come from somewhere. Yet talking about one’s origins can be highly sensitive and problematic depending on our roles, emotions, interlocutors and contexts. This volume problematizes the relativity, instability and politics of the concept in the field of education. The authors examine how origins are played upon in many and varied educational contexts and propose alternative ways of dealing with – see reinventing – origins.

This volume is original in several senses. It is one of the first books to deal directly and honestly with the thorny concept of origins in education. Balancing arguments for and against the advantages and drawbacks of origins, the volume will appeal to confirmed and novice researchers, practitioners and decision-makers who struggle with these elements. The volume is not a ‘recipe book’ to be followed as such. It offers fresh and sincere perspectives to current discussions on multiculturalism, intersectionality and social justice in education around the world by tackling a somewhat taboo subject.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Helsinki, Finland

    Fred Dervin

  • The University of Iceland, Iceland

    Hanna Ragnarsdóttir

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Origins: A Sustainable Concept in Education

  • Editors: Fred Dervin, Hanna Ragnarsdóttir

  • Series Title: Transgressions

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-854-1

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6209-854-1Published: 19 January 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2214-9732

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9740

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 122

  • Topics: Education, general

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