Hi, I've always tried to avoid discussions of moderation because the
procedures obscure the issues, at least for me. Instead, I have a very open-ended
question for the list serve. I would not consider myself a Foucault scholar, but
I do use his work in my own research in education and teacher education. At
a time when U.S. educators are held to standards of procedure, especially the
reductive notions of "good teaching practices" and "outcome-based" research, I
find it nearly impossible to incorporate Foucault into my teaching for
prospective teachers. I teach a History of Education course and find ample
opportunities there, but in other teacher education courses, I confront a rather
Foucaultian obstacle of failing to meet the standards of "truth-telling" as
required by any teacher education program. Any thoughts?
Lisa Hennon
procedures obscure the issues, at least for me. Instead, I have a very open-ended
question for the list serve. I would not consider myself a Foucault scholar, but
I do use his work in my own research in education and teacher education. At
a time when U.S. educators are held to standards of procedure, especially the
reductive notions of "good teaching practices" and "outcome-based" research, I
find it nearly impossible to incorporate Foucault into my teaching for
prospective teachers. I teach a History of Education course and find ample
opportunities there, but in other teacher education courses, I confront a rather
Foucaultian obstacle of failing to meet the standards of "truth-telling" as
required by any teacher education program. Any thoughts?
Lisa Hennon