Slavoj Žižek A Žižekian Gaze at Education /

• Main Authors: Wall, Tony (Author), Perrin, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Teaching.; Education > Philosophy.; Educational Philosophy.; Philosophy of Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

Žižek demands we take a long, hard look at the painful reality of education in contemporary capitalist society, and to actively seek out its ‘trouble in paradise’: Why is it education is supposedly failing to meet the demands of our society? Why is it there are record levels of stress for teachers?...