Not quite our usual fare, but definitely interesting: this book contrasts Irish primary school teachers with German mainstream school teachers and those in the well-established anarchist free school movement. Quite a read!
Book Launch
Robert Hamm
Negotiating Legitimacy - Rituals and
Reflection in Schools
Thursday, 6th of March
5.30 p.m.
at
IT Sligo - Library - Social Zone
This is to inform you about the upcoming
launch of my book on 'Rituals and Reflection
in Schools'. I would be delighted to welcome you to the
launch on Thursday, 6th of March, 5.30 at
the library in the IT Sligo. The launch will be a very informal event.
The book has been published on the basis of
my research project on reflection processes
of primary school teachers. The research was
carried out between 2011 and 2013 and there
has been an abundance of material collected
during the project. In the book I have
condensed certain elements of the research:
- a comprehensive overview on theory of
rituals in school,
- the suggestion to ask questions not of
rituals, but of the actors in rituals,
- the importance to understand reflection as
a social act and negotiation of legitimacy
of defining, articulating and shaping
reality,
- the problem of critically reflecting on
ritual practices in institutional contexts,
- the need for critical questions as a route
to consciously enacting alternatives.
There is also a webpage set up where you can
find further information on the book and the
research:
www.schoolandritual.com
