Reimagining Utopias : : theory and method for educational research in post-socialist contexts / / edited by Iveta Silova [and three others].

• Superior document: Bold Visions in Educational Research ; Volume 55
• TeilnehmendeR: Silova, Iveta,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] ;, Taipei, [Taiwan] : : Sense Publishers,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed. 2017.
• Language: English
• Series: Bold visions in educational research ; Volume 55.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (319 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introducing Research Dilemmas In Post-Socialist Education Contexts /; “She’s Our Spy” /; From The Inside Outside /; “Now I Have Three Directors” /; Pedagogical Peep Show /; Reflections On Holocaust Education Of The Roma Genocide In Romania /; Journey of a “Gadzhe” Researcher /; Fieldwork As Socially Constructed And Negotiated Practice /; Institutional Review Boards And Intercultural Research Barriers /; “Come Together” /; Facing The Research Challenges /; Using Document Analysis Methodology to Explore Educational Reforms and Policy Changes in Post-Soviet Ukraine /; Beyond Teleological Rationality In Post-Socialist Educational Research /; Theorizing Standardized Assessment In Croatia /; Slovenian Pedagogy Between Social Sciences And Humanities /; Tirguaamme /; Masakhane, Ubuntu, and Ujamaa /; (Re)Imagining Utopias /; Author Biographies /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9463510117
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Iveta Silova [and three others].

Reimaginig Utopias explores the shifting social imaginaries of post-socialist transformations to understand what happens when the new and old utopias of post-socialism confront the new and old utopias of social science. This peer-reviewed volume addresses the theoretical, methodological, and ethical dilemmas encountered by researchers in the social sciences as they plan and conduct education research in post-socialist settings, as well as disseminate their research findings. Through an interdisciplinary inquiry that spans the fields of education, political science, sociology, anthropology, and history, the book explores three broad questions: How can we (re)imagine research to articulate new theoretical insights about post-socialist education transformations in the context of globalization? How can we (re)imagine methods to pursue alternative ways of producing knowledge? And how can we navigate various ethical dilemmas in light of academic expectations and fieldwork realities? Drawing on case studies, conceptual and theoretical essays, autoethnographic accounts, as well as synthetic introductory and conclusion chapters by the editors, this book advances an important conversation about these complicated questions in geopolitical settings ranging from post-socialist Africa to Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The contributors not only expose the limits of Western conceptual frameworks and research methods for understanding post-socialist transformations, but also engage creatively in addressing the persisting problems of knowledge hierarchies created by abstract universals, epistemic difference, and geographical distance inherent in comparative and international education research. This book challenges the readers to question the existing education narratives and rethink taken-for-granted beliefs, theoretical paradigms, and methodological frameworks in order to reimagine the world in more complex and pluriversal ways.