Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education

Foreword: Complexity and knowledge systems (Michael A. Peters).
1. Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education (MarkMason).
2. Educational Philosophy and the Challenge of Complexity Theory(Keith Morrison).
3. What Is Complexity Theory and What Are Its Implications forEducational Change? (Mark Mason).
4. Complexity and Education: Vital simultaneities (BrentDavis).
5. Three Generations of Complexity Theories: Nuances andambiguities (Michel Alhadeff-Jones).
6. Re-reading Dewey through the Lens of Complexity Science, or:On the Creative Logic of Education (Inna Semetsky).
7. Foucault as Complexity Theorist: Overcoming the problems ofclassical philosophical analysis (Mark Olssen).
8. Complex Systems and Educational Change: Towards a newresearch agenda (Jay L. Lemke and Nora H. Sabelli).
9. Human Research and Complexity Theory (James Horn).
10. Complexity and Truth in Educational Research (MikeRadford).
11. 'Knowledge Must Be Contextual': Some possibleimplications of complexity and dynamic systems theories foreducational research (Tamsin Haggis).
12. Complexity and Educational Research: A critical reflection(Lesley Kuhn).
13. Complexity and the Culture of Curriculum (William E.Doll).
14. From Representation to Emergence: Complexity's challenge tothe epistemology of schooling (Deborah Osberg, Gert Biesta and PaulCilliers).
15. Educating Consciousness through Literary Experiences (DennisSumara, Rebecca Luce-Kapler and Tammy Iftody).
Notes on Contributors.
Index.