Democracy, education and research : the struggle for public life / John Schostak and Ivor Goodson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What's wrong with democracy at the moment and why it matters for research and education -- Part One: What went wrong? -- The challenge for researchers and educators -- What is wrong with contemporary practices of social/collective learning? -- The organisation and dis-organisation of power -- Engaging with power through radical research methodologies -- Radical educational strategies -- End of Part One: Reflections on the research and educational implications of chapters 1- -- Reflections: realising the challenges to become a public -- What might turn social learning into social movements? -- What is happening today in terms of social learning becoming social movements? -- How do you get from social movements to public space? -- Towards the creation of public spaces (All) -- New Rules for rresearch, social learning and creating a socially just world -- End of Part Two: Discussion on the implications for research education -- Discussion: the critical role of publics in realising futures for a better present -- Making it happen -- Conclusion: no end.

"There are many books focusing upon recipe-like strategies for undertaking research, and there are many books on the politics of change and sustainable change in communities. However in this ground-breaking book four leading experts in the field of research combine their talents to offer a very different focus: how practices and processes of research and education can create fundamental, radical social change"-- Provided by publisher.