New Materialism and the Study of Classroom Practices

Using Actor-Network Theory and the New Literacy Studies as Methodology

AvRuth Unsworth,Mark Murphy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book illustrates the application of socio-materialist theory to educational research contexts focused on the study of classroom practices.It explores the methodological opportunities, challenges and tensions the researcher faces in designing, conducting and analysing socio-materialist education research. Ruth Unsworth draws together two theoretical perspectives, actor-network theory (ANT) and the (new) literacy studies (LS), to offer a socio-material ‘way in’ to studying the complexity and dynamism of classroom practices. Drawing on an ethnographic study of teachers’ classroom practices in an English primary school, the author offers advice around research design, collecting and analysing data and the writing of ANT-LS accounts. This book contributes to the field of education research offering an in-depth exploration of the challenges and opportunities of social theory application, examining critical epistemological, practical and analytical aspects of socio-materialist theory as method.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-16
Mått:156 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Social Theory and Methodology in Education Research
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350520981

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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Ruth Unsworth is Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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This book offers an exceptionally clear way into an Actor Network Theory research sensibility and possible enactment of such in relation to teacher practices. Not only is the theory explained carefully and clearly but there is exemplification of how this thinking can be employed in research. I highly recommend this book to all scholars wanting a different ‘way in’ to examining important aspects of educational practices.

Innehållsförteckning

Series Editor’s IntroductionIntroduction: Classroom Practices in England as a Dynamic and Complex Research ContextPart I: Research Design 1. A Socio-Materialist Perspective: Classroom Practices as an Actor-Network2. ANT-LS as a Unified Framework: Epistemological Opportunities and Challenges3. Designing an ANT-LS study: Methodological Concerns In Research Design (Planning, Doing, Writing And Theorising)4. Collecting and Analysing Data in an ANT-LS AccountPart II: ANT-LS in Practice: Examples From Fieldwork5. Unblackboxing the Influence of Digital Technologies with ANT-LS6. Exploring Policy-Based Reform of Classroom Practices Using ANT-LS7. Tracing Power and Agency Through Network Literacy Practices Part III: Fieldwork Reflections8. Socio-Materialist Theory As Method: Reflections From The FieldConclusionReferences Index