By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Tina Besley: Foucault, Truth Telling and Technologies of the Self in Schools, Journal of Educational Enquiry November 24, 2005
Discussion of Foucault in education can be a lot of fun, and this excursion through the concept of self and truth-telling in schools is no exception. There is a sense in which telling the truth can be a denial of self, as in the case of a confession, and yet with a cultivation of self the telling of truth can be a manifestation or extension of self. More...