Professor Michael Young
- Qualifications and position:
- BA, BSc, MA, PhD
- Professor of Education
- Faculty:
- Department:
- Summary:
- I was originally appointed to the Institute as a lecturer in sociology of education and this remains the disciplinary basis of my research. My work draws on the sociology of knowledge with a specific focus on curriculum issues and the role of qualifications in educational reform. I also have an interest in mobile learning and the curriculum role of digital technologies, user generated knowledge and debates about genericism and generic skills.
- Teaching:
- I teach on three of the modules within the MA in Lifelong Learning (Theoretical Perspectives, Professions and Professional Education and Vocational Learning) , supervise PhD students in my areas of specialisation and give occasional lectures.
- Research Projects:
- I am about to co-direct a project for the International Labour Organisation on the globalisation of National Qualification Frameworks.
- Postgraduate Research:
- sociology knowledge and the curriculum, vocational pedagogy and vocational knowledge, qualifications and national qualifications frameworks and their impact on educational policy. I am currently supervising one student (Charmaine Sam) for a PhD on the reform of the Nationa Curriculum in Singapore.
- Professional Activities:
- I am a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Bath, Pretoria, Witwatersrand, Capital Normal University Beijing assistant editor of the Journal of Education and Work and a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the British Journal of Sociology of Education and Critical Studies in Education. I am a Fellow of the City and Guids of London Institute and was awarded an Honourary Doctorate in Social Sciences by the University of Finland.
- Personal Country Knowledge:
- Curriculum, vocational education and qualification policies in South Africa, USA, Australia, Finland, Brazil, Norway and a more limited knowledge of Lithuania, Slovenia, France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Uruguay, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden.
- Languages Spoken:
Publications
- Beck, J. (2005) 'The assault on the professions and the restructuring of academic and professional identities: a Bernsteinian analysis', British Journal of Sociology of Education 26(2), 183-198.
- Muller, J. and Young, M. (2007) 'Truth and Truthfulness in the sociology of educational knowledge', Theory and Research in Education 4(2),
- Muller, J. and Young, M. (forthcoming) (2007) 'Three scenarios for the future: Lessons from the sociology of knowledge', European Journal of Education special Issue
- Young, M. (2009) 'Education, globalisation and the 'voice of knowledge', Special Issue of Journal of Education and Work
- Young, M. (2008) 'From Constructivism to Realism in the Sociology of the Curriculum', What Counts as Knowledge in Educational Settings: Disciplinary Knowledge, Assessment, and Curriculum - Review of Research in Education 32(1),
- Young, M. (2009) 'What are schools for?' In H. Daniels, H. Lauder and J. Porter, Knowledge, Values and Educational Policy. London: Routledge.
- Young, M. (forthcoming) 'Curriculum Theory and the Problem of Knowledge: a personal journey and an unfinished project' In E. Short and L. Waks (eds), Leaders in Curriculum Studies. Rotterdam: Sense.
- Young, M. (1971) Knowledge and Control. London: Collier Macmillan.
- Young, M. (2007) Bringing Knowledge Back In: From social constructivism to social realism in the sociology of education. London: Routledge.
- Young, M. and Gamble, J. (eds) (2006) Knowledge, Curriculum and Qualifications for South African Further Education. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council Press.
