Vocational Training in the US as an Anthropological Issue
The discourse of science is often used to validate or conceal the ways in which power is distributed and reproduced within a society. It is rarely, however, perceived or conceptualized in this manner. Certain aspects of professional scientific activity or the system of higher education are especiall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Etnoantropološki Problemi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/656 |
| Summary: | The discourse of science is often used to validate or conceal the ways in which power is distributed and reproduced within a society. It is rarely, however, perceived or conceptualized in this manner. Certain aspects of professional scientific activity or the system of higher education are especially prone to use in such a manner: I am referring especially to international exchange programs for scientists and university professors. By participating in a program like this I was in the position to observe many aspects of this process which aren’t visible at first glance, and I was able to analyze them using the concept of power. In this paper I will attempt to give a detailed description and contextualization of the basic factors and actors of this process, and I will offer a model for future analyses of issues similar to this. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-1589 2334-8801 |