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IN PRESS

Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Evidence based practice in education: Between science and democracy. In A. Reid, P. Hart, M. Peters & C. Russell (eds). Companion to Research in Education. Dordrecht: Springer.

Biesta, G. (in press/2012). Combining methodologies: Mixed methods. In J. Arthur et al. (eds), Education Research: Methods and Methodologies. London: Sage.

Biesta, G.J.J. (in press). The idea of educational theory. In B.J. Irby, G. Brown & R. Lara-Alecio (eds). Handbook of educational theories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

BOOKCHAPTERS

PUBLISHED (2006 - PRESENT)

2011
105 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Learner, students, speaker: Why it matters how we call those we teach. In M. Simons & J. Masschelein (eds). Rancière, public education and the taming of democracy (31-42). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
104 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Welches Wissen ist am meisten wert? Zur Veränderung des öffentlichen Status von Wissenschaft und Wissen im Feld der Erziehung. In: A. Schäfer & C. Thompson (eds), Wissen (pp.77-97). Paderborn: Schöningh Verlag.
103 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Evidenz, Erziehung und die Politik der Forschung. In J. Bellmann & T. Müller (ed). Wissen was wirkt. Kritik evidenzbasierter Pädagogik (pp. 269-278). Wiesbaden: VS.
102 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Warum „What works“ nicht funktioniert: Evidenzbasierte pädagogische Praxis und das Demokratiedefizit der Bildungsforschung. In J. Bellmann & T. Müller (ed). Wissen was wirkt. Kritik evidenzbasierter Pädagogik (pp. 95-1220. Wiesbaden: VS.
101 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). Introduction: What’s the use of philosophy of education? In G. Biesta (ed), Philosophy of education 2010 (pp. xi-xiv). Urbana-Champaign, IL: Philosophy of Education Society.
100 Biesta, G.J.J. (2011). De school als toegang tot de wereld: Een pedagogische kijk op goed onderwijs. In R. Klarus & W. Wardekker (eds), Wat is goed onderwijs? Bijdragen uit de pedagogiek (pp. 15-35). Den Haag: Boom Lemma Uitgevers.

2010
99 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Encontrando a Foucault en el aprendizaje. In A. Fejes & K. Nicoll (eds), Foucault y el aprendizaje permanente. Gobernando el sujeto (pp. 289-304). Xàtiva: Ediciones del CREC.
98 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Trobant Foucault en l’aprenentatge permanent. In A. Fejes & K. Nicoll (eds), Foucault i l’aprenentatge permanent: Governent el subjecte (pp. 182-296). Xàtiva: Denes Editorial.
97 Tedder, M. & Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Adult learning lives and biographies. In K. Safford, M. Stacey & R. Hancock (Eds), Small-scale research in the primary classroom: A reader for learning and professional development (pp. 24-30). London/New York: Routledge.
96 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Naar een pedagogiek van de toekomst: ‘In de wereld komen’ en ‘uniciteit’. In H. Brouwers & T. Cappon (eds), Kinderen zijn al burgers. Waar leren kinderen en jongeren actieve betrokkenheid en burgerschap? (pp. 57-68) Amsterdam: Janus Korczak Stichting.
95 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). D is for democracy: Critical education between inclusion and interruption. In I. Gur Ze’ev (ed), The possibility/impossibiloity of a new critical language in education (pp 293-304). Rotterdam: Sense.
94 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Valuing what we measure or measuring what we value? On the need to engage with the question of purpose in educational evaluation, assessment and measurement. In W. Böttcher, J.N. Dicke & N. Hogrebe (Hrsg.), Evaluation, Bildung und Gesellschaft: Steuerungsinstrumente zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit (pp. 35-46). Munster: Waxmann.
93 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Evidenz und Werte in Erziehung und Bildung. Drei weitere Defizite evidenzbasierter Praxis. In H.-U. Otto, a. Polutta & H. Ziegler (Hrsg.) What Works - Welches Wissen braucht die Soziale Arbeit? (pp.99-115). Opladen: Barbara Burdich.
92 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Education after the death of the subject: Levinas and the pedagogy of interruption. In Z. Leonardo (ed), The handbook of cultural politics and education (pp.289-300). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
91 Priestley, M., Biesta, G.J.J., Mannion, G. & Ross, H. (2010). Education in a global space: The framing of ‘education for citizenship.’ In T.L.K. Wiseley, I.M. Barr, A. Britton & B. King (eds), Education in a global space. Research and practice in initial teacher education (pp. 27-36). Edinburgh: IDEAS.
90 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). “The most influential theory of the century.” Dewey, democratic education and the limits of pragmatism. In D. Troehler, T. Schlag & F. Osterwalder (eds) Pragmatism and modernities (pp. 197-213). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
89 Biesta, G.J.J. & Osberg, D.C. (2010) Complexity, education, and politics: From the inside out and the outside in. In D.C. Osberg & G.J.J. Biesta (Eds). Complexity theory and the politics of education (pp. 1-3). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
88 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Five theses on complexity reduction and its politics. In D.C. Osberg & G.J.J. Biesta (Eds). Complexity theory and the politics of education (pp. 5-13). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
87 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Pragmatism and the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds), Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research. Second edition (pp. 95-118). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
86 Biesta, G.J.J. (2010). Witnessing deconstruction in education. Why quasi-transcendentalism matters. In C. Ruitenberg (ed). What do philosophers of education do? (And how do they do it?) (pp. 73-86). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
85 Ecclestone, K., Biesta, G.J.J. & Hughes, M. (2010). Transitions in the lifecourse: the role of identity, agency and structure. In K. Ecclestone, G.J.J. Biesta & M. Hughes (eds). Transitions and learning through the lifecourse (pp. 1-15). London: Routledge.

2009
84 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Education between accountability and responsibility. In Maarten Simons, Mark Olssen & Michael Peters (eds), Re-reading education policies: A handbook Studying the policy agenda of the 21st century (pp.679-695). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
83 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). What is at stake in a pedagogy of interruption? In T.E. Lewis, J.G.A. Grinberg and M. Laverty (eds), Philosophy of Education: Modern and Contemporary Ideas at Play (pp. 785-807). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
82 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). How to use pragmatism pragmatically: Suggestions for the 21st century. In A.G. Rud, Jim Garrison, and Lynda Stone (eds), John Dewey at 150. Reflections for a New Century (pp.30-39). Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.
81 Tedder, M. and Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). What does it take to learn from one’s life? Exploring opportunities for biographical learning in the lifecourse. In B. Merrill (ed), Learning to Change? The Role of Identity and Learning Careers in Adult Education (pp.33-48). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
80 Tedder, M. & Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Biography, transition and learning in the lifecourse: The role of narrative. In J. Field, J. Gallacher & R. Ingram (eds), Resarching transitions in lifelong learning (pp.76-90). London: Routledge.
79 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Problemlösen. In S. Andresen, R. Casale, T. Gabriel, R. Horlacher, S. Larcher Klee & J. Oelkers (eds) Handwörterbuch Erziehungswissenschaft (pp. 666-681). Weinheim: Beltz.
78 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Values and ideals in teachers’ professional judgement. In S. Gewirtz, P. Mahony, I. Hextall & A. Cribb (eds), Changing teacher professionalism (pp. 184-193). London: Routledge.
77 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Pragmatism’s contribution to understanding learning-in-context. In R. Edwards, G.J.J. Biesta & M. Thorpe (eds), Rethinking contexts for teaching and learning. Communities, activities and networks. (pp. 61-73). London/New York: Routledge.
76 Biesta, G.J.J. (2009). Sporadic democracy: Education, democracy and the question of inclusion. In M. Katz, S. Verducci & G. Biesta (eds), Education, democracy and the moral life (pp. 101-112). Dordrecht: Springer.

2008
75 Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Acerca de la humanidad. In J. Masschelein & M. Simons (eds) Mensajes e-ducativos desde tierra de nadie (pp.119-128). Barcelona: Laertes ,S.A. de Ediciones.
74 Bogotch, I., Mirón, L. & Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Rebuilding New Orleans Public Schools: The Case of Algiers Charter School Association. In T. Townsend & I. Bogotch (Eds.), The Elusive What and the Problematic How: The Essential Leadership Questions for School Leaders and Educational Researchers (pp.85-98). Rotterdam: Sense.
73 Biesta, G.J.J., Lawy, R., McDonnell, J. & Lawy, H. (2008). The art of democracy: Gallery education and young people’s democratic learning. In B. Taylor (ed.), Inspiring learning in galleries: Research reports (pp. 242-265). London: Engage.
72 Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). A school for citizens: Civic learning and democratic action in the learning democracy. In B. Lingard, J. Nixon & S. Ranson (eds), Transforming learning in schools and communities (pp. 170-183). London: Continuum.
71 Osberg, D.C., Biesta, G.J.J. & Cilliers, P. (2008). From representation to emergence: Complexity’s challenge to the epistemology of schooling. In M. Mason (ed). Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education (pp. 204-217). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
70 Zhao, J. & Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Lifelong learning, identity and the moral dimension: The ‘reflexive project of the self’ revisited. In: J. Crowther, V. Edwards, V. Galloway, M. Shaw & L. Tett (eds), Whither adult education in the learning paradigm? [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of Scutrea.] (pp. 558-565). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. [ISBN 978-0-901580-01-6]
69 Biesta, G.J.J. & Tedder, M. (2008). Learning from life in the learning economy: The role of narrative. In: J. Crowther, V. Edwards, V. Galloway, M. Shaw & L. Tett (eds), Whither adult education in the learning paradigm? [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of Scutrea.] (pp. 70-77). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. [ISBN 978-0-901580-01-6]
68 Biesta, G.J.J. & Tröhler, D (2008). Introduction: George Herbert Mead and the development of a social conception of education. In G.H. Mead The philosophy of education. Edited and introduced by Gert Biesta and Daniel Tröhler (pp. 1-16). Boulder, Co./London: Paradigm Publishers.
67 Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Pedagogy with empty hands: Levinas, education and the question of being human. In D. Egéa-Kuehne (ed), Levinas and education: At the intersection of faith and reason (pp. 198-210). London/New York: Routledge.
66 Tröhler, D. & Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Einleitung: George Herbert Mead und die Entwicklung einer sozialen Erziehungskonzeption. In G.H. Mead, Philosophie der Erziehung. Herasugegeben und eingeleitet von Daniel Tröhler und Gert Biesta (pp.7-26).. Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt.
65 Biesta, G.J.J. (2008). Encountering Foucault in lifelong learning. In A. Fejes & K. Nicoll (eds), Foucault and lifelong learning: governing the subject (pp. 193-205). London/New York: Routledge.

2007
64 Bogotch, I., Mirón, L & Biesta, G. (2007). “Effective for What; Effective for Whom?” Two Questions SESI Should Not Ignore. In T. Townsend (ed), International Handbook of School Effectiveness and School Improvement (93-110). Dordrecht/Boston: Springer.
63 Biesta, Gert (2007). De burgerschool als leerplaats voor democratie. In Alternatieven voor de school (pp. 13-30). Den Haag: Onderwijsraad.
62 Osberg, D. & Biesta, G. (2007). Rethinking Schooling Through the “Logic” of Emergence: Some thoughts on planned enculturation and educational responsibility. In R. Geyer & J. Bogg (eds). Complexity, Science and Society (pp.35-38). Oxford, New York: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.
61 James, D., Biesta, G., Hodkinson, P., Postlethwaite, K. & Gleeson,. D. (2007). Improving learning cultures in Further Education ? In D. James & G. Biesta et al., Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 3-20). London: Routledge.
60 Hodkinson, P., Biesta, G. & James, D. (2007). Learning Cultures and a Cultural Theory of Learning. In D. James & G. Biesta et al., Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 21-37). London: Routledge.
59 Hodkinson, P., Biesta, G., Postlethwaite, K. & Maull, W. (2007). Learning cultures across sites. In D. James & G. Biesta et al., Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 60-84). London: Routledge.
58 James, D., Davies, J. & Biesta, G. (2007). The learning of practices and the practices of learning. In D. James & G. Biesta et al., Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 85-104). London: Routledge.
57 James, D., Wahlberg, M. & Biesta, G. (2007). Changing the Culture: Interventions and mediations. In D. James & G. Biesta et al., Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 105-125). London: Routledge.
56 Biesta, G., James, D., Hodkinson, P., Gleeson,. D. & Postlethwaite, K. (2007). Transforming Learning Cultures in Further Education. In D. James & G. Biesta (eds), Improving learning cultures in Further Education (pp. 143-160). London: Routledge.
55 Biesta, G.J.J. (2007). Foundations of democratic education: Kant, Dewey, Arendt. In R. van der Veen, D. Wildemeersch, J. Youngblood & V. Marsick (eds), Democratic practices as learning opportunities (pp. 7-18). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
54 Biesta, G.J.J. (2007). ”Det här är min sanning, berätta din.” Dekonstruktiv pragmatism som filosofi för utbildning. In Y. Boman, C. Ljunggren & M. Von Wright (eds), Erfarenheter av Pragmatism (pp. 47-76). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
53 Biesta, Gert (2007). Den kommunikative vändingen i Deweys Demokrati och Utbildning. In T. Englund (ed), Utbildning som kommunikation (pp. 33-50). Göteborg: Daidalos.
52 Biesta, G.J.J. (2007). Democratic education after Dewey? In R. Casale & R. Horlacher (eds). Bildung und Öffentlichkeit (pp.78-92). Weinheim: Beltz.

2006
51 Biesta, G.J.J. (2006). '"Of all affairs, communication is the most wonderful." Education as communicative praxis.' In D.T. Hansen (ed.), John Dewey and our educational prospect. A critical engagement with Dewey’s Democracy and Education (pp. 23-37). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
50 Biesta, G.J.J. (2006). Over menselijkheid. In J. Masschelein & M. Simons (eds), Europa Anno 2006. E-ducatieve berichten uit niemandsland (pp. 143-156). Leuven: Acco.
49 Biesta, G.J.J. & Tedder, M. (2006). Agency and learning in the lifecourse. In P. Armstrong, J. Coles, R. O’Rourke & M. Zukas (eds), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of SCUTREA: Inter-cultural perspectives on research into adult learning: A global dialogue (pp. 486-490). Leeds: University of Leeds & SCUTREA.
48 Biesta, G.J.J. (2006). Waar wordt democratie geleerd? In M. De Winter, Th. Schillemans & R. Janssens (eds), Opvoeding in democratie (pp.51-62). Amsterdam: SWP.