Michel Foucault has influenced all fields of social sciences. His books, I think, should be integrated as part of the curriculum in education for the close relation between power, knowledge and discourse, three variables of great impact in the development and conception of education. Consequently, I ask What the most influence of Michel Faocault in education.
Foucault already influences education his concept of body and control are at the centre of his prison concept keeping an eye on the prisoners in the same way governments exercise control over people. Police control through law and order and educational institutes control how students behave and learn in class.
Allow me to endorse the answer from Georgina Boyd.
But add that, if you are looking at Foucault, you need also to be aware of Jeremy Bentham, who formulated the theories Foucault, describes whilst supervising the
The text you might reference is his Panopticon.
This is a useful study;
Foucault and Panopticism Revisited.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham
http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/articles1(3)/editorial.pdf
http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/docentes/rmonteiro/pdf/panopticon_%20jeremy%20bentham.pdf
Correct Jess schhols are controlled by government example dept of education who oversee teaching methods curriculum and marking standards for exams. Children are supposed to achieve a certain standard at baring stages in primary school in Ireland it stem tests in maths and English to indicate where you child is in his peer group whether above or below the average. School days are structured there are rules to follow a set length for each subject a bell signals the end of class all forms of control
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