Education, Power, and Ideology: A Theoretical Inquiry into Surveillance and Disciplinary Functions
Chapter from the book: Kasımoğlu, A. (ed.) 2025. Society, Politics and Ideology: Theoretical Frameworks and Contemporary Analyses.

Gamze Erdoğan
Ministry of National Education
İlyas Erdoğan
Ministry of National Education

Synopsis

In this study, the control and discipline function of education is examined. In a sense, education has been one of the most important ideological instruments of the state. Governments make use of education as much as possible to create the type of people they want and obey. Persuasion and voluntary participation are critical for the continuity of power and the continuity of unequal power relations and domination without the need for pressure devices. For this reason, attention should be paid to the ideological orientation dimension of education as well as information. Through education, the masses are convinced of the necessity and importance of the existing political order. Thus, it is possible to control, direct, shape and discipline people through education. I. Illich and P. Bourdie's evaluations on education are discussed in the study in order to take the subject more closely and to concretize it.

How to cite this book

Erdoğan, G. & Erdoğan, İ. (2025). Education, Power, and Ideology: A Theoretical Inquiry into Surveillance and Disciplinary Functions. In: Kasımoğlu, A. (ed.), Society, Politics and Ideology: Theoretical Frameworks and Contemporary Analyses. Özgür Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub1099.c4388

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December 29, 2025

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