Education and Society: 25 Years of the British Journal of Sociology of Education

ISBN-13: 9780415409759 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 384 str.

Len Barton

Opis

"The British Journal of Sociology of Education" has established itself as the leading discipline-based publication. This collection of selected articles published since the first issue provides the reader with an informed insight and understanding of the nature, range and value of sociological thinking, and its development over the last 25 years, as well as the analysis of the relationship between society and education.
The book is divided into four sections, each with a theme:
- Social theory and education
- Social inequality and education
- Sociology of institutions, curriculum and pedagogy
- Research practices in the sociology of education
The intention of this form of organization is to provide the reader with an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives within the discipline as well as key conceptual, theoretical and empirical material, including a wealth of insights, ideas and questions. The Editor's specially written introduction to each sectioncontextualizes the selection and introduces readers to the main issues and current thinking in the field.
Education and Society will be invaluable to students as a source of ideas and stimulus for further thinking and research. It will provide an informed basis for enhancing the sociological thinking and questioning approach of the reader.
This volume is from the" Education Heritage series." For details of other titles in this series, please go to the website at www.routledge.com/education.

Spis treści

Section 1: Social Theory and Education  1. New developments in the New Sociology of Education  2. Romanticising resistance, Romanticising Culture: Problems in Willis's Theory of Cultural Production  3. Vertical and Horizontal Discourse: An Essay  4. The Responsible Anarchist: Postmodernism and Social Change  Section 2: Social Inequality and Education  5. Liberal Ideology, Radical Critiques and Change in Education: A Matter of Goals  6. Sex and Social Class Inequalities in Education: A Re-Examination  7. Inequality in Higher Education: A Study of Class Barriers  8. Help or Hindrance? Higher Education and the Route to Ethnic Equality  Section 3: Sociology of Institutions, Curriculum and Pedagogy  9. A Comparative Sociology of School Knowledge  10. Sex and the Quiet Schoolgirl  11. Knowledge and the Curriculum in the Sociology of Education: Towards a Reconceptualisation  12. Racist Harassment in the White Hinterlands: Minority Ethnic Children and parents' Experiences of Schooling in Northern Ireland  Section 4: Research Practices in the Sociology of Education  13. Schooling and Radicalisation: Life Stories of New Zealand Feminist Teachers  14. Agency as a Form of Discursive Practice: A Classroom Scene Observed  15. Challenging Masculinity and Using Sexuality 16. Captured by the Discourse? Issues and Concerns in Researching 'Parental Choice'

O autorze

Len Barton is Professor of Inclusive Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He is Editor of British Journal of Sociology of Education, Disability and Society and International Studies in the Sociology of Education.