Sociological Interpretations of Education

ISBN-13: 9781138228245 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 354 str.

David Blackledge;Barry Hunt

Opis

This book, first published in 1985, provides a clear readable account of the principal sociological approaches to education. It is organised around the three main sociological perspectives on education: the Durkheimian and Functionalist, the Marxist and the Interpretative. It concentrates on the most important and interesting writers within each perspective and gives special attention to those who best represent each particular approach. The book provides a coherent introduction to the sociology of education which encourages the student to analyse the intellectual development of the discipline and its relevance to an understanding of the educational system. In addition, it provides an extensive commentary on each of the approaches considered.

Spis treści

List of Tables and Figures;  Preface;  1. Introduction;  Part One: Durkheim and the Functionalist Tradition;  2. Émile Durkheim  3. The Modern Durkheimians  4. The Functionalist Approach to Education  5. An Assessment of the Functionalist Approach;  Part Two: The Marxist Perspective;  6. The Marxist Perspective – An Introduction  7. The Marxist Analysis of Education: Theories of Direct Reproduction  8. The Marxist Analysis of Education: Resistance, Relative Autonomy  9. An Evaluation of the Marxist Perspective;  Part Three: The Interpretive Approach;  10. The Micro Interpretive Approach – An Introduction  11. Micro Interpretive Approaches: Some Studies of Teachers and Pupils  12. The ‘New’ Sociology of Education  13. Conclusion: The Weberian Perspective;  Bibliography;  Index

O autorze

David Blackledge, Barry Hunt