This book provides an insight into the ideas of one of the world s greatest sociologists: Niklas Luhmann. It explains, in clear and concise language, the basic concepts of Social Systems Theory and their application to the specific case of the Education System, which was considered by Luhmann as a primary subsystem of modern society. It illustrates the complex and sophisticated thinking that characterises Luhmann s work and explains that Luhmann s theory has given an important and original contribution to the study of education from a sociological point of view. His contribution has some...