by Amy Stuart Wells (Editor), Hugh Lauder (Editor), Phillip Brown (Editor), A. H. Halsey (Editor)
Education: Culture, Economy, and Society is a book for everyone concerned with the social study of education: students studying the sociology of education, foundations of education, educational policy, and other related courses. It aims to establish the social study of education at the centre stage of political and sociological debate about post-industrial societies. In examining major changes which have taken place in the late twentieth century, it gives students a comprehensive introduction to both the nature of these changes and to their interpretation in relation to long-standing debates within education, sociology, and cultural studies. The extensive editorial introduction outlines the major theoretical approaches within the sociology of education, assesses their contribution to an adequate understanding of the changing educational context, and sets out the key issues and areas for future research. The 52 papers in this wide-ranging thematic reader bring together the most powerful work in education into an international dialogue which is sure to become a classic text.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 848
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 17 Apr 1997
ISBN 10: 0198781873
ISBN 13: 9780198781875