Full Description
Making Sense of Mass Education gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural contexts of education, addressing and debunking important myths in the field. This book is an approachable text for undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying the Sociology and Philosophy of Education. The text covers the rise of mass schooling as a disciplinary institution, including the governance of subjectivity and the regulation of childhood and youth. It examines cultural forces on the field of education and addresses the influence of philosophical thought. In the landscape of mass education, change is constant. New topics covered in the fifth edition include education policy, teachers' work, place, online spaces and artificial intelligence. Each chapter features margin definitions and boxes exploring a range of myths, encouraging teachers to think critically. Making Sense of Mass Education continues to be pertinent for pre-service and practising teachers in Australian contexts.
Contents
Introduction; Part I. Reassessing the Pillars of Sociology: Modern and Postmodern Sociologies of Education: 1. Social class; 2. Race, ethnicity and Indigeneity; 3. Gender; 4. Sexualities; Part II. The Foundations of an Alternative Approach: Education and Governance: 5. Governance; 6. Education policy; 7. Teachers' work; 8. Subjectivity; 9. Pre-adulthood; Part III. Cultural Contexts of Contemporary Education: 10. Place; 11. Online spaces and popular culture; 12. Artificial intelligence, technology and education; 13. Alternative education; Part IV. Philosophy and Mass Education: 14. Philosophy; 15. Ethics and the law; 16. Children's rights; 17. Truth and postcolonialism; Conclusion: The central aims of this book.
