Full Description
Undergraduate students of the sociology of education, education and society and education studies.
Contents
What Is Sociology of Education? Theoretical Perspectives
Studying Schools: Research Methods in Education
Schooling in a Social Context: Educational Environments
Schools as Organizations: Formal and Informal Education
Roles and Responsibilities: Administrators, Teachers and Students
What We Teach in Schools: Knowledge for What and for Whom?
Who Gets Ahead? Race, Class and Gender in Education
Education and Opportunity: Attempts at Equality and Equity in Education
Higher Education
Globalization and Education: Comparing Global Systems
Can Schools Change? Educational Reform and Change
