Schools and Society: A Sociological Approach to Education

Undergraduate students of the sociology of education, education and society and education studies.

Intended primarily for education students this book provides an introduction to the philosophy of education that tackles educational problems and at the same ti

The authors in this book use the metaphors of invisibility and visibility to explore the social and school lives of many children and young people in North Amer

Describes the disciplinary and pedagogical practices adopted to deal with the difficult problems of controlling and socializing poor and immigrant children in o

Using both local and global perspectives, examines some of the major issues in the study of society and environment. Focuses on the study of people as social be

Pre-service and beginning teachers have to negotiate an unfamiliar and often challenging working environment, in both teaching spaces and staff spaces. Workplac

Despite the vast differences between the Right and the Left over the role of education in the production of inequality one common element both sides share is a

Includes abstracts of magazine articles and "Book reviews".