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Summary:

This comprehensive anthology features classical readings on the Sociology of Education, as well as original essays by notable contemporary scholars. Assigned as a main text or a supplement, this fully updated Fifth Edition of Schools and Societies uses the open systems approach to provide readers with a framework for understanding and analyzing the book's range of topics. The editors, both experienced instructors in this subject, have chosen articles that are highly readable, and that represent the field's major theoretical perspectives, methods, and issues. New to this Edition, Twenty-one new readings have been added to the Fifth Edition, including new coverage of issues such as schools' role in reducing poverty, religion in schools, and school misconduct. Five readings from the previous edition have been revised and updated to reflect new data, perspectives, and research. Discussion of the theoretical and methodological aspects of the field-what Sociology of Education "is" and "does"-has been expanded. Key Features, Classic and contemporary readings are drawn from a wide range of sources, including books, journals, scientific studies and reports, and commentaries. Introductions to each chapter provide a holistic view of the field and demonstrate the interrelationships between the various issues in education. An introduction and questions precede each article to guide students and to demonstrate the article's connection to other readings. Updated current event readings and statistics are presented throughout the book. Suggested projects for continued exploration are included in each chapter. Book jacket.

Table of 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.

Contributors:

Ballantine, Jeanne H. , editor

Spade, Joan Z. , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Educational sociology

School management and organization

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

xiii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

LC191 .S268 2015

ISBNs:

9781452275833 (paperback)
1452275831 (paperback)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2015413528

OCLC Numbers:

870425883