Education: Culture, Economy, and Society
by A. H. Halsey, Phillip Brown (Editor), Hugh Lauder (Editor), Amy Stuart Wells (Editor)
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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 centrestage 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 show more to both the nature of these changes and to their interpretation in relation to long-standingdebates 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 thiswide-ranging thematic reader bring together the most powerful work in education into an international dialogue which is sure to become a classic text. show lessTags
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A. H. Halsey is Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.
Phillip Brown is Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.
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