Sociology of Education

This book provides an in-depth sociological study exploring the subjectivities within the neoliberal ideology of the school environment of white working-class boys in order to expand our understanding of white working-class disengagement with education...

This book provides an in-depth sociological study exploring the subjectivities within the neoliberal ideology of the school environment of white working-class boys in order to expand our understanding of white working-class disengagement with education...

Ideologies in Educational Administration and Leadership explores ideological dimensions of educational administration in a number of Western, Central European and Middle Eastern contexts as they influence or shape the understanding, analysis, and practice in the field covering a broad range of topic..

This edited volume presents an overview of research and policy issues pertaining to children from birth to ten who are first- and second-generation immigrants to the US, as well as native-born children of immigrants...

This book, first published in 1983, considers the whole problem of how social research can lead to improvement in practice in social policy and social work. This title will be of interest to students of the Sociology, Education and Social Policy...

This highly topical book suggests that distinctions should be made between kinds of special need, and the possibility addressed that some SEN children might be happier and more effective as learners within non-mainstream settings...

Interdisciplinary in approach and drawing not only on education research but also from the fields of industrial sociology, management studies and labour process theory, Industrial Relations in Education attempts to understand the reform agenda in relation to teachers, their professional identities a..

Through a collection of original case studies, this volume highlights issues of power, inequality, and resistance for Asian, African American, and Latino/a students in distinct U.S. and international contexts. It explores the processes that keep students thriving academically and socially, and outli..

This edited volume provides a thoughtful and comprehensive overview of intergroup dialogue spanning conceptual frameworks for practice, and most notably a diverse set of research studies which examine in detail the processes and learning that take place through dialogue. It was originally published ..

Interpreting National History examines the differences in black and white students' interpretations of U.S. history in classroom and community settings, illuminating how racial identities work with and against teachers’ pedagogies to shape students’ understandings of history and contemporary society..

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Critical pedagogy is often condemned as being mostly dominated by privileged white males, bringing issues of race and gender to the forefront. This volume provides insight on how critical pedagogy can be helpful to scholars and teachers alike in their analysis of racial, gender, linguistic and polit..