Sociology of Education

As a result of its concerns with the social organization of knowledge at all levels, the sociology of education has become a central form of much contemporary sociological theory. All the papers in this collection are formulations of a ‘reflexive’ method of theorizing within sociology of education. ..

This landmark collection by Third World activists highlights two major world changes which, they argue, have been neglected by Freire and his many followers: the Third World grass-roots cultural resistance to economic globalization, and the ecological cr..

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

In this volume, STEM Education experts explore and map out research and development ideas and issues around five themes—Systems Thinking, Model-Based Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Equity, Epistemic, and Ethical Outcomes, and STEM Communication and Outreach—aligned with the agenda set out by the..

The Education Reform Act introduced in England and Wales in 1988 brought about enormous changes in schools. This book, first published in 1992, was the first to look at the effects of the Act in all its aspects on the basis of empirical evidence gathered from schools over the first three years of th..

This volume explores numerous themes (including the influence of ethnography on religious education research and pedagogy, the interpretive approach to religious education, the relationship between research and classroom practice in religious education), providing a critique of contemporary religiou..

Bringing together international research on nature of science (NOS) representations in science textbooks, the unique analyses presented in this volume provides a global perspective on NOS from elementary to college level and discusses the practical implications in various regions across the globe...

This title, first published in 1988, provides a comprehensive compilation of resources to help teachers and policy makers locate the materials they need to create equitable curriculum and classroom environments. This study takes a comprehensive approach to equity encompassing concerns of gender, rac..

This book takes a new angle on a much-studied phenomenon, focusing on the role of domination and identity construction, understanding and self-knowledge, moral transformation and the social community, systems of training and hierarchy used by schooling, and the role they play in bullying. Exploring ..

A definitive statement of YPAR as it relates to education with an informative combination of theory and practice, this edited collection addresses both the political challenges and inherent power imbalances of conducting research with young people...

A definitive statement of YPAR as it relates to education with an informative combination of theory and practice, this edited collection addresses both the political challenges and inherent power imbalances of conducting research with young people...