Sociology of Education

This critical examination of STEM discourses highlights the imperative to think about educational reforms within the diverse cultural contexts of ongoing environmental and technologically driven changes. Guidelines and questions are included to engage STEM students in becoming explicitly aware of ho..

Drawing on the wisdom and exploring the influence of author/conservationist Wendell Berry for the field of EcoJustice Education, this book highlights his importance as an educational philosopher and brings his ideas directly to bear on how a pedagogy of responsibility grows out of and contributes to..

In a challenge to commonsense notions of power and the political, this book examines how schooling’s systems of reason embody historically generated rules and standards about what is talked about, thought, and acted on...

This book, first published in 1980, provides a summary of the major research findings of previous studies of the sociology of education in Sub-Saharan Africa within an original and stimulating general framework whilst also devoting space to their own research findings...

By employing a groundbreaking "history of the present" methodology that resists traditional chronology, author Nancy Lesko analyzes both historical and present social and political factors that produce the presumed "natural adolescent." This resulting seminal work in the field of youth study forces ..

By employing a groundbreaking "history of the present" methodology that resists traditional chronology, author Nancy Lesko analyzes both historical and present social and political factors that produce the presumed "natural adolescent." This resulting seminal work in the field of youth study forces ..

Actor-network theory (ANT) has enjoyed wide uptake in the social sciences in the past three decades, particularly in science and technology studies, and is increasingly attracting the attention of educational researchers. Across these diverse environments and uptakes, the authors trace how learning ..

Advancing Equity and Achievement in America’s Diverse Schools illustrates how educators, students, families and community partners can work in strategic ways to build on social, cultural, and ethnic diversity to advance educational equity and achievement...

Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory...

Featuring current information and challenging perspectives on forces shaping the educational system, Joel Spring introduces readers to the historical, political, social, and legal foundations of education and to the profession of teaching in the U.S...

Challenging perspectives that often characterize Latinos as ‘at-risk,’ this book takes an ‘asset’ approach, highlighting the favorable linguistic, cognitive, economic, and cultural assets Latino children bring to educational settings...

This book, first published in 1971, provides an account of educational and social services, their functions, and how they relate to each other. It discusses their problems and makes constructive and original proposals for their future development...