Handbook of the Sociology of Education

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field of education as viewed from a sociological perspective. Experts in the area present theoretical and empirical research on major educational issues and analyze the social processes that govern schooling, and the role of schools in and their impact on contemporary society. It should be useful for social scientists who want an overview of the field, graduate students, and educators.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-04-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 37 mm
Vikt:1 324 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Antal sidor:588
Upplaga:2000
Förlag:Springer Science+Business Media
ISBN:9780306462382

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

Theoretical and Methodological Orientations.- School as Context and Construction.- The Organizational Context of Teaching and Learning.- On the Linkages between Sociology of Race and Ethnicity and Sociology of Education.- Research and Theory on Equality and Education.- Structural Effects in Education.- School Effects.- Development and Expansion of Education.- Development and Education.- The Content of the Curriculum.- Comparative and Historical Patterns of Education.- The Limits of Growth.- The Study of Access to Schooling.- Equitable Classrooms in a Changing Society.- Connecting Home, School, and Community.- The Variable Construction of Educational Risk.- The Study of School Organization.- School Size and the Organization of Secondary Schools.- Comparative Sociology of Classroom Processes, School Organization, and Achievement.- Social Systems and Norms.- Values, Control, and Outcomes in Public and Private Schools.- The Study of School Outcomes.- Interactions between High Schools and Labor Markets.- Vocational Secondary Education, Tracking, and Social Stratification.- Transition from School to Work in Comparative Perspective.- Pathways from School to Work in Germany and the United States.- The Effects of Schooling on Individual Lives.- Policy Implications of Research in the Sociology of Education.- Accountability in Education.- Tribute to David Lee Stevenson.- The Fit and Misfit of Sociological Research and Educational Policy.