Contemporary debates in the sociology of education / edited by Rachel Brooks, Mark McCormack and Kalwant Bhopal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooks, Rachel, 1971-

Bhopal, Kalwant.

McCormack, Mark H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education not only showcases the real strengths of the discipline but, by bringing together original, empirical work by leading scholars, it advances our sociological understanding, acting as a source of stimulation and debate for postgraduate students and academics, as well as a touchstone for undergraduates seeking to engage with the discipline. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Contemporary Debates in the Sociology of Education: An Introduction / Rachel Brooks Brooks, Rachel, Mark McCormack McCormack, Mark, Kalwant Bhopal Bhopal, Kalwant 1

2 Globalisation and Sociology of Education Policy: The Case of PISA / Bob Lingard Lingard, Bob, Sam Sellar Sellar, Sam 19

3 Education Policy, Human Rights, Citizenship and Cohesion / Audrey Osier Osier, Audrey 39

4 School Type and Inequality / Rita Nikolai Nikolai, Rita, Anne West West, Anne 57

5 We Know What They Earn, But What Do They Learn? A Critique of Lifelong Learning through the Lens of Workplace Learning at the Bottom of the Service Sector / Steven Roberts Roberts, Steven 76

6 In a Class of Their Own: How Working-Class Students Experience University / Wolfgang Lehmann Lehmann, Wolfgang 93

7 Examining the (Em)Bodied Boundaries of High School Locker Rooms / Michael Kehler Kehler, Michael, Michael Atkinson Atkinson, Michael 112

8 Adolescent and Disabled or Adolescence Disabled? Education and the Construction of Gendered Identities among Adolescents with Intellectual Disability / Kagendo Mutua Mutua, Kagendo, Sandra Cooley Nichols Nichols, Sandra Cooley 131

9 It's How You Look or What You Like: Gender Harassment at School and Its Association with Student Adjustment / Elisabeth Morgan Thompson Thompson, Elisabeth Morgan, Katerina O. Sinclair Sinclair, Katerina O., Riki Wilchins Wilchins, Riki, Stephen T. Russell Russell, Stephen T. 149

10 What Is So Liberal about Neo-Liberalism? Schooling, Law and Limitations of Race-Neutral Reforms / Zeus Leonardo Leonardo, Zeus, Hoang Tran Tran, Hoang 168

11 Fear In and About Education / Carolyn Jackson Jackson, Carolyn 185

12 Choosing Subjects: Sociological Approaches to Young Women's Subject Choices / Heather Mendick Mendick, Heather 202

13 Towards a Sociology of Education and Technology / Keri Facer Facer, Keri, Neil Selwyn Selwyn, Neil 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137269874

1137269871

OCLC:

834978583