Education : Culture, Economy, and Society

Education: Culture, Economy, Society is a book for everyone concerned with the social study of education: students studying the sociology of education, foundations of education, educational policy, and other related courses. It aims to establish the social study of education at the centre stage of political and sociological debate about post-industrial societies. In examining major changes which have taken place in the late twentieth century, it gives students a comprehensive introduction to both the nature of these changes and to their interpretation in relation to long-standing debates within education, sociology, and cultural studies. The extensive editorial introduction outlines the major theoretical approaches within the sociology of education, assesses their contribution to an adequate understanding of the changing educational context, and sets out the key issues and areas for future research. Education: Culture, Economy, Society is an attempt to review the scope and trends of sociological writing on education. The book is divided into six parts, on themes including Education, the Global Economy and the Labour Market; Politics, Markets and School Effectiveness; and Knowledge, Curriculum and Cultural Politics. The 52 papers in this wide-ranging thematic reader bring together the most powerful work in education into an international dialogue. Contents: I: Education, Culture, and Society II: Education, Global Economy, and Labour Market III: The State and the Restructuring of Teachers' Work IV: Politics, Markets, and School Effectiveness V: Knowledge, Curriculum, and Cultural Politics VI: Meritocracy and Social Exclusion