Sociology of Education

This book examines how young people in the ‘new’ European states construct their identities, based on an original and unique study of a thousand young people, aged between twelve and nineteen, from fifteen European countries.The book illustrates the complexity and depth of young people’s political c..

In this study, first published in 1985, the author explores the construction of educational ideologies and assesses to what extent they are put into practice by the teachers. This title will be of interest to sociology and education...

By putting historical, social, and educational elements together, Unequal By Design shows high-stakes, standardized tests are not only premised on the creation of inequality, but that their structures are inextricably intertwined with social inequalities that exist outside of schools...

Wanda Pillow offers an in-depth examination of how schools are providing (and failing to provide) educational opportunities for school-aged mothers in America...

Providing a multidisciplinary overview, this volume covers the historical, sociological, anthropological, and political foundations of urban public secondary schooling and the possibilities for reform...

Providing a multidisciplinary overview, this volume covers the historical, sociological, anthropological, and political foundations of urban public secondary schooling and the possibilities for reform...

A theoretically and empirically rich treatise on school push-out, Urban Youth and School Pushout illustrates urban public schooling as a dialectic of humiliating ironies and dangerous dignities...

This book introduces the major schools of social theory, their basic concepts, and their general applicability to educational issues...

Provide readers with an overview of the implications for research of the theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of L.S. Vygotsky and Basil Bernstein...

Provide readers with an overview of the implications for research of the theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of L.S. Vygotsky and Basil Bernstein...

This book examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be a core component of the culture, ethos and environment. It engages with philosophical, policy, professional and practice debates to show how a child’s mental health and wellbeing is inseparable from their physical healt..

Disturbing events on campuses has become a matter of concern not just for academics but also for the general public. What is one to make of the growing trend of banning speakers? What’s the meaning of trigger warnings, cultural appropriation, micro-aggression or safe spaces? And why are some student..