Sociology of Education - Softcover

Boronski, Tomas; Hassan, Nasima

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446272893 ISBN 13: 9781446272893

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

‘An essential student-friendly text for Education Studies.’

Dr Gillian Forrester, Subject Head for Education & Early Childhood Studies, Liverpool John Moores University

 

‘Introducing students to the complexities of Education Studies is a difficult task and this book will go a long way to making it easier. I will definitely be recommending this to all my students.’

Kevin Brain, Programme Leader, Education Studies, Leeds Trinity University

 

This textbook explains the basic principles of sociology and relates these concepts to today’s society and education system in order to deepen your understanding of how these issues affect our lives and the world we live in, encouraging you to think critically and to develop a ‘sociological imagination’.

 

Coverage includes:

• the wider political and economic context for education in the UK, including an analysis of the reforms of the 2010 coalition government
• childhood, schooling and pupil voice
• non-traditional consideration of critical pedagogy, ‘race’ and gender
• the role of education in a multicultural society
• inequalities in educational opportunity in terms of class, ethnicity and disability.

 

This is essential reading for students on undergraduate Education Studies degrees, and for sociology courses covering educational issues.

 

About this title

About the Authors

Tomas Boronski is a visiting fellow at the University of East London. He has worked in the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors as well as in higher education. His publications include a book on the sociology of knowledge as well as articles on the sociology of education, family, inequality and multiculturalism.

Nasima Hassan, originally from Lancashire, has worked in secondary school teaching humanities, in teacher training and in strategic management in higher education. She has worked extensively overseas supporting teachers’ professional development in India (Bangalore), South Africa (Kwazulu Natal) and most recently in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia. She has published chapters on the education system in South Africa, faith schools and on the schooling experience of British Muslims. Her doctoral thesis explored the concept of ‘Muslim consciousness’ through a philosophical and political exploration of identity construction.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446272893
• ISBN 13: 9781446272893
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264