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Author:   Dr Roland Meighan ,  Professor Clive Harber (University of Birmingham, UK) ,  Len Barton ,  Iram Siraj-Blatchford
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.170kg
ISBN:  

9780826481290

ISBN 10:   0826481299
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   25 January 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Part One: Familiarization 1. A Taste of Sociology 2. Pupils as Clients? 3. Teachers as Victims? 4. Parents as Educators? 5. Mass Media Part Two: The Hidden Curriculum 6. The Hidden Curriculum: An Overview 7. Space Talks: The Hidden Curriculum of Educational Buildings 8. Timetables 9. The Official Curriculum 10. Orginization 11. Teacher Expectations 12. The Hidden Curriculum of Language 13. Assessment Part Three: Ideologies of Educating 14. The Concept of Ideology 15. Ideologies of Education 16. Authoritarian and Non-authoritarian Ideologies of Education 17. A Case Study Ideology of Education: Autonomous Study 18. Case Studies: Democratic Education Part Four: Sociological Perspectives and the Study of Education 19. Social Systems, Structures and Functions 20. The Action Perspectives 21. The Conflict Perspective: A Marxian Approach 22. Doing Research in Schools and Classrooms 23. Postmoderinism 24. The Discourses of Education Part Five: Educational Life Chances or Who Gets What? 25. Labelling Theory and Life Chances 26. Gender Identitiy 27. Social Class 28. 'Race' and Ethnic Identity 29. Other Minorities: Those with 'Special Needs' Part Six: Signposts to the Next Learning System 30. Alternatives 31. Anatomy of Choice in Education 32. A Catalogue of Alternatives References Subject index Name index

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'...it is very useful to the PGCE student as essentail reading and for [the] background knowledge needed for essays...' -- Amazon ...it provides a thorough introduction to sociology as well as to education as a source of study... it is certainly a book to recommend to students and perhaps to many tutors as well, as a valuable addition to a reference collection. Mr Jonathan Tummons 22 June 2007 * ESCalate *

'...it is very useful to the PGCE student as essentail reading and for [the] background knowledge needed for essays...'--Amazon

'...it is very useful to the PGCE student as essentail reading and for [the] background knowledge needed for essays...' -- Amazon ""...it provides a thorough introduction to sociology as well as to education as a source of study... it is certainly a book to recommend to students and perhaps to many tutors as well, as a valuable addition to a reference collection."" Mr Jonathan Tummons  22 June 2007 * ESCalate *

Author Information

Roland Meighan held positions as Special Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, and as Senior Lecturer at University of Birmingham, UK. Clive Harber is Emeritus Professor of International Education at the University of Birmingham, UK, and Honorary Professor of Education at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

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