Moral & social purpose of education books

In this study, first published in 1985, the author explores the construction of educational ideologies and assesses...  Read More >>

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First published in 1971, this book argues that schools at the time were underpowered, due partly to circumstances...  Read More >>

First published in 1983, Teaching Under Attack examines the nature and direction of the attack on the education...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, this work is a critical survey of contemporary educational debates and themes which took...  Read More >>

In this book, the author goes to the very heart of the analytical and political foundations of sociology of education,...  Read More >>

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First published in 1975, this book offers a critique of some of the ‘new perspectives’ in the sociology of education....  Read More >>

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First published in 1980, this book argues that a theory of ideology is essential to a theory of education. It relates...  Read More >>

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First published in 1972, this book aims to provide an introduction to the teacher, or teacher in training, to society...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, this book is built around the trio of interrelated themes of ‘The State’, ‘Culture’, and...  Read More >>

First published in 1973, this book is based on research carried about by Ronald King on integral parts of school...  Read More >>

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First published in 1984, this book focuses upon pupil perspectives of schooling from first school to school leaver,...  Read More >>

First published in 1967, this book suggests that educational problems should not, and indeed cannot, be solved in...  Read More >>

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First published in 1988, this work reports on a major British study of children’s progress and behaviour in 33 infant...  Read More >>

This title, first published in 1990, examines the work of teachers in the classroom and the school from a sociological...  Read More >>