Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Siraj, Iram.

Description

1. xvii, 447 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. This new edition of an established textbook has been completely revised and updated to include recent issues in education and the latest references and suggestions for further reading.

Subject

1. Educational sociology
2. Education > Social aspects
3. Pädagogische Soziologie
4. Onderwijssociologie
5. Sociologie de l'éducation

Contents

1. pt. 1. Familiarization -- 1. taste of sociology -- 2. Pupils as clients? -- 3. Teachers as victims? -- 4. Parents as educators? -- 5. Mass media -- pt. 2. hidden curriculum -- 6. hidden curriculum : an overview -- 7. Space talks : the hidden curriculum of educational buildings -- 8. Timetables -- 9. official curriculum -- 10. Organization -- 11. Teacher expectations -- 12. hidden curriculum of language -- 13. Assessment -- pt. 3. Ideologies of educating -- 14. concept of ideology -- 15. Ideologies of education -- 16. Authoritarian and non-authoritarian ideologies of education -- 17. case study in an ideology of education : autonomous study -- 18. Case studies : democratic education -- pt. 4. Sociological perspectives and the study of education -- 19. Social systems, structures and functions -- 20. action perspective -- 21. conflict perspective : a Marxian approach -- 22. Doing research in schools and classrooms -- 23. Postmodernism -- pt. 5. Educational life chances or who gets what? -- 24. Labelling theory and life chances -- 25. Gender identity -- 26. Social class -- 27. 'Race' and ethnic identity -- 28. Other minorities : those with 'special needs' -- pt. 6. Signposts to the next learning system -- 29. Alternatives -- 30. Anatomy of choice in education -- 31. next learning system.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-438) and indexes.