A Sociology of Educating

Intended to stimulate sociologically informed thinking about educating thisbook has become firmly established in its field winning places on readinglists for Ed... » 

Intended to stimulate sociologically informed thinking about educating thisbook has become firmly established in its field winning places on readinglists for Education Studies Initial Teacher Training and ContinuingProfessional Development courses. The book begins with a lighthearted taste ofsociology and then goes on to explore five key areas of education such as thehidden curriculum ideologies of educating sociological perspectives and thestudy of education educational life chances and the next learning system.This new edition includes sections on personalized learning progressiveeducation and the impact of assessment on pupils. It also comes with a newchapter The Discourses of Education. «