The series provides a platform for both established and emerging scholars to present their latest research and discuss key issues in the sociology of education. The series welcomes books on all areas of the sociology of education, including but not limited to urban education, gender and sexuality in education, equality and human and rights, disability studies, teaching and learning, theories of learning, and more.
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By Graham McPhail, Richard Pountney, Leesa Wheelahan
November 01, 2024
This book brings the key ideas and concepts of social realism to bear on current debates in the fields of knowledge and curriculum. The key concern of this collection is to highlight matters related to knowledge and the influence these dimensions have on the formation of curricula, pedagogy, ...
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By Nicolas Marquis
February 28, 2024
This edited collection investigates, from a sociological perspective, what it means to create an autonomous individual through a novel exploration of three central fields of sociology: education, mental health care, and parenting. By linking these three aspects through their contribution to the ...
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By Radhika Gorur, Paolo Landri, Romuald Normand
December 19, 2023
This book explores a new repertoire for critique in the sociology of contemporary education, focusing on emerging social theories that respond to contemporary challenges in education, education policy and governance. Presenting a variety of approaches in the sociology of education including ...
By Eric Ferris
June 01, 2023
This book critically interrogates the function of schooling in the United States of America using the writings of sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. Asking whether the function is to produce citizens, workers, a combination of the two, or something altogether different, it argues that the designs of ...