Education, Globalization and Social Change

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-927253-2
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 1216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1995 g

This authoritative selection of writings defines the field of sociology, political economy, and cultural studies of education in one comprehensive volume. It provides lecturers with the key papers and enables them to give students a single point of reference for their course.
- The general introduction, which sets out the major issues in the field, and part openers, which introduce each thematic section, provide a framework to help readers gain the greatest value from the articles.
- An entirely new selection of over sixty papers written by leading researchers worldwide (including many specially commissioned pieces) covers key areas such as globalization, sociological theories of learning, higher education, gender, and race, to present readers with a definitive guide to the state of contemporary thinking in the field.

Education is seen as central to economic competitiveness, the reduction of poverty and inequality, and environmental sustainability. The editors have selected key writings that examine the social and economic limits and possibilities of education in addressing these fundamental problems. This new reader defines the field of sociology of education with a particular focus on papers that analyse the nature and extent of globalization in education. The general introduction presents the key concepts in the sociology of education and outlines the major theories and debates, especially in relation to globalization. Each section is accompanied by a part opener explaining and contextualizing the readings within a larger educational and sociological context.

Contents
- PART 1: CLASSIC TEXTS
- PART 2: CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
- PART 3: EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION STATE
- PART 4: EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND THE GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET
- PART 5: THE FAMILY, OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL MOBILITY
- PART 6: POWER, CULTURE AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITIES
- PART 7: CHANGING EDUCATION AND TEACHERS' WORK
- PART 8: CURRICULUM, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
- PART9:UNIVERSITIES, HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART 10: EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Zielgruppe

Second and third-year education or sociology students, as well as postgraduate students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lauder, Hugh

Brown, Phillip

Dillabough, Jo-Anne

Halsey, A H

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Hugh Lauder, Professor of Education and Political Economy, University of Bath, Phillip Brown, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Jo-Anne Dillabough, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, and A. H. Halsey, Emeritus Professor, Nuffield College, University of Oxford