Overview
- Editors:
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Jack Demaine
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Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, England
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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- Jo-Anne Dillabough, Madeleine Arnot
Pages 30-48
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- David Gillborn, Deborah Youdell
Pages 65-99
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- Bruce Carrington, Alastair Bonnett, Anoop Nayak, Geoff Short, Christine Skelton, Fay Smith et al.
Pages 100-118
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- Jane Kenway, Peter Kelly, Sue Willis
Pages 119-141
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- Stephen Ball, Carol Vincent
Pages 180-195
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Back Matter
Pages 223-259
About this book
It is almost twenty years since Macmillan published Jack Demaine's Contemporary Theories in the Sociology of Education . This completely new book brings together important recent work of the most prominent sociologists working in the field of education today, and reaffirms the reputation of sociology of education as an international discipline at the forefront of original research and analysis. The book examines a wide range of empirical issues and different theoretical perspectives.
Reviews
'This book stimulates our thoughts and notions about education and society; it compels us to engage fully in the study of educational systems and their impact...' - Contemporary Sociology
'All of these essays are well written...' - Choice
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, England
Jack Demaine
About the editor
MADELEINE ARNOT Fellow of Jesus College and Lecturer in Education, University of Cambridge
STEPHEN BALL Professor of Sociology of Education and Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London
ALASTAIR BONNETT Lecturer in Geography, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
BRUCE CARRINTON Professor of Education, University of Newcastle
ROGER DALE Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Arts, University of Auckland
LYNN DAVIES Professor of International Education and Director of the Centre for International Education and Research, University of Birmingham
JO-ANNE DILLABOUGH Assistant Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
SHARON GEWIRTZ Lecturer in Social Policy, Open University
DAVID GILLBORN Head of Policy Studies and Reader in the Sociology of Education, Institute of Education, University of London
PETER KELLY Lecturer in Social and Behavioural Studies, University of Queensland
JANE KENWAY Professor of Education in the Language and Literary Research Centre, University of South Australia
ANOOP NAYAK Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
SALLY POWER Senior Lecturer in Education Policy Studies, Institute of Education, University of London
LARRY SAHA Reader in Sociology, Australian National University
GEOFF SHORT Reader in Educational Research, University of Hertfordshire
FAY SMITH Research Associate, Department of Education, University of Newcastle
RICHARD TOMLINDirector, Centre for Higher Education Research, Newcastle University
CHRISTINE SKELTON Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Education, University of Newcastle
CAROL VINCENT Senior Lecturer in Policy Studies, Institute of Education, London University
GEOFF WHITTY Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education, Institute of Education, University of London
SUE WILLIS Associate Professor and Dean of Education, Murdoch University, Western Australia
DEBORAH YOUDELL Research Lecturer in Policy Studies, Institute of Education, University of London