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The British Journal of Sociology of Education has established itself as the leading discipline-based publication. This collection of selected articles published since the first issue provides the reader with an informed insight and understanding of the nature, range and value of sociological thinking, its development over the last twenty-five years as well as the analysis of the relationship between society and education. Divided into four sections, the book covers: social theory and education social inequality and education sociology of institutions, curriculum and pedagogy research practices in the sociology of education. The intention of this form of organisation is to provide the reader with an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives within the discipline as well as key conceptual, theoretical and empirical material, including a wealth of insights, ideas and questions. The editor’s specially written introduction to each section contextualises the selection and introduces readers to the main issues and current thinking in the field.
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Education and Society The British Journal of Sociology of Education has established itself as the leading discipline based publication. This collection of selected articles published since the first issue provides the reader with an informed insight and understanding of the nature, range and value of sociological thinking, and its development over the last 25 years, as well as the analysis of the relationship between society and education. The book is divided into four parts, each with a theme: ● ● ● ● Social theory and education Social inequality and education Sociology of institutions, curriculum and pedagogy Research practices in the sociology of education. The intention of this form of organisation is to provide the reader with an awareness and understanding of multiple perspectives within the discipline as well as key conceptual, theoretical and empirical material, including a wealth of insights, ideas and questions. The executive editor’s specially written introduction to each section contextualises the selection and introduces readers to the main issues and current thinking in the field. Education and Society will be invaluable to students as a source of ideas and stimulus for further thinking and research. It will provide an informed basis for enhancing the sociological thinking and questioning approach of the reader. This volume is from the Education Heritage series. For details of other titles in this series, please go to the website at www.routledge.com/ education Len Barton is Professor of Inclusive Education at the Institute of Education, UK. Education Heritage Series From Adult Education to the Learning Society 21 years from the International Journal of Lifelong Education Peter Jarvis A Feminist Critique of Education Christine Skelton and Becky Francis Overcoming Disabling Barriers 18 years of Disability & Society Len Barton Tracing Education Policy Selections from the Oxford Review of Education David Phillips and Geoffrey Walford Making Curriculum Strange Essays from the Journal of Curriculum Studies Ian Westbury and Geoff Milburn Readings from the Journal of Education Policy Stephen J. Ball, Ivor F. Goodson and Meg Maguire Forty Years of Comparative Education Changing contexts, issues and identities Michael Crossley, Patricia Broadfoot and Michele Schweisfurth Education and Society 25 years of the British Journal of Sociology of Education Len Barton Education and Society 25 years of the British Journal of Sociology of Education Edited by Len Barton First published 2007 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2