Frontiers in Sociology of Education [Paperback]

Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. Frontiers in Sociology of Education aims to provide a roadmap for sociologists and other social scientists as they set bold new directions for future research on schools. ?In Part 1 of this forward-looking volume, the authors present cutting-edge research to set ?new guidelines for the sociological analysis of schools. In Part 2, notable social scientists, historians, administrators and educators provide a wide-ranging array of perspectives on contemporary education to insure that scholars make creative and broadly informed contributions to the sociological analysis of schools.

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The contributors to this volume examine events currently influencing education including: globalization, expansion of educational access, the changing significance of religion, new family structures, and curriculum reform. ?Frontiers in Sociology of Education offers an innovative collection of research and ideas aimed at inspiring new analyses of schools better linked to changing societal conditions.

This book provides a roadmap for sociologists and other social scientists to undertake bold new directions in this field of study. It makes landmark contributions to its subject, and offers comprehensive analysis and reports from cutting-edge researchers.

Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. In this forward-looking volume, the contributors examine cutting-edge research findings and techniques, to explore new directions in sociology of education research. Frontiers in Sociology aims to provide a roadmap for sociologists and other social scientists to undertake bold new directions in this field of study, making landmark contributions to the sociological study of schools. The contributors to this volume examine current phenomena with relation to education, including: globalil³¼