Sociology and School Knowledge

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Sociology and School Knowledge

Curriculum Theory, Research and Politics

Sociology Philosophy and theory of education Curriculum planning and development Educational strategies and policy

Author: Geoff Whitty

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Collection: Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 28th April 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 265 Kb

ISBN: 9781351838719


Introduction

The rise of a radical ‘new’ sociology of education during the early 1970s focused attention on the nature of school knowledge. Although this new approach was set to revolutionize the subject, within a few years, many people considered these developments an eccentric interlude, with little relevance to curriculum theory or practice.

Book Overview

First published in 1985, this book offers a more positive view of the new sociology of education and its contribution to our understanding of the curriculum. In doing so, it argues that some of the radical promise of the new sociology of education could be realised, but only if sociologists, teachers and political movements of the left work more closely together.

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