SOCIAL REALISM, KNOWLEDGE AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION by Karl Maton (Editor), Rob Moore (Editor) ( 9781847065056 )

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SOCIAL REALISM, KNOWLEDGE AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
COALITION OF THE MIND

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

1847065058

ISBN 13:

9781847065056

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

22 October, 2009

Pages:

208

Description:

Features articles that have played key roles in the emergence of a influential school of thought for a realist sociology of education that places knowledge at its heart. This book covers issues in the sociology of knowledge, the educational system and policy, professional autonomy, vocational education, educational research and teaching.

Synopsis:

This key volume is both timely and important in bringing together for the first time seminal papers and new material to examine an increasingly influential school of thought: realist sociology of education that places knowledge at its heart. This volume covers issues in the sociology of knowledge, the educational system and policy, professional autonomy, vocational education, educational research and teaching, as well as the nature of such disciplines as cultural studies, English, science and the arts. The chapters also directly address the nature of sociology of education itself. The realist position developed in the book challenges two major currents of thought that have for a long time been prominent and influential in sociology and education: postmodernism and progressivism/constructivism. This well-edited collection of papers is provocative and original in that it represents a sustained, collective critique that offers a genuine alternative to these current orthodoxies.

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1, black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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Non-returnable

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