{"product_id":"understanding-education-9780745633442","title":"Understanding Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho should be educated, when, by whom and how? What purposes should education serve? Why does education matter?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese fundamental questions of value are not always seen as central to the sociology of education. However, this book argues that they are pivotal and provides a sophisticated and engaging introduction to the field that is designed to open up these important debates. It draws attention to the many points of disagreement that exist between major thinkers in the sociology of education, and the values on which their ideas are based. By involving readers in crucial questions about the potential contribution of sociology to education policies and practices, it aims to bridge the divide between education as it is talked about by academics, and the concerns of policymakers and educators who have to make practical decisions about what is to be done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter by chapter the book introduces competing approaches in the sociology of education - structural functionalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The authors are to be commended for their densely nuanced exploration of complex debates about values, reflexivity and ethics in sociological knowledge and for their use of local, national, global and interdisciplinary examples of educational practices, processes and instances.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides a thorough, cohesive and incisive account of the ways in which a value based approch to education has much to offer. The clarity of the arguments make it a good text to use with students whilst also providing an engaging resource for those who have a background in education but may not have considered their field in this light.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociological Research Online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is about how the sociology of education works as an intellectual practice. It offers new and important insights into the complex and often troubled relations between sociology and education.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Ball, Institute of Education, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With extraordinary clarity, Gewirtz and Cribb map the complexity of theories and perspectives in the sociology of education and interweave a discussion of the centrality of its political and ethical dimensions. They build a compelling, nuanced – and much needed – case for a rigorous politically committed educational sociology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePauline Lipman, University of Illinois at Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This important book charts the field of sociology of education, with innovative attention to the issue of values within this body of work. The analysis both celebrates and interrogates the normative dimension of sociologists' work in education, and in doing so provides a lively engagement with the field that will stimulate students and experts alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecky Francis, Roehampton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Approaching education sociologically\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Understanding education: the role of sociology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Understanding structure and agency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Varieties of critique\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Key themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Social reproduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Knowledge and the curriculum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Identity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Teachers’ work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Extending reflexivity in sociology of education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404367995223,"sku":"9780745633442","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745633442.jpg?v=1730486242","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-education-9780745633442","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}