The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education An International Assessment of New Research and Theory

by Torres, Carlos Alberto; Antikainen, Ari; Aapola, Siikka; Chang, Jason; Dijkstra, A B.; Dronkers, Jaap; Gordon, Tuula; Izquierdo, Honario Martin; Jonsson, Ingrid; Jordan, Steve; Katz, Yaacov J.; Keeves, John P.; Komonen, Katja; Konstantinovski, David; Kont

• ISBN13: 9780742517707
• ISBN10: 0742517705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-10
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly changing education, especially in terms of its role in democracy. This comprehensive handbook offers a fresh view of the social context of education, outlining the challenges as well as the advances in public and private education systems. The book offers a systematic account of current social theory and methodologies, applied perspectives on the development of education in many regions of the world, and compares key themes such as access, school choice, equity, and educational performance. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Introduction to a Sociology of Education: Old Dilemmas in a New Century?	1	(20)
Carlos Alberto Torres
Ari Antikainen
Part I Social Theory and Methodology
Sociological Theory of Education in the Dialectical Perspective	21	(21)
Honorio Martin Izquierdo
Almudena Moreno Minguez
Explorations in the Systems-Theoretical Study of Education	42	(16)
Raf Vanderstraeten
Social Capital in Education: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Knowledge in Attainment Research	58	(24)
AnneBert Dijkstra
Jules L. Peschar
Critical Ethnography and the Sociology of Education	82	(19)
Steve Jordan
Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition: Implications for the Sociology of Education	101	(23)
David MacLennan
Decisive Moments and Key Experiences: Expanding Paradigmatic Boundaries in the Study of School Effects	124	(19)
Gad Yair
Biography, Life Course, and the Sociology of Education	143	(17)
Ari Antikainen
Katja Komonen
Leading the Way: The Development of Analytical Techniques in the Sociology of Education	160	(23)
Lawrence J. Saha
John P. Keeves
Part II Sociology of Education in International Contexts: Regional Focus
Educational Policies and New Ways of Governance in a Transnationalization Period	183	(28)
Antonio Teodoro
Constructing the Sociology of Education as a Unique Discipline: The Cases of Mainland China and Taiwan	211	(21)
Jason C. Chang
Zhang Renjie
Education in a Transition Society: Growing Inequality	232	(24)
David Konstantinovski
Education, Power, and the State: Successes and Failures of Latin American Education in the Twentieth Century	256	(29)
Carlos Alberto Torres
Institutionalized Legitimate Informational Capital in the Welfare State: Has Policy Failed?	285	(20)
Martin D. Munk
Part III Critical Issues in Sociology of Education
Making Sense of Education Reform: Global and National Influences	305	(20)
Geoff Whitty
Sally Power
Civil Society as Equilibrium: Governance and Choice in Education between Private Delivery and Central Regulation	325	(17)
AnneBert Dijkstra
Jaap Dronkers
Women and Education in Europe	342	(18)
Ingrid Jonsson
North and South Contrasted: Cultural Similarities and Differences in Affective Education	360	(21)
Yaacov J. Katz
Alkistis Kontoyianni
Peter Lang
Isabel Menezes
Sean R. St. J. Neill
Arja Puurula
Shlomo Romi
Claudia Saccone
Lisa Vasileiou
Lennart Vriens
Citizens in the Text? International Presentations of Citizenship in Textbooks	381	(18)
Sinikka Aapola
Tuula Gordon
Elina Lahelma
Index	399	(14)
About the Contributors	413