The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis (5th Edition)
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Comprehensive, contemporary, and cross-cultural in perspective, this book provides a sociological approach to education-- from several theoretical approaches and their practical application, to current educational issues, to the structure and processes that make education systems work. Using an open systems model as a framework, it shows the formal organization of schools with structure, goals and processes; the informal organization with hidden curriculum, organization climate, etc.; the external environment that influences what goes on in the school, including financing, parent(s), community interest groups, etc.; processes such as stratification and change; higher education. Diagrams show interrelationships between topics. For educators and anyone interested in the sociology of education and schools.
The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
Comprehensive, contemporary, and cross-cultural in perspective, this text provides a sociological approach to education -- from several theoretical approaches and their practical application to current educational issues, to the structure and processes that make education systems work.
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The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis (5th Edition)
The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis (5th Edition),Jeanne H. Ballantine,Prentice Hall,0130259748,Educational sociology,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Sociology,Sociology - General,Social Science / Sociology / General
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