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1. Exploring Education

   An Introduction to the Foundations of Education, 4th Edition

   By Alan R. Sadovnik, Peter Cookson, Jr., Susan Semel

   This much-anticipated fourth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines -- history, philosophy,...

   Published January 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Sociology of Education

   A Critical Reader, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Alan R. Sadovnik

   This comprehensive and bestselling Reader examines the most pressing topics in sociology and education while exposing students to examples of sociological research on schools. Drawing from classic and contemporary scholarship, noted sociologist Alan R. Sadovnik has chosen readings that examine...

   Published September 6th 2010 by Routledge
3. No Child Left Behind and the Reduction of the Achievement Gap

   Sociological Perspectives on Federal Educational Policy

   Edited by Alan R. Sadovnik, Jennifer A. O'Day, George W. Bohrnstedt, Kathryn M. Borman

   This monumental collection presents the first-ever sociological analysis of the No Child Left Behind Act and its effects on children, teachers, parents, and schools. More importantly, these leading sociologists consider whether NLCB can or will accomplish its major goal: to eliminate the...

   Published August 21st 2007 by Routledge