Sociology of Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Using Critical Research for Educational and Social Change

   Edited by Tricia Kress

   This volume features the works of scholar-practitioners who embrace critical pedagogy and critical research as praxis in qualitative research about education. The authors take an explicit stance toward social justice through education, and they use critical research as a vehicle toward that end.&...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
2. Popular Education and Socialization in the Nineteenth Century

   Edited by W P McCann

   Originally published in 1977, this volume analyzes aspects of elementary schooling in the nineteenth century and the ways in which it prepared working-class children for life in industrial Britain. The book examines: The procedures and practices of different types of schools. The ideologies...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
3. Education in Renaissance England

   Covering both formal and informal education, this volume examines Renaissance education in England and Italy, set within the relevant social, political and historical context....

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Resegregation of Schools

   Education and Race in the Twenty-First Century

   Edited by Jamel K. Donnor, Adrienne Dixson

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   Access to a quality education remains the primary mechanism for improving one’s life chances in the United States, and for children of color, a “good education” is particularly linked to their individual and collective well-being. Despite the popular perception that America is in a “post-racial”...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
5. Disability, Poverty and Education

   Edited by Nidhi Singal

   This book is a succinct and distinctive presentation of current research addressing educational issues in relation to children and young people with disabilities in Southern contexts. Even though people with disabilities are disproportionately over-represented in the majority world, there is a lack...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
6. Challenges and Inequalities in Lifelong Learning and Social Justice

   Edited by Susan Jackson

   The connections and interactions of lifelong learning and social justice are complex and contested. Both are seen as a means to unconditional good, with little account taken of the inequalities and equalities located in constructions of power. This book develops critical ways to engage with...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
7. New Directions in Social Theory, Education and Embodiment

   Edited by John Evans, Brian Davies

   This book exemplifies the nurturing spirit of inter-discursive debate with a view to opening up new theoretical and empirical insights, understanding, and engagement, with debates on issues relating to pedagogy, policy, equity and embodiment. From a variety of social science perspectives, an...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. International Perspectives on Veteran Teachers

   Edited by Miriam Ben-Peretz, Gary McCulloch

   What is a veteran teacher, and how do veteran teachers contribute to schools and education? This international volume contributes to our understanding of veteran teachers with new conceptual studies and empirical research from different countries around the world. It is explores what we mean by a ‘...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
9. Beyond Inclusion

   The Practice of Equal Access in Indian Higher Education

   Edited by Satish Deshpande, Usha Zacharias

   In India, two critical aspects of public policy — social justice and higher education — have witnessed unprecedented expansion in recent years. While several programmes have been designed by the State to equalise access to higher education and implement formal inclusion, discrimination based on...

   Published April 17th 2013 by Routledge India
10. Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

    A Guide for Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth and Families

    Edited by Emily S. Fisher, Karen Komosa-Hawkins

    The importance of creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students in the school environment cannot be overstated. It is one of the most prominent issues facing school professionals today, and its success has lasting, positive effects on the entire...

    Published April 16th 2013 by Routledge