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The Politics, Sociology and Economics of Education. Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives.
. Ed(S): Farnen, Russell Francis; Sunker, Professor Heinz
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Paperback. Editor(s): Farnen, Russell Francis; Sunker, Professor Heinz. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
This book uses international and interdisciplinary approaches to the comparative study of education in its political, sociological, and economic contexts. Major topics include critical theory, hegemony, postmodernism, oppression, disabilities, emancipation, corporatism, meritocracy, democracy, socialization, reproduction, pluralism, inequality, social analysis, postindustrialism, predatory culture, pragmatism, and 'subversion'. Educators from the US, UK, Canada, Netherlands, FRG, Israel, and Sweden survey the current educational scene in the US and Western Europe, major policy debates, and possible solutions for current public policy dilemmas.
This book uses international and interdisciplinary approaches to the comparative study of education in its political, sociological, and economic contexts. Major topics include critical theory, hegemony, postmodernism, oppression, disabilities, emancipation, corporatism, meritocracy, democracy, socialization, reproduction, pluralism, inequality, social analysis, postindustrialism, predatory culture, pragmatism, and 'subversion'. Educators from the US, UK, Canada, Netherlands, FRG, Israel, and Sweden survey the current educational scene in the US and Western Europe, major policy debates, and possible solutions for current public policy dilemmas.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349257546
SKU
V9781349257546
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