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Education and Society
. Ed(S): Thapan, Meenakshi; Madan, T. N.
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Hardback. Contributed articles; most previously published. Editor(s): Thapan, Meenakshi; Madan, T. N. Series: Oxford in India Readings in Sociology & Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 44. Weight in Grams: 844.
Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices concerns itself with the social issues and contexts that underpin education and learning in India. It begins with a focus on the possibilities opened up by education, whether these concern the individual, society, or the world at large. Through an excellent selection of essays arranged in six thematic sections, this volume provides an overview of the major underlying concepts in the sociology of education, as well as of the processes and practices that explicate education in contemporary India. Most essays are grounded on empirical research and use ethnography in seeking to understand education from ... Read more
Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices concerns itself with the social issues and contexts that underpin education and learning in India. It begins with a focus on the possibilities opened up by education, whether these concern the individual, society, or the world at large. Through an excellent selection of essays arranged in six thematic sections, this volume provides an overview of the major underlying concepts in the sociology of education, as well as of the processes and practices that explicate education in contemporary India. Most essays are grounded on empirical research and use ethnography in seeking to understand education from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
Oxford in India Readings in Sociology & Social Anthropology
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199451319
SKU
V9780199451319
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About . Ed(S): Thapan, Meenakshi; Madan, T. N.
Meenakshi Thapan is Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
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