1st Edition

Early Sociology of Education

2720 Pages
by Routledge

In its early years the sociology of education was not clearly distinguished from general social philosophy. Spurred by the publication of John Dewey’s School and Society in 1899, widespread interest in the role of the school as a social institution helped to lay the foundation for the development of educational sociology as a separate field of study. This facsimile set of eight books,... Read more

Volume 1. The Educational Decision-Makers, Aaron V. Cicourel and John I. Kitsuse (New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963)  Volume 2. The Social System of the High School, C. Wayne Gordon (Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1957)  Volume 3. Sociology for Teachers, David Snedden (1928)  Volume 4. Society and Education, John A. Kinneman (New York: Macmillan,1932)  Volume 5. Principles of Educational Sociology, Walter Robinson Smith (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928)  Volume 6. Principles of Educational Sociology, G. Payne (New York, 1928)  Volume 7. Community Backgrounds of Education, Lloyd Allen Cook (London: McGraw-Hill, 1938)

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Edited by Kenneth Thompson