1st Edition
Education and Social Control A Study in Progressive Primary Education
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975, this book offers a critique of some of the ‘new perspectives’ in the sociology of education. This is achieved through a case study of a progressive child centred school.
The book suggests that a liberal approach to education fails to appreciate how thoroughly a complex, stratified industrial society penetrates the school. It argues that the practice of ‘progressive’... Read more
Preface; 1. Sociology and the classroom 2. Theoretical considerations 3. Mapledene Lane: the school and its environment 4. The school ethos 5. The teacher’s perspective 6. Social stratification in the classroom: an ideal type 7. Social stratification in the classroom: dimensions of variability 8. The social structuring of pupils’ identities: some examples 9. The child centred ethos as an accounting system 10. The parents 11. Summary and conclusion; Appendix: a note on methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Rachel Sharp, Anthony Green, Jacqueline Lewis
