Author : Alan Barcan
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9780868401256
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Sociological Theory and Educational Reality by : Alan Barcan
Download or read book Sociological Theory and Educational Reality written by Alan Barcan and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the major classical sociological theories relevant to education and of the rise and decline of the new sociology of education. Author also discusses the vexed questions of equality of opportunity, the relationship between school and society, the growth of educational bureaucracies and the roles of state, church and family in education in Australia since 1949. Includes endnotes, tables and index.