Published by Jyväskylä : Finnish Educational Research Association, 2010
ISBN 10: 9525401502 ISBN 13: 9789525401509
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: New. 287 pages : ill. ; 22 cm. This volume deals with core issues in the sociology of education. It explores the fields of comparative education, the history of schooling and the politics of education. Given its general nature, the book serves as a good introduction to contemporary research in sociology, politics and history of education. The international reader will find the theoretical and empirical insights explored in the analysis of Finnish educational practice a fruitful platform for further study in other contexts.