The Way Schools Work: A Sociological Analysis of Education (3rd Edition)
Bennett de Marrais, Kathleen; LeCompte, Margaret
ISBN 10: 0801319560 ISBN 13: 9780801319563
Published by Longman/Addison Wesley, 1998
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This text continues to offer cutting-edge analysis of contemporary schooling in America from a critical perspective. Provides up-to-the-minute critical analysis of the way schools really work that takes into account both historical influences and current critical theory. Includes extensive coverage of race, class, and gender and their roles in relation to power dynamics in todayÕs classrooms. Wide ranging content draws on social theory as well as the sociology of organizations, of work and the professions, and of knowledge. Includes new short case studies of students’ experiences, and chapter questions and illustrative boxes containing accounts from students, teachers and administrators.
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Title: The Way Schools Work: A Sociological ...
Publisher: Longman/Addison Wesley
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 3rd Edition