Title:
The limits and possibilities of schooling : an introduction to the sociology of education
Author:
Hurn, Christopher J., 1938-
ISBN:
9780205142002
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Edition:
Third edition
Physical Description:
xii, 315 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
The Socialogical Approach to Schooling -- Theories of Schooling and Society: The Functional and Clinflict Paradigms -- Explanations of the Expansion of Schooling -- Schooling and Equality of Opportunity -- Explaining Unequal Achievement: School Quality and the IQ Controversy -- Do Schools Reinforce Inequality? -- What Schools Teach: Problems of Cultural Transmission -- Schools as Organizations: Problems of Order, Control, and Motivation -- Conclusion: The Limits and Possiblities of Schooling.
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