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Sociology of Education, The: A Systematic Analysis, 5/E
Jeanne H. Ballantine, Wright State University

ISBN-10: 0130259748
ISBN-13: 9780130259745

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2001
Format: Cloth; 496 pp
Published: 01/09/2001

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For junior/senior-level courses in Sociology of Education or Social Foundations of Education taught in sociology or education departments.

Comprehensive, contemporary, and cross-cultural in perspective, this text provides a sociological approach to education—from several theoretical approaches and their practical application, to current educational issues, to the structure and processes that make education systems work.

  • NEW - New issues/topics—e.g., violence in schools; students' perceptions of safety in schools; students' lives in schools; why students drop out; what school organization is best for students; what influences students' achievement, etc.

    • Provides students with the most current information available. Ex.___

  • NEW - Expanded theoretical discussion—Includes postmodernism and more discussion of Bourdieu's work.

    • Introduces students to the current theoretical perspectives that are helping to define the field of education. Ex.___

  • NEW - Lists of Websites.

    • Gives students and instructors access to websites and listservs that are addressing the issues in education today. Ex.___

  • An open systems model as framework—Shows the formal organization of schools with structure, goals and processes; the informal organization with hidden curriculum, organization climate, etc.; the external environment that influences what goes on in the school, including financing, parent(s), community interest groups, etc.; processes such as stratification and change; higher education. Diagrams show interrelationships between topics.

    • Instructors can use the framework in any order and can supplement with lectures, readings, monographs, videos on any of the many topics discussed. Additional material will fit into the framework easily. Helps students to see the interconnections between topics in the field. Ex.___

  • Theoretical interpretations from major approaches—Functional, conflict and reproduction, interaction, exchange, and others. Uses historical development of perspectives in sociology of education and current issues as examples. Uses current theory and research examples.

    • Provides students with a balanced representation of theoretical perspectives used in the field, even if instructors lean toward one approach. Ex.___

  • Applying Sociology to Education sections—Provides practical applications of concepts to students' own experiences.

    • Encourages students to think critically about, and use, the material. Ex.___

  • “Putting Sociology to Work” sections—At the end of each chapter. Provides a number of thought/discussion questions and practical projects to help students use the material presented in the chapter.

    • Focuses students on aspects of the material, discussion in class, and projects in and out of class. Ex.___

  • Current issues in each topic—e.g., Minority education; tracking charter schools; dropout and graduation rates; public vs. private schools; access to four-year schools from community colleges; funding/financing issues; business involvement in schools; etc.

    • Provides a springboard for more in-depth class lectures and for classroom activities such as debates, videos, and other forms of discussion. Ex.___

  • Unique, separate chapter on international education—And cross-cultural material throughout the text.

    • Students learn about how education affects the global economy, comparative texts, and other topics. Ex.___

  • New issues/topics—e.g., violence in schools; students' perceptions of safety in schools; students' lives in schools; why students drop out; what school organization is best for students; what influences students' achievement, etc.

    • Provides students with the most current information available. Ex.___

  • Expanded theoretical discussion—Includes postmodernism and more discussion of Bourdieu's work.

    • Introduces students to the current theoretical perspectives that are helping to define the field of education. Ex.___

  • Lists of Websites.

    • Gives students and instructors access to websites and listservs that are addressing the issues in education today. Ex.___



 1. Sociology of Education: A Unique Perspective on Schools.


 2. Conflicting Functions and Processes in Education: What Makes the System Work.


 3. Education and the Process of Stratification.


 4. Race, Class, and Gender: Attempts to Achieve Equality of Educational Opportunity.


 5. The School as an Organization.


 6. Formal School Statuses and Roles: “The Way It Spozed to Be.”


 7. Students: The Core of the School.


 8. The Informal System and the “Hidden Curriculum”: What Really Happens in School?


 9. The Educational System and the Environment: A Symbiotic Relationship.


10. The System of Higher Education.


11. Education Systems around the World: A Comparative View.


12. Education Systems around the World: Case Studies.


13. Educational Movements and Reform.


14. Change and Planning in Educational Systems.


Epilogue.


Schools in the Early Twenty-First Century.


References.


Index.

    Comprehensive, contemporary, and cross-cultural in perspective, this text provides a sociological approach to education—from several theoretical approaches and their practical application, to current educational issues, to the structure and processes that make education systems work.

     

    New to this edition is co-author Floyd Hammack from New York University who brings his expertise in secondary education and its links with higher education.

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