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  • Knowledge Production, Policy and Practice in Education

    Social Realist Explorations of Curriculum, Teaching and Research

    Edited by Grace Healy, Di Swift, Brian Barrett ...
    Series series Routledge Research in the Sociology of Education
    Knowledge Production, Policy and Practice in Education: Social Realist Explorations of Curriculum, Teaching and Research brings together theoretical and empirical enquiries into curricula, pedagogy and assessment, informed by the influential traditions of social realism and Basil Bernstein’s sociology of education. The edited volume provides tools for understanding persistent educational ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • LEGO The Art of the Minifigure

    by Brian Barrett ...
    A beautiful visual celebration of the iconic LEGO® minifigure—its history, evolution, and status as a cultural icon.The LEGO® minifigure is one of the most recognizable and collectible toys on the planet. Over the span of 40 years it has evolved from a simple yellow figurine to a global pop culture icon. This landmark volume celebrates the colorful history, evolving design, and lasting impact of ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Basil Bernstein

    Code Theory and Beyond

    by Brian Barrett ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides an accessible way into the ideas of Basil Bernstein. It introduces, explains and exemplifies key conceptual landmarks in the development of his theory, from his sociolinguistics in the 1960s through analyses of classrooms and the construction of curriculum in the 1970s and 1980s, to studies of intellectual fields of research through the 1990s. The book introduces how these ideas ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Knowledge, Curriculum and Equity

    Social Realist Perspectives

    Edited by Brian Barrett, Ursula Hoadley, John Morgan ...
    In 2008 the first in a series of symposia established a ‘social realist’ case for ‘knowledge’ as an alternative to the relativist tendencies of the constructivist, post-structuralist and postmodernist approaches dominant in the sociology of education. The second symposium focused on curriculum, and the development of a theoretical language grounded in social realism to talk about issues of ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform

    Applying the Sociology of Basil Bernstein

    Edited by Rob Moore, Madeleine Arnot, John Beck, Harry Daniels ...
    This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy. These contributors explore, analyse and engage with contemporary political reforms of education, contemporary pedagogic debates and the changing nature of ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Language Diversity and Education

    by David Corson ...
    This introductory text for students of linguistics, language, and education provides background and up-to-date information and resources that beginning researchers need for studying language diversity and education.Three framing chapters offer an update on the philosophy of social research, revealing how important language is for all the processes of learning in which humans engage, whether it is ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Social Work Theories and Methods

    Edited by Mel Gray, Stephen Webb ...
    The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world′s leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international researchers in social work to challenge the reader to critically question how they think about social ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

  • Theory and Methods in Social Research

    Edited by Professor Bridget Somekh, Dr Cathy Lewin ...
    This new edition provides a scholarly and readable introduction to all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, enabling postgraduate and masters-level students and new researchers to reflect on which ones suit their needs and to receive guidance on how to find out more.With chapters written by experienced research practitioners, this second edition has been ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Social Research

    by Tim May ...
    This text successfully bridges the gap between theory and methods in social research, bringing understanding of the dynamics of social relations. ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Sociology as a Population Science

    by John H. Goldthorpe ...
    John Goldthorpe is one of Britain's most eminent sociologists and a strong advocate of quantitative sociology. In this concise and accessible book, he provides a new rationale for recent developments in sociology which focus on establishing and explaining probabilistic regularities in human populations. Through these developments, Goldthorpe shows how sociology has become more securely placed ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences

    The State of the Art

    by David Byrne, Gillian Callaghan ...
    This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and demonstrates how complexity informs approaches to various contemporary issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening social inequality, and impending social and ecological catastrophe wrought by global warming.The book ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Political Psychology

    Critical Perspectives

    by Cristian Tileagă ...
    This book provides an introduction to political psychology through a focus on European politics and topics. It describes a style of doing political psychology in Europe that has developed out of dialogue with as well as critique of North American approaches. By emphasising the theoretical and methodological diversity of political psychology, the book is intended to contribute to a greater ... Read more

    $33.69 USD