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  • Specialisation and Choice in Urban Education

    The City Technology College Experiment

    by Geoff Whitty, Tony Edwards, Sharon Gewirtz ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1993, Specialisation and Choice in Urban Education explores how city technology colleges (CTC) have managed the task of selecting intakes representatives of their catchment areas and explore their impact on local schools. From their announcements in 1986, CTC have been presented both as a new choice of school for the inner city and as pointing the way to a more diversified ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education

    An International Assessment of New Research and Theory

    by Siikka Aapola, Jason Chang, A B. Dijkstra, Jaap Dronkers, Tuula Gordon, Honario Martin Izquierdo, Ingrid Jonsson, Steve Jordan, Yaacov J. Katz, John P. Keeves, Katja Komonen, David Konstantinovski, Alkistis Kontoyianni, Elina Lahelma, Peter Lang, David MacLennan, Isabel Menezes, Almudena Moreno Minguez, Martin D. Munk, Sean Neill, Jules Peschar, Sally Power, Arja Puurula, Zhang Renjie, Shlomo Romi, Lawrence J. Saha, Antonio Teodoro, Raf Vanderstraeten, Lisa Vasileiou, Lennart Vriens, Geoff Whitty, Gad Yair ...
    The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly changing education, especially in terms of its role in democracy. This comprehensive handbook offers ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Making Sense of Education Policy

    Studies in the Sociology and Politics of Education

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    `This book is a very worthwhile read for teachers, student teachers and teacher educators. It would be encouraging if politically based policy makers were to digest its contents also′ - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education`I recommend this book as an enjoyable, thought provoking and politically important read′ - Widenining Participation and Lifelong Learning`This important book challenges ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Research and Policy in Education

    Evidence, ideology and impact

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    Series series Bedford Way Papers
    The OECD tells us that 90 per cent of education reforms are not properly evaluated. So it seems that governments have not lived up to their own ideals of evidence-informed policymaking. Research and Policy in Education argues that education policy is as often driven by political ideologies as by solid research evidence. It explores this claim with case studies of: the Coalition government's reform ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory

    by Dave Hill, Mike Cole, Michael W. Apple, Jenny Bourne, Ramin Farahmandpur, Ted Hankin, Jane Kelly, Michael Neary, Glenn Rikowski0, Mike Sanders1, Geoff Whitty2 ...
    Postmodernism has become the orthodoxy in educational theory. It heralds the end of grand theories like Marxism and liberalism, scorning any notion of a united feminist challenge to patriachy, of united anti-racist struggle, and of united working-class movements against capitalist exploitation and oppression. For postmodernists, the world is fragmented, history is ended, and all struggles are ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Sociology and School Knowledge

    Curriculum Theory, Research and Politics

    by Geoff Whitty ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education
    The rise of a radical ‘new’ sociology of education during the early 1970s focused attention on the nature of school knowledge. Although this new approach was set to revolutionize the subject, within a few years, many people considered these developments an eccentric interlude, with little relevance to curriculum theory or practice.First published in 1985, this book offers a more positive view of ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

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    Social Policy: Themes and approaches is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, providing a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, ... Read more

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  • AQA Sociology for A-level Book 1

    by David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written by a team of leading subject authors and approved by AQA.- Develop the knowledge required to master Year 1 topics with clear a... ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Criminology

    Theory and context

    by John Tierney, Maggie O’Neill ...
    Criminology: theory and context, third edition, expands upon the ideas presented in previous editions, while introducing new material on critical theory, feminism, masculinities, cultural criminology and postmodernism. The text has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect key perspectives in contemporary criminological theory. Relevant updates include discussions on New Labour’s criminal ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Key Themes in Social Policy

    by Patricia Kennedy ...
    Key Themes in Social Policy provides an accessible and authoritative introduction to the key concepts used in social policy, from autonomy to wellbeing.With over 100 ideas discussed, this is a comprehensive student guide and is designed to help readers to gain a deeper understanding of major debates and issues. Each entry:explains the origin of the worddiscusses its relationship to the social ... Read more

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  • What is Criminology?

    Edited by Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle ...
    Criminology is a booming discipline, yet one which can appear divided and fractious. In this rich and diverse collection of 34 essays, some of the worlds leading criminologists respond to a series of questions designed to investigate the state, impact and future challenges of the discipline: What is criminology for? What is the impact of criminology? How should criminology be done? What are the ... Read more

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  • Reclaiming Social Work

    Challenging Neo-liberalism and Promoting Social Justice

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    Reclaiming Social Work is a thought-provoking and innovative book which examines how social work′s commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with wider social movements. It explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates new resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.The ... Read more

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