Education: Culture, Economy, and Society is a book for everyone concerned with the social study of education: students studying the sociology of education, foundations of education, educational policy, and other related courses. It aims to establish the social study of education at the centre stage of political and sociological debate about post-industrial societies. In examining major changes which have taken place in the late twentieth century, it gives students a comprehensive introduction to both the nature of these changes and to their interpretation in relation to long-standing debates within education, sociology, and cultural studies.

The extensive editorial introduction outlines the major theoretical approaches within the sociology of education, assesses their contribution to an adequate understanding of the changing educational context, and sets out the key issues and areas for future research. The 52 papers in this wide-ranging thematic reader bring together the most powerful work in education into an international dialogue which is sure to become a classic text.

Features

• A H Halsey is one of the most respected figures in this field, known internationally, and a media name in his own right. He has graduate students all over the world to whom he will recommend this volume. Previous books of his include Change in British Society (OPUS), now in its fourth edition.
• Amy Stuart Wells is an important figure on the US scene.
• The best recent papers have been picked by the editors; the significant theorists and scholars in the field are included. 9 of the papers were commissioned specially for this volume. (Ashton and Sung; Dale; Green; Whitty; Grace; Torrance; Mortimore; Weiner, Arnot, and David; and Halsey and Young.)