Sociology of Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Education Networks

   Power, Wealth, Cyberspace, and the Digital Mind

   By Joel Spring

   Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

   Education Networks is a critical analysis of the emerging intersection among the global power elite, information and communication technology, and schools. Joel Spring documents and examines the economic and political interests and forces —including elite networks, the for-profit education industry...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Sociology of Disability and Inclusive Education

   A Tribute to Len Barton

   Edited by Madeleine Arnot

   Len Barton’s intellectual and practical contribution to the sociology of disability and education is highly significant and widely known. The leading scholars in this collection, including his long term collaborators, offer both a celebration and a reassessment of this contribution, addressing the...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
3. Migration, Education and Socio-Economic Mobility

   Edited by Nitya Rao

   The primacy of education in development agendas is unquestioned. With the gradual acknowledgement of the potential benefits that migration can hold for development, the relationship between migration and education is a growing area of research. Migration, Education and Socio-Economic Mobility...

   Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Educating for the Knowledge Economy?

   Critical perspectives

   Edited by Hugh Lauder, Michael Young, Harry Daniels, Maria Balarin, John Lowe

   The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give to this promise? The current economic...

   Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
5. Gender, Race, and the Politics of Role Modelling

   The Influence of Male Teachers

   By Wayne Martino, Goli Rezai-Rashti

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This book provides an illuminating account of teachers’ own reflections on their experiences of teaching in urban schools. It was conceived as a direct response to policy-related and media-generated concerns about male teacher shortage and offers a critique of the call for more male role models in...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
6. Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education

   By Steven C. Ward

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This book examines the influence of neoliberal ideas and practices on the way knowledge has been conceptualized, produced, and disseminated over the last few decades at different levels of public education and in various national contexts around the world....

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
7. Education in the Black Diaspora

   Perspectives, Challenges, and Prospects

   Edited by Kassie Freeman, Ethan Johnson

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This volume gathers scholars from around the world in a comparative approach to the various educational struggles of people of African descent, advancing the search for solutions and bringing to light new facets of the experiences of black people in the era of globalization....

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
8. Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

   Edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Kristine W. Webb

   Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career,...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
9. Education and Incarceration

   Edited by Erica R. Meiners, Maisha T. Winn

   The United States of America is in possession of the largest prison population in the world, with 2.3 million people currently behind bars. This number is predominantly and disproportionately made up of communities of colour and poverty. Between 1987 and 2007, the U.S. prison population tripled;...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
10. Art and Social Justice Education

    Culture as Commons

    Edited by Therese M. Quinn, John Ploof, Lisa J. Hochtritt

    Art and Social Justice Education offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework...

    Published December 18th 2011 by Routledge