Understanding Sociological Theory For Educational Practices

Author : Tania Ferfolja,Criss Jones Diaz,Jacqueline Ullman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781108434409

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Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices by Tania Ferfolja,Criss Jones Diaz,Jacqueline Ullman Pdf

"In contemporary classrooms, it is crucial for teachers to have a thorough understanding of sociological issues in education. Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices addresses sociological theory, highlighting its relevance to policy, curriculum and practice for the pre-service teacher education student. The book explores a range of sociological issues related to diversity, disadvantage, discrimination and marginalisation, contributing to the preparation of future teachers for work in a range of educational contexts. It seeks to dispel the traditional 'one-size-fits-all' notion of education, encouraging future teachers to think critically and reflexively in terms of creating a welcoming and equitable student environment through knowledge, inclusion and understanding. This book is an invaluable resource for primary, secondary and early childhood pre-service teacher education students as they prepare to navigate the diversity of the modern classroom. It is also an excellent resource for practitioners and researchers interested in issues of diversity and difference in education."--Publisher's website.

Author : Tania Ferfolja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1316151166

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Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices by Tania Ferfolja Pdf

Author : Sharon Gewirtz,Alan Cribb
Publisher : Polity
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780745633459

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Understanding Education by Sharon Gewirtz,Alan Cribb Pdf

Who should be educated, when, by whom and how? What purposes should education serve? Why does education matter? These fundamental questions of value are not always seen as central to the sociology of education. However, this book argues that they are pivotal and provides a sophisticated and engaging introduction to the field that is designed to open up these important debates. It draws attention to the many points of disagreement that exist between major thinkers in the sociology of education, and the values on which their ideas are based. By involving readers in crucial questions about the potential contribution of sociology to education policies and practices, it aims to bridge the divide between education as it is talked about by academics, and the concerns of policymakers and educators who have to make practical decisions about what is to be done. Chapter by chapter the book introduces competing approaches in the sociology of education - structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, feminism, critical race theory and poststructuralism. It shows how these can be applied to major themes such as social reproduction, the politics of knowledge, multicultural education, identity and teachers’ work. Throughout, the authors emphasise the importance of understanding social and educational values and the ways in which these underpin and impact upon the work of both academics and educators.

Author : Gunther Kress,Staffan Selander,Roger Säljö,Christoph Wulf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000382099

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Learning as Social Practice by Gunther Kress,Staffan Selander,Roger Säljö,Christoph Wulf Pdf

This book studies learning as a social enterprise, contextually situated, organized and assessed. It gives a broad theoretic grounding for an understanding of learning which goes beyond a common reductionist approach. The book discusses four related approaches to learning which share a social perspective: social semiotics and multimodality; a design-theoretic approach to learning; a socio-cultural perspective; and a perspective of mimetic learning. Contributing authors consider the theoretical question of how to understand educational systems, learning and social communication as historically situated practices. The chapters in this book analyze key working practices including: analyzing what learning, remembering and cognitive work is like in a practice involving different kinds of expertise; problem-solving and engaging through collaboration; learning and teaching in different formal, semi- and non-formal environments; a design-theoretic approach to learning; social semiotic perspectives on learning; the mimetic and ritual dimension of learning; how social learning can be organized to support students; how learning has been conceptualized in psychology and neighbouring research areas. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in learning and meaning-making, multimodal representations and communication, designs for learning, education and teaching, and social achievement in different formal and non-formal contexts.

Author : Catherine A. Simon,Graham Downes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429673559

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Sociology for Education Studies by Catherine A. Simon,Graham Downes Pdf

Sociology for Education Studies provides a fresh look at the sociology of education, focusing on themes such as habitus, hegemony and intersectionality. It supports students in applying sociological theory to their own educational experiences and developing an understanding of why social orders appear to be predetermined, why the state continues to create education policy in certain forms and, crucially, how to make it better. The book explores the multi-faceted perspectives that influence the sociology of education and presents examples of the applications of sociology to a wide variety of different educational contexts, including education in schools and in the community. Chapters cover topics such as: Morality, education and social order Spaces of invisibility and marginalisation in schools The global political economy of education Rethinking the ‘international perspective’ in Education Studies This accessible book is an essential read for students of Education Studies as well as those involved in teacher education and training.

Author : Kathleen Nolan,Jennifer Tupper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350086401

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Social Theory for Teacher Education Research by Kathleen Nolan,Jennifer Tupper Pdf

Traditionally, teacher education research theory and practice have had a technical-rational focus on productions of knowledge, skills, performance and accountability. Such a focus serves to (re)produce current educational systems instead of noticing and critiquing the wider modes of domination that permeate schools and school systems. In Social Theory for Teacher Education Research, Kathleen Nolan, Jennifer Tupper and the contributors make arguments for drawing on social theories to inform research in teacher education - research that moves the agenda beyond technical-rational concerns toward building a critically reflexive stance for noticing and unpacking the socio-political contexts of schooling. The theories discussed include Actor-Network Theory (ANT), Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and la didactique du plurilinguisme, and social theorists covered include Barad, Bernstein, Bourdieu, Braidotti, Deleuze, Foucault, Heidegger, and Nussbaum. The chapters in this book make explicit how innovative social theory-driven research can challenge and change teacher education practices and the learning experiences of students.

Author : Karen Robson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-14
Category : Educational sociology
ISBN : 0132604655

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Sociology of Education in Canada by Karen Robson Pdf

Sociology of Education in Canada utilizes a contemporary theoretical focus to analyze how education in Canada is affected by pre-existing and persistent inequalities among members of society. It presents the historical and cultural factors that have shaped our current education system, examines the larger social trends that have contributed to present problems, discusses the various interest groups involved, and analyzes the larger social discourses that influence any discussion of these issues. To achieve this, Karen Robson uses many current, topical, and relatable issues in Canadian education to ensure that readers fully comprehend the information being presented and leave with an appreciation of how the sociology of education is inextricably linked to issues of stratification.

Author : Claudio Baraldi,Giancarlo Corsi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319499758

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Niklas Luhmann by Claudio Baraldi,Giancarlo Corsi Pdf

This book provides an insight into the ideas of one of the world’s greatest sociologists: Niklas Luhmann. It explains, in clear and concise language, the basic concepts of Social Systems Theory and their application to the specific case of the Education System, which was considered by Luhmann as a primary subsystem of modern society. It illustrates the complex and sophisticated thinking that characterises Luhmann’s work and explains that Luhmann’s theory has given an important and original contribution to the study of education from a sociological point of view. His contribution has some resonance in recent social constructionist and relational approaches to education, as well as in studies of educational interaction. In addition, research methodologies, in particular mixed methods strategies, draw heavily on epistemological issues. The book finally argues that educationists can appreciate the extent of Luhmann’s contribution to the field of education, although their perspective cannot be fully harmonised with, nor reduced to, the sociological one. This divergence of perspectives can stimulate pedagogy to call into question its conceptual framework as well its approach to social situations in the classroom.

Author : Chris Easthope,Rupert Maclean,Gary Easthope
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351997638

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The Practice of Teaching by Chris Easthope,Rupert Maclean,Gary Easthope Pdf

This title, first published in 1990, examines the work of teachers in the classroom and the school from a sociological perspective. It will be important reading for teacher education students who have little or no background in sociology, providing them with information, understanding and techniques which will enable them to operate as competent teachers in the classroom.

Author : Peter Woods,Andrew Pollard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351838443

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Sociology and Teaching by Peter Woods,Andrew Pollard Pdf

First published in 1988, this work considers the ways in which the sociology of education can inform educational practice. It examines the research which marries the two fields and considers the thinking behind it. It addresses key themes such as: sociological awareness or imagination, and how it might be stimulated and enriched by educational study; reflectivity for both teachers and sociologists; and ethnography, the major research orientation behind most of these studies.

Author : Terry Wotherspoon
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X004769739

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The Sociology of Education in Canada by Terry Wotherspoon Pdf

In this revised and updated second edition of The Sociology of Education in Canada, Terry Wotherspoon traces the historical development and organization of Canadian education, and describes sociological theories and analysis of education.

Author : G. Evans
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230627239

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Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain by G. Evans Pdf

Are schools failing working class children or does working class life present alternative means for gaining social status that conflict with what it means to do well at school? Focusing on Southeast London, this book provides insight into class values and reveals the complex cultural politics of white working class pride.

Author : Etienne Wenger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107268371

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Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger Pdf

This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions, but the informal 'communities of practice' that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over time. To give a social account of learning, the theory explores in a systematic way the intersection of issues of community, social practice, meaning, and identity. The result is a broad framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation. This ambitious but thoroughly accessible framework has relevance for the practitioner as well as the theoretician, presented with all the breadth, depth, and rigor necessary to address such a complex and yet profoundly human topic.

Author : Raymond Allen Morrow,Carlos Alberto Torres
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791422526

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Social Theory and Education by Raymond Allen Morrow,Carlos Alberto Torres Pdf

This book summarizes and critiques theories of social and cultural reproduction as they relate to sociology of education.

Author : Kaye Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107477421

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Knowledge of Life by Kaye Price Pdf

Knowledge of Life is a timely publication, which emphasises the importance of relationships between non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Led by accomplished academic, educator and author Kaye Price, the experienced author team provides students with a comprehensive guide to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia.