The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Sociology of Education

Edited by Stephen Ball

The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Sociology of Education brings together a carefully selected collection of articles and book chapters to reflect enduring trends in the field of...

Published December 11th 2003 by Routledge.

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World, Class, Women

Global Literature, Education, and Feminism

By Robin Truth Goodman

World, Class, Women begins the extraordinarily important task of bringing a postcolonial, feminist voice to critical pedagogy and, by extension explores how current debates about...

Published December 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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What Is Curriculum Theory?

By William F. Pinar

This primer for teachers (prospective and practicing) asks students to question the historical present and their relation to it, and in so doing, to construct...

Published December 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Constructions of Disability

Researching Inclusion in Community Leisure

By Claire Tregaskis

This innovative book discusses the meaning of 'inclusion' through the exploration of the interactions between disabled and non-disabled people at a community leisure centre. By...

Published November 27th 2003 by Routledge.

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Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement

Creating Inclusive School Communities

By Jane Frances

Children and young people who are visibly different face significant social and psychological challenges at school. Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement demystifies a difficult and...

Published November 6th 2003 by Routledge.

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Educational Equity and Accountability

Paradigms, Policies, and Politics

Edited by Linda Skrla, James Joseph Scheurich

Despite the intense political attention that has been focused on accountability, on standardized testing, and on the equity effects of both accountability and testing, the...

Published October 28th 2003 by Routledge.

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Political Spectacle and the Fate of American Schools

By Mary Lee Smith, Linda Miller-Kahn, Walter Heinecke, Patricia F. Jarvis

The authors argue that the most influential and well-known educational policy programs in the past 30 years are not based on democratic consensus, but are...

Published October 23rd 2003 by Routledge.

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Body Knowledge and Control

Studies in the Sociology of Physical Education and Health

Edited by John Evans, Brian Davies, Jan Wright

Today's society is obsessed with the body, its size, shape and healthiness. Governments, business and the popular media, spend and earn fortunes encouraging populations to get healthy, eat...

Published October 23rd 2003 by Routledge.

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Education and Conflict

Complexity and Chaos

By Lynn Davies

First-place winner of the Society for Education Studies' 2005 book prize, Education and Conflict is a critical review of education in an international context. Based on...

Published October 23rd 2003 by Routledge.

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Perspectives on Rescuing Urban Literacy Education

Spies, Saboteurs, and Saints

Edited by Robert B. Cooter

Perspectives on Rescuing Urban Literacy Education: Spies, Saboteurs, and Saints is an exploration of the variables that contribute to the improvement of literacy instruction in...

Published October 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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