The Schooled Society: An Introduction to the Sociology of Education

by Scott Davies, Neil Guppy

The Schooled Society examines how education has come to occupy a central place in society and how its function and form continue to evolve. Structured around the three core roles of modern schooling - selection, social organization, and socialization-the authors integrate classical and contemporary theoretical approaches to discuss schooling within a sociological framework. This new second edition is a concise, yet comprehensive, examination of schooling at the K-12 and post-secondary levels.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

322 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Lauren McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really informative way of analyzing society through educational processes

[Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive and authoritative. Quality textbook.

[ayesha :oo · Rating 3 out of 5]

it is a textbook. that i had to read back to front😭😭

[Alison Jog · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this for a psychology class on Exceptional Children and how the school system deals with exceptionalities. The book was not bad but it is from a sociological perspective which doesn't match what I thought the course text should be. A fault in this book that I found was it referred to previous chapters too much instead of fully explaining concepts.