ABSTRACT
Parts one and two of this volume present the theoretical lenses used to study the social contexts of education. These include long-established foundations disciplines such as sociology of education and philosophy of education as well as newer theoretical perspectives such as critical race theory, feminist educational theory, and cultural studies in education. Parts three, four, and five demonstrate how these theoretical lenses are used to examine such phenomena as globalization, media, popular culture, technology, youth culture, and schooling. This groundbreaking volume helps readers understand the history, evolution, and significance of this wide-ranging, often misunderstood, and increasingly important field of study.
This book is appropriate as a reference volume not only for scholars in the social foundations of education but also for scholars interested in the cultural contexts of teaching and learning (formal and informal). It is also appropriate as a textbook for graduate-level courses in Social Foundations of Education, School and Society, Educational Policy Studies, Cultural Studies in Education, and Curriculum and Instruction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |162 pages
Original Foundational Disciplines
part |129 pages
Emergent Perspectives
part |117 pages
Globalization, Institutions, and Power
chapter |10 pages
The Many Faces of Peace Education
part |135 pages
Popular Culture, Media, and Technology
part |151 pages
The Social Contexts of Schooling, Teaching, and Learning