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Author Foster, Lois E.

Title Australian education, a sociological perspective / Lois Foster and Kay Harman
Edition Third edition
Published New York ; Sydney : Prentice Hall, [1992]
©1992
©1992

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 MELB  370.190994 F755A3  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents PART I: Sociology, society and education -- 1. Different approaches in sociology -- 2. Trends in contemporary society -- 3. Formal education and Australian society -- PART II: Social structures, social relations and education -- 4. The family and education -- 5. Work and education -- 6. Politics and education -- PART III: Social control, social change and education -- 7. Control mechanisms, change and education -- 8. Ideology and education -- 9. Social, cultural and educational reproduction -- PART IV: Power, policy-making and educational reform -- 10. Power relations and educational change -- 11. Policy-making and educational reform -- 12. The social and educational nexus: Change and future priorities
Analysis Schools
Social change
Sociology
Notes Includes indexes
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 371-389
Subject Education -- Australia.
Educational sociology -- Australia.
Author Harman, Kay, 1944-
ISBN 0724800077 (paperback)
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