| Description |
xv, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Education as Cultural Transmission. The Transmission of Culture / George D. Spindler. American Cultural Values / Conrad M. Arensberg and Arthur H. Niehoff -- Pt. 2. Social Structure and Education. Education: Its Nature and Its Role / Emile Durkheim. The Functionalist Perspective on Schooling / Walter Feinberg and Jonas Soltis -- Pt. 3. Socialization and Progress. The School and Social Progress / John Dewey. On Becoming a Reflective Teacher / Carl A. Grant and Kenneth M. Zeichner. The Contribution of Schooling to the Learning of Norms: Independence, Achievement, Universalism, and Specificity / Robert Dreeben -- Pt. 4. Legitimation and Reproduction. Marxist Theory and Education / Walter Feinberg and Jonas Soltis. Unequal Education and the Reproduction of the Social Division of Labor / Samuel Bowles. Becoming Clerical Workers: Business Education and the Culture of Femininity / Linda Valli -- Pt. 5. School Life |
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Student Social Class and Teacher Expectations: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ghetto Education / Ray C. Rist. The World of Chris' Group / Robert Everhart. Education in a Multicultural Society: Our Future's Greatest Challenge / Lisa Delpit -- Pt. 6. Education and Societal Inequality: Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity. Equality of Educational Opportunity / Joel Spring. Schools and the Struggle for Democracy: Themes for School Finance Policy / James Gordon Ward. Practicum Experiences: Suggested Guidelines for Students and Instructors. Field Experiences: Suggested Guidelines for Students and Instructors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 272) and index |
| Subject |
Educational anthropology.
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Educational sociology.
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Social justice -- Study and teaching.
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| LC no. |
96023111 |
| ISBN |
0134422376 (paperback) |
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