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OUP Australia and New Zealand
07 October 2022
Enhance your teaching with critical frameworks in social and policy-based educational contexts.  Education, Change and Society is one of the most comprehensive and theoretical texts on the sociology of education. This text helps to situate educational activity in its broad social and policy context so you can learn how to critically reflect on frameworks. It examines the larger-scale sociological and curriculum-focused issues and themes that may affect your day-to-day teaching.

The fifth edition provides you with a depth of understanding of how education can influence and shape society, and conversely how society shapes education policy. Each chapter not only describes and analyses what is going on, but also interprets the evidence and includes up to date references.NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew chapters showcasing a range of themes, including young people in educational institutions; school systems and school choice; curriculum; and teachers.

An expansive focus on nation-wide policies with in-text examples from New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.

Educational and sociological concepts are explained and discussed, equipping you to critically examine education, curriculum and learner experiences.

New and updated boxed texts include evocative comments and grounded examples of topics from the chapters. Focus questions in each chapter encourage critical discussion of content.

Suggestions for further reading and external web content provide a platform for discovering and exploring the wealth of research on the social contexts of education and policy studies in Australia and beyond.

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Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 189mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9780190334871
ISBN 10:   0190334878
Pages:   464
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anthony Welch (editor of this volume) — Professor of Education, University of Sydney Nigel Bagnall — Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Kellie Burns — Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Hernan Cuervo — Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne Dennis Foley — Adjunct Professor of Indigenous Entrepreneurship at the University of Canberra and an Honorary Professor at the ANU and University of Queensland Susan Groundwater-Smith — Honorary Professor in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Valerie Harwood — Professor of Sociology and Anthropology of Education in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Remy Low — Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Nicole Mockler — Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Helen Proctor — Professor of Education in the School of Education and Social Work , University of Sydney Victoria Rawlings — Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Meghan Stacey — Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of New South Wales Ben Wilson — Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Canberra. Julian Wood — teaches sociology and sociology of education at the University of Sydney

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