Introduction; Part I. Re-Assessing the Three Pillars: Modern and Postmodern Sociologies of Education: 1. Social class; 2. Gender; 3. Race/ethnicity; Part II. The Foundations of an Alternative Approach: Education and Governance: 4. Governance; 5. Subjectivity; 6. Pre-adulthood; 7. Big data; Part III. Cultural Contexts of Contemporary Education: 8. The media; 9. Popular culture; 10. Technology; 11. Globalisation; Part IV. Philosophy and Mass Education: 12. Philosophy; 13. Ethics, disability and the law; 14. Truth and postcolonialism; Conclusion: the central aims of this book.
This new textbook is a wide-ranging, contemporary and accessible analysis of familiar myths about mass education in the United Kingdom.
Gordon Tait is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology. An award-winning teacher, he has taught sociology and philosophy for over thirty years, and has published books on education, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy and criminology.
'Professor Tait sets an ambitious agenda for Schooling and Society:
Myths of Mass Education. The result is a ready reckoner of the
myths that form the overall illusion of modern schooling. His
forensic exposition of these myths, provides a genuine opportunity
for the reform of both teacher education and of schooling itself. I
hope people take up Tait's counsel.' Roger Slee, School of
Education, University of South Australia
'This book is a really great resource for undergraduates studying
sociology of education. Presenting myths and then debunking them in
a clear and accessible writing style is exactly what many students
need to develop a more sociological understanding of a phenomenon
that they often take for granted.' Peter Hemming, Cardiff
University
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