Education and Social Control: A Study in Progressive Primary Education by Anthony Green, Jacqueline Lewis, Rachel Sharp

Education and Social Control: A Study in Progressive Primary Education

Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education

Anthony Green, Jacqueline Lewis, Rachel Sharp

270 pages missing pub info (editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who critically examine how educational reforms intersect with societal structures, questioning whether progressive approaches genuinely empower students or subtly reinforce existing social hierarchies.

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First published in 1975, this book offers a critique of some of the 'new perspectives' in the sociology of education. This is achieved through a case study of a progressive child centred school. The book suggests that a liberal approach to educati...

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