Schools & Society A Unified Rdr - Softcover

Schools and Society: A Unified Reader, second edition, presents education as a total system, incorporating studies from a broad range of theoretical perspectives. This open systems approach develops a coherent picture of the field, elucidating the relationships between theories and methods, internal dynamics and processes, and external environmental pressures. Topics such as the informal system, educational environments, higher education, cross-cultural education, and movements and alternatives are covered, in addition to standard topics such as historical and theoretical perspectives, the school as an organization, role relationships, stratification and equality, and change. New to the second edition are seven original articles, written specifically for the college audience.