Handbook of the Sociology of Education
"This wide-ranging handbook provides a
comprehensive
overview of the field of education as viewed from a sociological
perspective. Experts in the area present theoretical and empirical
research on major educational issues and analyze the social processes
that govern schooling, and the role of schools in and their impact
on contemporary society. A major reference work for social scientists
who want an overview ofthe field, graduate students, and educators."
Excerpt from Choice, January 2001:
Outstanding Academic Titles, 2000
Every year, Choice subject editors single out
for recognition the most significant print and electronic works
reviewed in Choice during the previous calendar year.
Appearing annually in
their January issue, this prestigious list of publications reflects the
best in scholarly titles and attracts extraordinary attention from the
academic library community. The 2000 feature includes 640
titles in 54 disciplines and subsections.
In awarding Outstanding Academic Titles status, the editors
apply
several criteria to reviewed titles:
- overall excellence in presentation and scholarship
- importance relative to other literature in the field
- distinction as a first treatment of a given subject in
book
or electronic form
- originality or uniqueness of treatment
- value to undergraduate students
- importance in building undergraduate library collections
In publishing the OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLES feature,
Choice
acknowledges and honors the authors and editors of these works
and the 231 publishers for their vital contribution to thescholarly
endeavor.
Excerpt from Choice, December
2000:
Review of The Handbook of the Sociology of
Education
J. F. Biter, formerly St. Bonaventure University
The editor states that "The aim of [this handbook] is to
present
the most theoretically grounded and empirically rigorous analysis
of schools to date." Without exception the 24 articles fulfill
this aim. The work is divided into six major areas: I. Theoretical
and Methodological Orientations, consisting of six articles; II.
Development and Expansion of Education, four articles; III. The
Study of Access to Schooling (three articles); IV. The Study of
School Organization (four articles); V. The Study of School Outcomes
(five articles); and VI. Policy Implication of Research in the
Sociology of Education (two articles). The introduction by Maureen T.
Hallinan presents an excellent overview of the development of sociology
of education as well as an overview of the book. This work is
dedicated to the contributions and memory of James S. Coleman,
and a number of the articles address his contributions in a meaningful
way. This significant contribution to the sociology of education
will set the standards of research in this field for the foreseeable
future. Recommended for graduate students, faculty, researchers,
and practitioners.
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The Handbook of the
Sociology of Education (2004) has been reprinted in Chinese by
the East China Normal University Press, Shanghai.
A paperback version of the Handbook
in English is forthcoming in 2006 from Springer Publishing, New York.
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