Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future

• Published in: Oxford review of education Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 569 - 585
• Main Authors: Lauder, Hugh, Brown, Phillip, Halsey, A. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 01.10.2009; Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Academic discipline; Academic Disciplines; Economics; Education policy; Educational research; Educational Sociology; Equal education; Global Approach; Global education; Globalization; Higher Education; History; History of education; Labor Market; Outcomes of Education; Social Class; Social classes; Social inequality; Social policy; Social Scientists; Sociology; Sociology of Education; Teacher Education

This paper examines the sociology of education from the perspective of its recent history and attempts to assess the current state of the field. The authors argue that cognate disciplines such as economics and social policy have taken over some of the key questions that were once the preserve of soc...