Chapter 1: Key challenges for the sociology of education: theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues
Rolf Becker
Category:
Handbook Chapter
Published:
30 Aug 2019
Page Range:
2–16
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
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In this chapter, the modern sociology of education is defined as an interdisciplinary field investigating educational processes on different analytical levels as well as the interrelations between educational systems and the social order. Leading questions and research topics for an innovative research programme are discussed. Furthermore, different tasks of sociology of education are described briefly. Finally, key challenges for sociology of education in the future are presented in order to improve the empirical research on education in social contexts.
Cover Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Edited by Rolf Becker
Handbook
Published:
30 Aug 2019
Print ISBN:
9781788110419
eISBN:
9781788110426
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110426
Pages:
c 624
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
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