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Marginson, Simon – Policy Futures in Education, 2004
This article synthesises the social and economic dynamics of both non-market and market production in national education systems, drawing primarily on Marx's analysis of the commodity and Hirsch on positional competition. Market production has six principal aspects: a defined field of production, protocols governing entry/exit, the production of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Social Status, Intellectual Property

Davies, Scott – American Journal of Sociology, 1995
Asserts that the sociology of education is fraught with noncommunicating paradigms. Outlines this paradigm split from a critical theory perspective. Discusses the use of history to support education reform efforts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Anthropology, Educational Change, Educational History