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Aronowitz, Stanley; Giroux, Henry – 1993
This book points to the need to attend to ever-present inequalities of education in the light of new political correctness, technology, and curricula. Following the introduction, chapter 1 offers a review of neoconservative, liberal humanist, and radical theories of education. Chapter 2 suggests that one way to rethink and restructure the nature…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Theory, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories
Beyer, Landon E.; Liston, Daniel P. – 1996
The construction and reconstruction of public school and college curricula cannot be understood without an understanding of how they are intimately tied to larger social currents and cross-currents. This book attempts to provide a coherent yet inconclusive synthesis of the progressive tradition that challenges both the curricular status quo and…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum
Turner, Ralph H., Ed.; Short, James F., Jr., Ed. – 1983
Twenty-six essays describing current research in sociology are included in this publication. The essays fall into 10 categories: differentiation and stratification; political sociology; social processes; institutions; individual and society; formal organizations; urban sociology; theory and methods; sociology of world regions; and historical…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Attribution Theory, Death, Ethnic Groups