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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792195903321

Autore

Archer Margaret Scotford

Titolo

Social origins of educational systems / / Margaret S. Archer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-66097-6

0-203-58400-7

1-299-27961-9

1-136-66090-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (848 p.)

Collana

Classical texts in critical realism

Disciplina

306.43

Soggetti

Educational sociology

School management and organization - Great Britain - History

School management and organization - France - History

School management and organization - Denmark - History

School management and organization - Soviet Union - History

Comparative education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 1979. With new introd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The development of state educational systems -- pt. II. Educational systems in action.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1979, this now classic text presents a major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social structures. Professor Archer goes on to provide a theoretical framework which accounts for the major characteristics of national education and the principal changes that such systems have undergone.Now with a new introduction, Social Origins of Educational Systems is vital reading for all tho