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Education in the Big Picture.
- Source :
- Sociology of Education; Summer72, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p233-257, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 1972
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Abstract
- This paper offers a framework for the sociological study of formal education, with particular reference to the social history of the United States. After a brief discussion of American interpretations of the role of education in society, the paper focuses on how groups and individuals have shaped and used formal education as part of their efforts to achieve social mobility or maintain positions on the social scene. The social groups which sponsor educational programs, the professional groups which do the teaching, and the students who constitute their clienteles are explored in turn, with special attention to the educational consequences of conflicting social interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EDUCATION
UNITED States education system
SOCIOLOGY education
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL groups
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00380407
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13008239
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2112145