Educational Sociology

Lawrence J. Saha

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.92067-1

Educational Sociology

Lawrence J. Saha^*

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Educational sociology focuses attention on the social factors that both cause and are caused by education. It includes the study of factors relating to education, such as gender, social class, race and ethnicity, and rural-urban residence. Educational sociology has developed a range of sociological theories to explain and guide research into the various levels and types of education, and it has also contributed to the development of methodological and statistical techniques. Three current issues are discussed as examples, namely the relationship between education and social inequality, school violence and bullying, and teacher burnout and the accountability movement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	289-296
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.92067-1
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2015

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