The role of language is central in education – but there is much debate about the exact relation between children’s language and their educational success.

This is an introduction to interactionist work in education during the 1970s and 80s. The interactionist viewpoint concentrates on how people construct meanings

The role of language is central in education - but there is much debate about the exact relation between children's language and their educational success. The

The subject matter of this book – what happens in schools, the effects of curriculum change, the reasons why some children are successful and others are not �

The sociology of education has been at the forefront of new developments in sociological theory. This book examines and criticizes a number of these new develop