Education Democracy and Discourse

Education Democracy and Discourse presents a commentary on democracy in education and the macro- and micro-political discourses which permit and prohibit this. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>The key themes explored are: <br/>*The struggle for democracy in schools and society <br/>*The relationships between the processes of schooling and the preparation of the workforce in advanced capitalist societies <br/>*The radical transformations of schooling as part of state modernization projects of the neo-conservatives the neo-liberals and the third way <br/>*The creeping destruction of the professional status and culture of public sector workers such as teachers nurses and social workers.<br/> <br/>Education Democracy and Discourse addresses and develops crucial theories in sociology and in the sociology of education and will be of key interest to sociologists and Education Studies students.