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Schooling and work in the democratic state

Title
Schooling and work in the democratic state / Martin Carnoy and Henry M. Levin.
Author
Carnoy, Martin.
Publication
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1985.

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Additional Authors
Levin, Henry M.
Description
307 pages; 23 cm
Summary
Social theory reappraisal of the sociological aspects of the relationship of education to capitalist production relations, with partic. Ref. To the USA - reviews theories of the state and of education's role; argues that educational policy changes and educational reform reflect the ideologycal social conflict between those promoting equal opportunity and those seeking to reproduce social class-based production relations; discusses role of schooling in reinforcing the division of labour, and the impact of 'overeducation' on labour relations. Bibliography.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • bibliography.
  • bibliographie.
  • bibliografía.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [271]-297.
Contents
Historical Traditions and a New Approach -- Education and Theories of the State -- Education and the Changing American Workplace -- Social Conflict and the Structure of Education -- Reproduction and the Practices of Schooling -- Contradiction in Education -- Reforms in the Workplace -- Predicting Educational Reforms -- The Potential and Limits of School Struggles.
ISBN
  • 0804712425
  • 9780804712422
  • 0804712891
  • 9780804712897
  • 0804702891
  • 9780804702898
  • 0804702896
LCCN
83040697
OCLC
  • ocm11344875
  • 11344875
  • SCSB-623094
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library