1st Edition

The Sociology of Educational Innovation Contemporary Sociology of the School

By Tom Whiteside Copyright 1978
    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    Innovation is a striking and polemical feature of contemporary schooling. The 1960s saw an upsurge of interest in progressive educational theories and debate and the benefits and disadvantages of their practical application, which continued after. But what was the reality behind the words? How far had teachers actually supported or adopted innov

    Editor’s introduction; 1. Innovation – the name of the game 2. The counter-attack on innovation 3. The extent and the nature of the change 4. The prospect of planned social change 5. Case studies of change 6. Innovation and the community 7. Students and innovation 8. Conclusion; References and name index; Subject index

    Biography

    Tom Whiteside