A. H. Halsey

Education : culture, economy, and society

Education aims to establish the social study of education at the centre of political and sociological debate about post industrial societies. It looks at major changes which have taken place in the late 20th century and at educational policy.

Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future

This paper examines the sociology of education from the perspective of its recent history and attempts to assess the current state of the field. The authors argue that cognate disciplines such as economics and social policy have taken over some of the key questions that were once the preserve of sociology of education. This raises the question of what is lost if the sociology of education is no longer making a significant contribution, in key areas, to the major educational, social and economic issues of the day.

The sociology of education as 'redemption':A critical history

Introduction 1. The Disciplines of Education in the UK: Between the Ghost and the Shadow Martin Lawn and John Furlong 2. Philosophy of Education in the UK: The Historical and Contemporary Tradition Alis Oancea and David Bridges 3. Sociology of Education A Critical History and Prospects for the Future Hugh Lauder, Phillip Brown and A. H. Halsey 4. The Psychology of Education: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities W. Ray Crozier 5. The History of Education - A Curious Case? Joyce Goodman and Ian Grosvenor 6. The Contribution of the Economics of Education to Education Lorraine Dearden, Stephen Machin and Anna Vignoles 7. Comparative and International Education: Policy Transfer, Context Sensitivity and Professional Development Michael Crossley and Keith Watson 8. Towards a Geography of Education Chris Taylor 9. Gaining a Commanding Voice Sheldon Rothblatt 10. Disciplines of Education The Value of Disciplinary Self Observation Edwin Keiner 11. Disciplines of Education and their Role in the Future of Educational Research Concluding Reflections John Furlong and Martin Lawn

Harry Judge and Oxford: college and university

Has Harry Judge’s career reproduced in a lifetime the centuries‐old history of Brasenose College and the University of Oxford? His biography and the history of his college in relation to Christian belief and modern university reform are briefly recapitulated. All tell a story of adaptation and modernisation, the man short, the college long, the university in ceaseless change from a clerical foundation through an association of colleges as finishing schools for the Establishment to a collegiate university aspiring to place itself in the ‘world league’ of research centres.