Description
About the Author
Carlos Alberto Torres is professor of social sciences and comparative education and is director of the Latin American Center at UCLA. Ari Antikainen is professor of sociology and education at the University of Joensuu.
Reviews
An ambitious, highly readable volume that works, laudably, to link various debates within the sociology of education to the larger forces of globalization that increasingly inform our world. Each chapter evidences fine scholarship. Most chapters offer significant contributions to the field, and students of the sociology of education will gain much from reading them. Indeed, the volume has much to offer, and it succeeds in raising awareness of the need to expand the scope of the sociology of education. * Contemporary Sociology *
Book Information
ISBN 9780742517707
Author Carlos Alberto Torres
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 549g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 152mm * 23mm