Educational Research: The Educationalization of Social Problems

by Paul Smeyers

Book Overview

Pushing 'social' responsibilities on schools is a process that has been underway for a long time. This phenomenon has been studied more in Europe than in North America and the U.K. and has been labelled P dagogisierung. The editors have chosen to use 'Educationalization' to identify the overall orientation or trend toward thinking about education as the focal point for addressing or solving larger human problems. The term describes these phenomena...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402097220
• ISBN13: 9781402097225
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"