{"product_id":"education-and-society-meenakshi-thapan-9780199451319","title":"Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices","description":"\u003cem\u003eEducation and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices \u003c\/em\u003econcerns itself with the social issues and contexts that underpin education and learning in India. It begins with a focus on the possibilities opened up by education, whether these concern the individual, society, or the world at large. Through an excellent selection of essays arranged in six thematic sections, this volume provides an overview of the major underlying concepts in the sociology of education, as well as of the processes and practices that explicate education in contemporary India. Most essays are grounded on empirical research and use ethnography in seeking to understand education from the perspective of students, teachers, as well as the institutional and non-institutional settings within which educational practices occur. The rich and panoramic introduction provides a broad canvas to the essays, which are intentionally both an academic work and a pedagogical aid, since education is both an intellectual discipline, and also a profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meenakshi Thapan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199451311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199451319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 6.43w x 1.71d","brand":"Meenakshi Thapan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440900485375,"sku":"9780199451319","price":159.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c44f111-793c-4051-948e-9bd7a33cb007.jpg?v=1777187420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/education-and-society-meenakshi-thapan-9780199451319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}