Interaction in the Classroom - Contemporary Sociology of the School

Published in 1983, this second edition builds on the success of the first edition which provided the first sociological account of classroom life. In the seven years between editions great activity and interest in classroom studies ensued, the author therefore revised and expanded her text to accommodate further material.

In this book the reader is taken into a variety of classrooms, shown the methods and techniques of classroom observation and encouraged to get behind the deceptively familiar façade. Attention is paid to the context of the classroom, to teacher and pupil careers, and to the curriculum. At the heart of the book is an emphasis on understanding how the participants make sense of classroom life.

List of contents

1. Introduction. 2. A Working Relationship. 3. The Protagonists: The Teacher. 4. The Protagonists: The Pupils. 5. Let Battle Commence: Strategies for the Classroom. 6. The Way Forward.

About the author

Sara Delamont

Summary

Published in 1983, this second edition builds on the success of the first edition which provided the first sociological account of classroom life. In the seven years between editions great activity and interest in classroom studies ensued, the author therefore revised and expanded her text to accommodate further material.
In this book the reader is taken into a variety of classrooms, shown the methods and techniques of classroom observation and encouraged to get behind the deceptively familiar façade. Attention is paid to the context of the classroom, to teacher and pupil careers, and to the curriculum. At the heart of the book is an emphasis on understanding how the participants make sense of classroom life.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Delamont, Sara (Cardiff University) Delamont
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780815377382
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7738-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Education, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies