Children's lives and schooling across societies

• Other Authors: Hannum, Emily, Fuller, Bruce
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
• Series: Research in sociology of education ; v. 15.
• Subjects: Educational sociology.; Education.; Age groups: children.; Education > General.; Social Science > General.; Electronic books.

In recent decades, sociological research has investigated the nature of the school institution and its uneven effects on the progress of families, societies, and the global community. Yet, relatively little comparative research on schooling has dealt in a serious way with links between schooling and...