Routledge Learning at the Practice Interface - Educational Change

This critical investigation examines professional practice at the intersection of sociology and epistemology, proposing new frameworks for progressive educational change. The book addresses limitations in orthodox sociology and sociology of education in analysing contemporary educational situations, particularly in light of neoliberal influences on schooling. Drawing on foundational work by Dewey, Freire, Bernstein and Bourdieu, it develops a reflexive sociology of knowledge designed to transform public education and advance learning outcomes. The author reconstructs dialogue between key educational theorists to create a reconceptualisation of curriculum and pedagogy that empowers learners and challenges existing institutional structures, offering practitioners and educators evidence-based approaches to implementing systemic educational reform.