Title: School culture /
Authors: Prosser, Jon, 1947-
Publisher: Paul Chapman Pub.,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Educational sociology; Schools Social aspects.; Educational anthropology; Schools Sociological aspects.; School management and organization
Abstract: School Culture draws on a wide range of contemporary perspectives to provide insight into the key issues and concepts of school culture. The contributors focus on significant groups, examining the nature and character of schooling.
Contents: The evolution of school culture research / Jon Prosser -- Market forces and school culture / Sally Power and Geoff Whitty -- School culture : black hole or fertile garden for school improvement? / Louise Stoll -- Helping practitioners explore their school's culture / David Hargreaves -- Primary teaching as a culture of care / Jennifer Nias -- Visual sociology and school culture / Jon Prosser and Terry Warburton -- Schooling, masculine identities and culture / Máirtín Mac an Ghaill -- The "darker side" of pupil culture : discipline and bullying in schools / Pamela Munn -- Inclusivity and school culture : the case of special education / Jenny Corbett -- Boys and literacy : gendering the reading curriculum / Gemma Moss and Dena Attar -- Teacher identity in popular culture / Sandra Weber and Claudia Mitchell.