Institutional Functions as a Theoretical Nexus and Measurement Target in Sociology of Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19584087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Osipov (0000-0002-6237-4425, École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 128-142 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Sociología de la Educación-RASE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2605-1923 • E-ISSN: 2605-1923 |
| Publisher | Universitat de Valencia (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.7203/rase.10.2.10115 |
| OpenAlex | W2620001140 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The paper is devoted to methodological aspects of the study of institutional functions of education as one of the basic theoretical constructs of contemporary sociology of education. The author argues that the elaboration into the function problem also provides a direction for social-practical outputs of this branch of sociology, conceptual ground for its own theoretical, revitalizing its connection with general sociology. Without such elaboration, the author assumes, most of theoretical and empirical studies and measurements conducted by sociologists are doomed to thematic fragmentation, have slim chances to contribute to a shared sociological vision of education, delineate the area of institutional responsibility of education in society, improve educational politics, resist the neoliberal «Trojan horses» in education. The author brings a set of criteria to define the institutional functions of education, including the empirical measurability of each function, and a hypothetical model of functions detailed by four major areas of society: economic, social, cultural and political
Epistemology · Regional science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Higher Education Governance and Development · Philosophy · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |