The problems this book discusses are the same now as they were 25 years ago: unemployment, poor housing, inadequate facilities, poverty, racism, violence. What is the function of a school in such a situation? Although many schools hold reformist ideals, their practice is constrained by organisational demands. School organisation is based upon a coercive theory of social control which is intolerant of expressions of individuality by teachers and pupils. Needs for individuality may be mistaken for deviance, and deviance is at least in part produced by, or exacerbated by, school organisation. The author maintains that schooling is therefore largely maladjusted to the needs of individuals.
- ISBN10 0905273877
- ISBN13 9780905273877
- Publish Date 17 November 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 September 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Falmer Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 235
- Language English