Sociology for Education Studies provides a fresh look at the sociology of education, focussing on themes such as habitus, hegemony and intersectionality. It supports students in applying sociological theory to their own educational experiences.

Introduction 1. Sociology and Education – Graham Downes 2. Education and Habitus – Dan Bishop 3. Education as Hegemonic Structure – Graham Downes 4. Spaces of Invisibility and Marginalisation in Schools – Martin Levinson 5. Morality, Education and Social Ordering – Catherine A. Simon 6. Turning ‘intersectionality’ on its head as we navigate our journeys through difficult dialogue – Victoria Showunmi 7. The ever-present discourses in education: Discourse and educational change – Jessie A. Bustillos Morales 8. A Global Political Economy of Education: The origins – Joe Gazdula 9. The Global Political Economy of Education in the Twenty-first Century – Joe Gazdula 10. Rethinking ‘International Perspective’ in Education Studies: ‘Knowing’ education in the global era – Tingting Yuan 11. Education, Urbanisation and the Case of ‘The Child in the City’ – David Blundell 12. Enacting the International Vision of Inclusive Education: A UK case study of profound and multiple learning difficulties – Ben Simmons