Some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today have collaborated to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society.

Michael Atkinson, University of Toronto, Canada Keri Facer, University of Bristol, UK Carolyn Jackson, Lancaster University, UK Michael Kehler, The University of Western Ontario, Canada Wolfgang Lehmann, The University of Western Ontario, Canada Zeus Leonardo, University of California, Berkeley, USA Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland, Australia Heather Mendick, Brunel University, UK Kagendo Mutua, University of Alabama, USA Sandra Nichols, University of Alabama, USA Rita Nikolai, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany Audrey Osler, Buskerud University College, Norway Steven Roberts, University of Kent, UK Stephen T. Russell, University of Arizona, USA Sam Sellar, The University of Queensland, Australia Neil Selwyn, Monash University, Australia Katerina O. Sinclair, University of Arizona, USA Elisabeth Morgan Thompson, LFA Group, USA Hoang Tran, University of California, Berkeley, USA Anne West, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK