The Man in the Principal's Office
The Man in the Principal's Office

Author: Harry F. Wolcott

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780759105294

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Harry Wolcott's ground-breaking anthropological study into the life of an elementary school principal is now reprinted in a new edition. One of the first studies of its kind, Wolcott uses an mircoenthnographic approach to analyze a single occupation within urban American society. Originally written in 1973, the text skillfully applies anthropological concepts and methodology to the realm of education. This new edition features an updated preface written by the author.

The Trouble with Schools
The Trouble with Schools

Author: W. Lionel Williams

Publisher: Vantage Press, Inc

Published: 2007-04

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9780533155309

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A fascinating analysis that questions the American educational system's efforts to help improve classroom performance in public and private schools.

Role Theory
Role Theory

Author: Bruce J. Biddle

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1483288137

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Role Theory: Expectations, Identities, and Behaviors presents the applications of role concepts for education, social work, and clinical practice. This book examines the advantages as well as the shortcomings of the role stance. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of behaviors that are characteristics of persons within contexts and the various processes that are employed to explain and predict those behaviors. This text then examines the concepts of the role field and discovers their applications to social problems of pressing concern. Other chapters consider the empirical evidence that has been developed within the role orientation concerning social problems. This book discusses as well the behavioral comparability, behavior linkage, behavioral effects, and complex linking concepts for behaviors. The final chapter discusses how contexts may affect the behaviors of persons and how those behaviors may have subsequent functions. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, sociologists, and social psychologists.