Textbook
Making Sense of Mass Education, 5th Edition
Cambridge University Press, 5th Edition
2026
Abstract
Making Sense of Mass Education gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural contexts of education, addressing and debunking important myths in the field. This book is an approachable text for undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying the Sociology and Philosophy of Education. The text covers the rise of mass schooling as a disciplinary institution, including the governance of subjectivity and the regulation of childhood and youth. It examines cultural forces on the field of education and addresses the influence of philosophical thought. In the landscape of mass education, change is constant. New topics covered in the fifth edition include education policy, teachers' work, place, online spaces and artificial intelligence. Each chapter features margin definitions and boxes exploring a range of myths, encouraging teachers to think critically. Making Sense of Mass Education continues to be pertinent for pre-service and practising teachers in Australian contexts.
Details
- Title
- Making Sense of Mass Education, 5th Edition
- Authors
- Nerida Spina (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyPeter O'Brien - Queensland University of TechnologyAnnetta Cayas (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJenna Gillett-Swan - Queensland University of TechnologyGordon Tait - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- 464 pages
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2026
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- DOI
- 10.1017/9781009716819
- ISBN
- 9781009716796; 9781009716819
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991239795002621
- Output Type
- Textbook
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