New Researches in Sociology of Education

Sociology of education is a newly emerging field of studies. As the society is becoming more and more complex day by day due to the trends of modernization, urbanization, secularization, globalization etc, new problems of education are coming into focus. It is in this context that new researches in sociology of education are called for. This compilation ‘New Researches in Sociology of Education’ contains the summaries of fourteen trend-setting new research studies in the sociology of education in India, which were conducted by the doctoral candidates in education working under the guidance of the expert guidancey the eminent and pioneering sociologist of education Professor S.P. Ruhela, at the faculty of education, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. These studies break new grounds in sociological research in Indian education. The problems studied are very timely and significant for the society as well as the discipline, and the approaches and tools used are very significant. They will provide invaluable guidance to young educational researchers and teachers.