Handbook of Research on the Sociocultural Foundations of Education
Since the 1930s, scholars in the SFE have influenced the field of education in two major ways: first, through professional preparation and development of teachers and school leaders, and second, through research into the social contexts of education, teaching and learning. Whether in professional preparation programs or research, social foundations scholarship has historically demonstrated three distinguishing characteristics: it seeks to critically analyze the social contexts within which educational institutions, processes, and ideals operate; it applies evolving multidisciplinary perspectiv