Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1980, this book is considered a classic in its field. It addresses fundamental questions about school and learning. Special focus is given to the social factors that explain how and why students learn) or fail to learn) in school. New in this edition are over 250 research studies that encompass the developments of the 1970s and some completely rewritten chapters.
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