John Porter's Sociology: A Theoretical Basis for Canadian Education
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Sociology of education, John Porter, Canadian education, Social stratification, Educational inequality, Knowledge and societyAbstract
Le sociologue canadien le plus souvent cité est John Porter de Carleton University, comme l'est son livre The Vertical Mosaic, lorsqu'on réfère à une analyse de la société canadienne. L'ouvrage contient implicitement une sociologie de l'éducation portant à la fois sur les rapports idéaux et réels entre l'éducation et la société canadienne. Depuis 1965, Porter a précisé ses conceptions sur l'éducation et la place qu'elle occupe dans le développement du Canada, mais son oeuvre n'a pas fait l'objet de cette critique approfondie qu'exigent les travaux académiques pour dépasser les ébauches de quelque auteur que ce soit. James Heap, Edwin Black et Harvey Rich, parmi d'autres, ont amorcé la critique de Porter. Cet article apporte de l'eau au même moulin en s'attachant spécifiquement aux analyses de Porter sur l'éducation, et conclut que les écrits de Porter dans ce domaine portent l'empreinte d'un fonctionnalisme élémentaire et ne devraient par conséquent servir d'assise à la compréhension des rapports entre la société canadienne et l'éducation.
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