Download or read book The Sociology of Educational Innovation written by Tom Whiteside and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation is a striking and polemical feature of contemporary schooling. The 1960s saw an upsurge of interest in progressive educational theories and debate and the benefits and disadvantages of their practical application, which continued after. But what was the reality behind the words? How far had teachers actually supported or adopted innov