An Ideological Dispute: Accusations of Marxist Bias in the Sociology of Education During the 1970s. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hammersley, Martyn
• Is Part Of: Contemporary British history. Volume 30:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 242
• Page End: 259
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Britain in the 1970s -- History of Higher Education -- Sociology of Education -- Marxism; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- -- Periodicals; Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Periodicals; 941.085
• DOI: 10.1080/13619462.2015.1112275
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-9462

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article is concerned with a national dispute that took place in Britain in the second half of the 1970s, concerned with 'Marxist bias' in an Open University sociology of education course. The background to the dispute is outlined in terms of generational changes in political perspectives and the clashes produced. The events of the dispute are described, along with the arguments on both sides. The conclusion considers the broader implications of this dispute in the light of subsequent events.