Advancing sociology of education: a personal perspective on the contribution of Sociological Research Online

Journal article

Sociological Research Online has been a significant outlet for my own research, most of which is in the sociology of education, and has also furthered my own thinking in the sub-discipline by publishing a wide range of pioneering articles on different aspects of education and learning. Indeed, I have chosen to base this anniversary contribution around a selection of articles that have played a key role in my own intellectual journey – from my PhD onwards. The selection is not an exhaustive collection by any means. Instead, I have structured it around three areas of my own work: higher education; internationalisation of education; and students, politics, and civic education – and, for each, included only three articles. This inevitably means that I have had to exclude much good work in the broader sociology of education. Nevertheless, for each of the nine articles, I outline their key arguments, explore their contribution to the sociology of education, and reflect on how they have informed my own research. I then consider some of the more general characteristics of this work in the context of Sociological Research Online’s next decade.

Authors: Brooks, R

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Journal: Sociological Research Online
• Publication date: 2025-05-15
• Acceptance date: 2024-09-25
• DOI: 10.1177/13607804251320361
• EISSN: 1360-7804
• ISSN: 1360-7804
• Language: English
• Keywords: internationalisation; higher education; education; students; politics