"examines the ideas that have shaped education over the years, showing how and why today’s schools have grown into their current form. It explores how education has been moulded by politics, philosophy, and social science, and focuses especially on arguments over the competing benefits of formality and freedom in teaching."
Education: a Very Short Introduction by 
Encyclopedia of Education by 
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education by 
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration by 
