Staff Profiles
Professor Hugh Lauder
Professor of Education and Political Economy,
Research Interests
- Political economy of skill formation
- Educational policy
- Political economy of education
- School effectiveness
Teaching Programmes
Activities & Links
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Editor, Journal of Education and Work
The Journal of Education and Work is a major international forum for academic research and policy analysis which focuses on the interplay of the education and economic systems.
Key Publications
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For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college diplomas give Americans and Europeans a competitive advantage in the global knowledge wars. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Global Auction forces us to reconsider our deeply held and mistaken views about how the global economy really works and how to thrive in it. The Global Auction is a radical rethinking of the ideas that stand at the heart of the American Dream. It offers a timely expose of the realities of the global struggle for middle class jobs, a competition that threatens the livelihoods of millions of American and European workers and their families. |
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by Hugh Lauder, Phillip Brown, Jo-Anne Dillabough & A.H. HalseyEducation is seen as central to economic competitiveness, the reduction of poverty and inequality, and environmental sustainability. The editors have selected key writings that examine the social and economic limits- and possibilities of-education in addressing these fundamental problems. This new reader establishes the field of sociology of education with a particular focus on papers that analyse the nature and extent of globalization in education. A general introduction presents the key concepts in the sociology of education, and outlines the major theories and debates, especially in relation to globalization. Each section is accompanied by a part opener explaining and contextualizing the readings within a larger educational and sociological context.
- Lauder, H., Brown, P., Dillabough, J.A. and Halsey, A.H. (eds) (2006) Education, Globalization & Social Change Oxford: OUP
Capitalism and Social Progress by Phillip Brown & Hugh Lauder"Why are America and Britain wealthier than ever but millions of children live in poverty, neighbourhoods want for basic amenities and the middle classes fear for their families, jobs and futures? ..."Example chapter on Collective Intelligence
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Brown, P. and Lauder, H. (2001). Capitalism and Social Progress: The Future of Society in a Global Economy, Basingstoke, PalgraveHigh Skills: Globalization, Competitiveness, and Skill Formation by Phillip Brown, Andy Green & Hugh Lauder"A major contribution to current debates about the future of skill formation in a context of economic globalization, rapid technological innovation, and change within education, training, and the labour market. It represents a major theoretical advance in its holistic approach to the political economy of high skills, and has implications that stand at the core of firm strategies and government policy in Europe, North America, and Asia."
Example chapter on Skill formation in the 21st century -
Brown, P., Green, A. and Lauder, H. (2001) High Skills: Globalisation, Competitiveness and Skill Formation, Oxford, Oxford University PressEducation: Culture, Economy and Society by A.H. Halsey, Hugh Lauder, Phillip Brown and Amy Stuart WellsEducation: Culture, Economy, and Society is a book for everyone concerned with the social study of education: students studying the sociology of education, foundations of education, educational policy, and other related courses. It aims to establish the social study of education at the centre stage of political and sociological debate about post-industrial societies. In examining major changes which have taken place in the late twentieth century, it gives students a comprehensive introduction to both the nature of these changes and to their interpretation in relation to long-standing debates within education, sociology, and cultural studies.
The extensive editorial introduction outlines the major theoretical approaches within the sociology of education, assesses their contribution to an adequate understanding of the changing educational context, and sets out the key issues and areas for future research.
Book/s
Bush, A. J., Andrews, D. L., Lauder, H. and Silk, M. L., 2012. Forthcoming. Sports Coaching Research: Context, Consequences, and Consciousness. London: Routledge.
Lauder, H., Young, M., Daniels, H., Balarin, M. and Lowe, J., eds., 2011. Forthcoming. Educating for the Knowledge Economy? Critical Perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge.
Brown, P., Lauder, H. and Ashton, D., 2010. Forthcoming. The Global Auction: The broken promises of education, jobs, and incomes. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Daniels, H., Lauder, H. and Porter, J., eds., 2009. Educational theories, cultures and learning: A critical perspective. London: Routledge.
Daniels, H., Lauder, H. and Porter, J., eds., 2009. Knowledge, values and educational policy: A critical perspective. London: Routledge.
Daniels, H., Lauder, H. and Porter, J., eds., 2008. The Routledge Companion to Education. London: Routledge.
Lauder, H., Brown, P., Dillabough, J. A. and Halsey, A. H., eds., 2006. Education, Globalization, and Social Change. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2001. Capitalism and Social Progress: The Future of Society in a Global Economy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Brown, P., Green, A. and Lauder, H., 2001. High Skills: Globalization, Competitiveness, and Skill Formation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lauder, H. and Hughes, D., eds., 1999. Trading in Futures - Why Markets in Education Don't Work. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Halsey, A.H., Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Stuart Wells, A., 1997. Education: Culture, Economy and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., eds., 1992. Education for Economic Survival: From Fordism to Post-Fordism? London: Routledge.
Book Sections
Lauder, H., Young, M., Daniels, H., Balarin, M. and Lowe, J., 2011. Forthcoming. Introduction. In: Lauder, H., Young, M., Daniels, H., Balarin, M. and Lowe, J., eds. Educating for the Knowledge Economy? Critical Perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge.
Brown, C. and Lauder, H., 2011. The political economy of international schools and social class formation. In: Bates, R. J., ed. Schooling Internationally: Globalisation, Internationalisation and the Future for International Schools. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 39-58.
Lauder, H. and Brown, P., 2011. The standardisation of higher education and the global labour market. In: King, R., Marginson, S. and Naidoo, R., eds. Handbook On Globalization And Higher Education. London: Edward Elgar, pp. 229-240.
Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Halsey, A. H., 2010. The sociology of education as 'redemption'. In: Furlong, J. and Lawn, M., eds. Disciplines of Education: Their Role in the Future of Education Research. London: Routledge, pp. 13-30.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2010. Globalization, international education, and the formation of a transnational class? In: Popkewitz , T. S. and Rizvi, F., eds. Globalization and the Study of Education. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 130-147.
Lauder, H. and Brown , P., 2010. Economic globalisation, skill formation and the consequences for higher education. In: Apple , M. W., Ball , S. J. and Gandin , L. A., eds. The Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Education. London: Routledge, pp. 229-240.
Ashton, D., Brown , P. and Lauder, H., 2009. Developing a Theory of Skills for Global HR. In: Sparrow, P., ed. Handbook of International Human Resource Management: Integrating People, Process, and Context. Wiley-Blackwell.
Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Ashton , D., 2008. Education, Globalization and Skill. In: McCulloch, G. and Crook, D., eds. The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Education. Routledge.
Brown, P., Lauder, H. and Ashton, D., 2007. Towards a High Skills Economy: Higher Education and the New Realities of Global Capitalism. In: Epstein, D., Boden, R., Deem, R., Rizvi, F. and Wright , S., eds. World Yearbook of Education 2008, Geographies of Knowledge, Geometries of Power: Framing the Future of Higher Education. Routledge, pp. 190-210.
Brown, P., Lauder, H., Ashton, D. and Tholen, G., 2006. Towards a high-skilled, low-waged economy? A review of global trends in education, employment and the labour market. In: Porter, S. and Campbell, M., eds. Skills and Economic Performance. Caspian Publishing Limited , pp. 55-90.
Lauder, H., Brown, P., Dillabough, J. A. and Halsey, A. H., 2006. Introduction: The Prospects for Education: Individualization, Globalization, and Social Change. In: Lauder, H., Brown, P., Dillabough, J. A. and Halsey, A. H., eds. Education, Globalization, and Social Change. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-70.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2004. Poverty, Learning Opportunities and the Social Construction of Collective Intelligence. In: Olssen, M., ed. Culture and Learning: Access and Opportunity in the Classroom. Information Age Publishing , pp. 315-344.
Lauder, H. and Brown, P., 2003. Education, Class and Economic Competitiveness. In: Freeman-Moir, J. and Scott, A., eds. Yesterday's Dreams: International and Critical Perspectives on Education and Social Classes. Canterbury, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press .
Robertson, S. and Lauder, H., 2001. Restructuring the Education/Social Class Relation: A Class Choice? In: Furlong, J. and Phillips, R., eds. Education, Reform and the State: Twenty Five Years of Politics, Policy and Practice. London: Routledge Falmer, pp. 222-236.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2001. Human Capital, Social Capital and Collective Intelligence. In: Baron, S., Field, J. and Schuller, T., eds. Social Capital: Critical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 226-242.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2000. Education, Child Poverty and the Politics of Collective Intelligence. In: Ball, S. J., ed. The Sociology of Education: Major Writings and Key Debates. Routledge.
Articles
Ashton, D., Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2010. Skill webs and international human resource management: lessons from a study of the global skill strategies of transnational companies. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21 (6), pp. 836-850.
Lauder, H., Kounali, D., Robinson, T. and Goldstein, H., 2010. Pupil composition and accountability: An analysis in English primary schools. International Journal of Educational Research, 49 (2-3), pp. 49-68.
Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Halsey, A. H., 2009. Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future. Oxford Review of Education, 35 (5), pp. 569-585.
Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Ashton, D., 2008. Globalisation, skill formation and the varieties of capitalism approach. New Political Economy, 13 (1), pp. 19-35.
Brown, P., Lauder, H. and Ashton, D., 2008. EERJ ROUNDTABLE 2007: Education, globalisation and the future of the knowledge economy. European Educational Research Journal, 7 (2), pp. 131-156.
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2006. Globalisation, knowledge and the myth of the magnet economy. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 4 (1), pp. 25-57.
Lauder, H., Brown, P. and Halsey, A.H., 2004. Social and political arithmetic: some principles of a new policy science. The British Journal Of Sociology, 55 (1), pp. 3-22.
Thrupp , M., Lauder, H. and Robinson, T., 2002. School composition and peer effects. International Journal of Educational Research, 37 (5), pp. 483-504.
Thrupp, M., Lauder, H. and Robinson, T., 2002. School composition and peer effects. International Journal of Educational Research, 37 (5), pp. 483-504.
Reports/Papers
Brown, C., James, C. and Lauder, H., 2011. Managing Mobility to Maximise Learning. Research Report. Nottingham: National College for Leaderships of Schools and Children’s Services.
Balarin, M. and Lauder, H., 2008. The governance, administration and control of primary education. Other. The University of Cambridge, (Primary Review Research Survey 10/2).
Brown, P. and Lauder, H., 2003. Globalisation and the Knowledge Economy: Some Observations on Recent Trends in Employment, Education and the Labour Market. Working Paper. Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University, (Paper No. 43).