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The primary contribution of my scholarly work in the field of sociology has been the development of a political sociology of education trying to understand how education—including schooling, universities, non-formal education, adult learning education, and popular education—contributes to social change, national and global development, and the betterment of nations, communities, families and individuals.
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Torres, C.A. (2016). The Making of a Political Sociologist of Education. In: Sadovnik, A.R., Coughlan, R.W. (eds) Leaders in the Sociology of Education. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-717-7_16
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