---
_id: '50017'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'The establishment of the sociology of education is attributed to Émile Durkheim,
    one of the founding fathers of sociology. Durkheim’s fervent commitment to the
    sociological foundations of research methods and the inherent nature of education
    distinguish the sociological perspective on education from its counterparts in
    other social sciences, thereby inaugurating the inception of theoretical paradigms
    within the field of sociology of education. This chapter delineates the motivational
    forces behind Durkheim’s exploration of education’s multifaceted functions through
    the lens of social inquiry. It also discusses Durkheim’s significant contributions
    to the sociology of education, including innovative sociological methods for investigating
    educational phenomena and his three prominent books: Education and Sociology,
    Moral Education, and The Evolution of Educational Thought. New insights derived
    from Durkheim’s conceptualization of functionalism applied to the study of education
    are also presented. Concluding this chapter is a contemplative reflection on the
    unfinished intellectual endeavor of interpreting Durkheim’s work through the conflict
    tradition. This approach has been consistently overlooked, yet it provides valuable
    insights and unveils profound explanatory mechanisms for sociological analyses
    of education.'
author:
- first_name: Liang-Wen
  full_name: Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen
  id: '83883'
  last_name: Lin-Januszewski
citation:
  ama: 'Lin-Januszewski L-W. Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of Education.
    In: Geier  BA, ed. <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers</i>. Palgrave
    Macmillan, Cham; 2024. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88">10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88</a>'
  apa: 'Lin-Januszewski, L.-W. (2024). Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of
    Education. In B. A. Geier  (Ed.), <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers</i>.
    Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88</a>'
  bibtex: '@inbook{Lin-Januszewski_2024, title={Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology
    of Education}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88">10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88</a>},
    booktitle={The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers}, publisher={Palgrave
    Macmillan, Cham}, author={Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen}, editor={Geier , B.A.},
    year={2024} }'
  chicago: 'Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen. “Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of
    Education.” In <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers</i>, edited by
    B.A. Geier . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88</a>.'
  ieee: 'L.-W. Lin-Januszewski, “Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of Education,”
    in <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers</i>, B. A. Geier , Ed. Palgrave
    Macmillan, Cham, 2024.'
  mla: 'Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen. “Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of Education.”
    <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers</i>, edited by B.A. Geier , Palgrave
    Macmillan, Cham, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88">10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88</a>.'
  short: 'L.-W. Lin-Januszewski, in: B.A. Geier  (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Educational
    Thinkers, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2024.'
date_created: 2023-12-21T11:03:45Z
date_updated: 2024-09-15T20:25:30Z
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-25134-4_88
editor:
- first_name: B.A.
  full_name: Geier , B.A.
  last_name: 'Geier '
language:
- iso: eng
publication: The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - '9783030810375'
  - '9783030810375'
publication_status: published
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
status: public
title: 'Émile Durkheim: Father of the Sociology of Education'
type: book_chapter
user_id: '83883'
year: '2024'
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