Abstract
<p>This article examines the ways education is<br />related to social cohesion, mainly in sociology<br />of education approaches. The notion of<br />cohesion is used widely, especially as a noble<br />aim worth striving at, in order to sustain the<br />ties that keep society together. Education is<br />viewed as an important institution that contributes<br />to cohesion by socialising the new<br />members of society, providing them with<br />knowledge and skills in order to facilitate<br />their social participation. Sustaining however<br />current societal organisation implies that social<br />inequality is also reproduced. Thus, we<br />argue that, the question of cohesion is inter<br />alia a political one.</p>
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