A Student's Guide to Education Studies

by Catherine A. Simon (Editor), Stephen Ward (Editor)

Overview

This new edition of A Student’s Guide to Education Studies is an essential resource for any undergraduate making their first explorations into the fascinating world of education. It explores a wide range of alternative visions of education encouraging students to challenge the perceived notions about learning and knowledge.

Offering new perspectives and powerful ideas for discussion on a variety of long-standing topics such as class, race and gender, the book is organised around five enduring themes: Policy and Politics, Global and Environmental Education, Knowledge and Learning, Childhood and Youth, Professionalism and Employment. With a distinctive international and global focus, this new edition has been extensively updated to reflect the latest research and thinking in the field and features new chapters on:

• The sociology of education and the philosophy of education
• Inclusion
• Childhood and youth
• Professionalism and work-based learning
• Populism in politics

Including summary points, questions for discussion and annotated suggestions for further reading, this book provides the theoretical background needed to carry out a critical analysis of education policy and practice and is an essential resource for all students of Education Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367276683
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/04/2019
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Catherine A. Simon is a principal lecturer in Education Studies at Bath Spa University, UK.

Stephen Ward is Professor Emeritus of Education at Bath Spa University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The study of education; Section 1 – Policy and Politics; 1 Education Policy and Marketisation; 2 Education and Social Justice; 3 Race, Ethnicity and Education in England; 4 Gender and Work; 5 Education and Social Mobility; 6 Educational Achievement:　An intersectional approach; 7 The Inclusion Agenda in Mainstream Primary Schools?; Section 2 – Global and Environmental Education; 8 International and Comparative Education; 9 Globalisation and Populism: Why intercultural education failed; 10 Religion and Worldviews in Education; 11 Education and Climate Change; 12 Education for Sustainability; Section 3 – Knowledge and Learning; 13 The Sociology of Knowledge; 14 Social Psychology and Learning; 15 Philosophy and Education; 16 Creative Pedagogy for Empowerment　through Expressive Arts; 17 Information Technology and Learning; Section 4 – Childhood and Youth; 18 Early Years Education; 19 The ‘Resilient’ Child: Defining and supporting children’s resilience; 20 Health and Education; Section 5 – Professionalism and Employment; 21 Work-based Learning; 22 Professionalism; Notes on contributors; Index