A Student's Guide to Education Studies

Name: A Student's Guide to Education Studies
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367276690
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A Student's Guide to Education Studies is a comprehensive introduction for undergraduates exploring education. It challenges conventional ideas about learning and knowledge through diverse perspectives. The book is structured around five key themes: Policy and Politics, Global and Environmental Education, Knowledge and Learning, Childhood and Youth, and Professionalism and Employment.

This new edition features updated research and new chapters covering sociology and philosophy of education, inclusion, childhood and youth, professionalism and work-based learning, and populism in politics. It integrates summary points, discussion questions, and annotated further reading suggestions to support critical analysis of education policy and practice.
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Ideal for undergraduate students beginning their study of education, this guide supports critical thinking and informed discussion. It is especially suitable for those interested in the social, political, and global dimensions of education.

The book introduces students to the exciting content of Education Studies by offering discussion of a wide range alternative visions of education.With a distintinctive international and global focus, this is an essential resource for all students of Education Studies.

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367276690

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 December 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 4th edition

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Stephen Ward
Edited by Catherine A. Simon

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 270

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction

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.