A Student's Guide to Education Studies

Catherine A. Simon (Curatore)

Stephen Ward (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019

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.

• Curatore: Catherine A. Simon, Stephen Ward
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 270 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 485 gr.
• EAN: 9780367276690

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