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Studying Education

An introduction to the study and exploration of education
  • ISBN-13: 9781526490483
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
    Imprint: LEARNING MATTERS LTD
  • Edited by Janet Lord
  • Price: AUD $216.00
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  • Local release date: 02/03/2020
  • Format: Hardback (246.00mm X 171.00mm) 320 pages Weight: 720g
  • Categories: Philosophy & theory of education [JNA]
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Your beginners guide to the study and exploration of education. Introducing you to what education is, this book helps you explore the different ways of looking at education, the challenges it faces and how to study it at university and beyond. Guiding you through your course it: * Shows you what you need to study and how to study and develop your understanding * Gets you building your knowledge of essential themes, perspectives and theory from across the education sector * Helps you to see the 'bigger picture' of education * Includes support on how to write academically, think critically, evaluate evidence and engage with debates.
Janet Lord has worked as a social sciences teacher and a lecturer in HE for many years, specialising in education studies, teacher education and social sciences. She has a professional doctorate in education from the University of Manchester. Janet has experience in school governance and educational consultancy. Her research and writing concerns pedagogy, student experience, assessment, the nature of critical spaces in HE, and in initial teacher education. Janet is currently a senior lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Part 1 The multidisciplinary field of education and its complexities - Janet Lord How does the study of other subjects expand our understanding of education? - David Menendez Hevia What are the main factors affecting school organisation and the curriculum in England today? - Stephen Rayner How does identity shape young people's experiences of schooling and education? - Kate Hoskins What counts as social justice education? - Edda Sant Obiols Part 2 What makes good teaching and learning? - Helen Underhill What's so great about Finland? - Andrew Brogan What are theories of learning and how can we use them? - Liz Gregory What are schools for? - Kate Bacon and Zoe O'Riordan What is learning outside the classroom? - Liz Parr Why do some children in the UK do better at school than others? - Jayshree Henry How can we provide children with special educational needs with a quality learning experience? - Jonathan Glazzard and Samuel Stones Teacher identity, teaching and pedagogical approaches - Rachel Stenhouse What is vocational learning? - Steve Ingle Part 3 Social justice in education Leadership and management in education Early years education and play Mental health and wellbeing Technology in the classroom Global citizenship education
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