A Student's Guide to Education Studies

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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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.

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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.

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Introduction: The study of education

Section 1 - Policy and Politics

1 Education Policy and Marketisation - Stephen Ward

2 Education and Social Justice - Catherine Simon

3 Race, Ethnicity and Education in England - Charlotte Chadderton

4 Gender and Work - Christine Eden

5 Education and Social Mobility - Richard Riddell

6 Educational Achievement: An intersectional approach - Christine Eden

7 The Inclusion Agenda in Mainstream Primary Schools? - Zeta Brown and Jo Winwood

Section 2 - Global and Environmental Education

8 International and Comparative Education - Brendan Bartram

9 Globalisation and Populism: Why intercultural education failed - David Coulby

10 Religion and Worldviews in Education - Denise Cush

11 Education and Climate Change - David Hicks

12 Education for Sustainability - David Hicks

Section 3 - Knowledge and Learning

13 The Sociology of Knowledge - Rita Chawla-Duggan

14 Social Psychology and Learning - Cathal O'Siochru

15 Philosophy and Education - Tom Feldges

16 Creative Pedagogy for Empowerment through Expressive Arts - June Bianchi

17 Information Technology and Learning - Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou

Section 4 - Childhood and Youth

18 Early Years Education - Ioanna Palaiologou and Zenna Kingdon

19 The 'Resilient' Child: Defining and supporting children's resilience - Zeta Brown and Jo Winwood

20 Health and Education - Bethan Mitchell

Section 5 - Professionalism and Employment

21 Work-based Learning - Catherine Simon

22 Professionalism - Jim Hordern, Kendra McMahon

Notes on contributors

Index