Introduction to Education Studies - Hardcover

Bartlett, Steve; Burton, Diana M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412921937 ISBN 13: 9781412921930

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Introduction to Education Studies is established as the key text for undergraduate students of education studies as well as for practitioners embarking on a higher degree.

The book provides a thorough grounding for students new to the subject without assuming a substantial prior knowledge of the area. It also takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of education, drawing on the authors' extensive experience of teaching and course development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

This updated edition includes new sections on

" the nature and purposes of education

" research in education

" ideologies and the curriculum

" lifelong learning

" comparative education

" social and psychological explanations for pupil/student achievement

" policy developments in education

This highly popular, accessibly written text is essential reading for students on education studies courses.

`The authors have provided an important resource for student study in education. Importantly, it reinforces the necessity of a multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of contested educational process and practices in a contemporary context' - Dave Trotman, Escalate

About this title

About the Author:

Steve’s research interests are in practitioner research where he has worked with networks of teachers on the development of their classroom evaluations. He has also been involved with the development of Education Studies as a subject in HE. Steve has been chair of the British Education Studies Association and was more recently involved in the review of the Education Studies Subject Benchmarks for QAA.

Steve currently teaches research methods on the master’s in leadership and management and education studies on the combined awards program.

Review:

`The authors have provided an important resource for student study in education. Importantly, it reinforces the necessity of a multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of contested educational process and practices in a contemporary context' - Dave Trotman, Escalate

About this edition

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1412921937
• ISBN 13: 9781412921930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288