Introduction to education studies
Steve Bartlett and Diana Burton
- 4th ed.
- Los Angeles : Sage Publications Ltd, c2016.
- xvi, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Education studies: key issues .
SECTION 1: EDUCATION STUDIES - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF STUDYChapter 1: What is education studies?Chapter 2: The nature of educationChapter 3: Researching educationSECTION 2: POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATIONChapter 4: A modern history of schoolingChapter 5: CurriculumChapter 6: Politics and policy in educationChapter 7: Globalisation and comparative educationSECTION 3: ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATIONChapter 8: Individual achievement: major psychological theoriesChapter 9: Education and psychological researchChapter 10: Social factors, gender, ethnicity and achievementChapter 11: Organising teaching and learningChapter 12: Conclusion: education - a contested enterprise
Key text for students of Education Studies for over a decade, leading readers through the field's key ideas, concepts and debates.