Introduction to education studies / Steve Bartlett and Diana Burton.
Publication details: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vii, 278 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781412921930 (hbk.)
- 9781412921947 (pbk.)
- 370 22 BAR
- LB17 .B275 2007
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CONTENTS
What is Education studies
The new education studies
The traditional discipline and education studies
Comparative education
Chapter 2. The Nature of Education
The meaning of Education
Sociological perspectives on the purposes of education
Sociological perspectives on the process of education
Educational ideologies
Chapter 3. Researching education
Introduction
The nature of education research
Research methodologies
Education Research movements
The importance of freedom in research
Chapter 4. A modern history of schooling
Introduction
1800-70 Towards state education
1870-1902 The first stages of elementary schooling
1902- 44 Establishment of Secondary schools and local Education authorities
1944-65 Universal secondary education- the tripartite system
1965-88 Comprehensive schooling
1988-Present day: Diversity and competition
Chapter 5. Curriculum
Introduction
The nature of the curriculum
The structure of knowledge
Curriculum framework
The National curriculum: A case study
Chapter 6 Individual achievement: Major psychological Theories
Introduction
The influence of Philosophy
Early psychological ideas
Personality theories
Motivation
etc
Chapter 7. Education and Psychological research: Contemporary influences
Introduction
Constructivism
Social constructivist theories
Metacognition
Learning styles, Strategies, Approaches and preferences
Situated Cognition
etc
Chapter 8. The influence of social factors, Gender and ethnicity on achievement
Introduction
The state of educational achievement
Social class and achievement
Gender and achievement
Ethnicity and achivement
Chapter 9. Organizing teaching and learning pedagogical trends
Introduction
Grouping pupils for learning
Personalized learning
Psychological research and pedagogical development
Chapter 10 Politics and Policy in Education
Introduction
Towards post-war reconstruction and consensus
The rise of conflict and dissent in policy
Conservative policy: Ideology of the new right
Conservative policy: Implementation
Conservative policy: Critique
New labor policy: Ideology and perspective on education
etc
Chapter 11 Education- a contested enterprise
Introduction
Theory and practice in education
The breadth of education studies
Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-263) and index.
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