TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartlett,Steve
AU  - Burton,Diana
TI  - Introduction to education studies
SN  - 9781412921930 (hbk.)
AV  - LB17 .B275 2007
U1  - 370 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Education
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
N1  - 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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