Overview

This book is an essential guide for all education studies students, providing you with a clear overview of the key issues within your first year. It is an introductory text that encourages critical engagement, to enable you to develop a detailed understanding of the power and importance of education.

The issues are presented in four main sections - Theoretical Perspectives; Policy; Society and the Individual; Inside the School - helping you to make the connections between the different themes. 'Stop, Think and Do' boxes play a key part throughout the book, encouraging you to critically reflect on both the issues within the chapters and within Education as a whole.

Other features include:

  • Introductions to each chapter to link the themes discussed in each section
  • A summary of the key issues in each chapter for reflection
  • Examples and case studies
  • Links to key readings
The book helps you to extend your understanding of educational issues beyond schools to other phases of educational provision.

ISBN-13

9780335237630

ISBN-10

0335237630

Format

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Language

English

Pages

216 pages

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

Published On

2008-12-01



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