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An Introduction
Jane Bates, Susan Lewis
ISBN: 9780826499769
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Considers the nature, aims and purposes of education. This book introduces the student of Education Studies, and related courses, to the perspectives and contexts of education to prepare them for study in the field. It provides boxed examples and case studies where appropriate to enable the student learner to contextualise the introductory theory.
"An Introduction to the Study of Education" considers the nature, aims and purposes of education. It introduces the new student of Education Studies, and related courses, to the key perspectives and contexts of education in order to prepare them for further study in the field. This book is an accessible, introductory course companion for Education Studies. Boxed examples and case studies are provided where appropriate, to enable the student learner to contextualise the introductory theory that is presented. The authors also introduce methods of autobiography through which students will be challenged to explore and contextualise their own educational journey in order to make sense of education in the past, present and future.
| ISBN | 0826499767 | | Pages | 176 | | ISBN13 | 9780826499769
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. | | Weight (grammes) | 386 | | Imprint | Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 12 Mar 2009 | | Width (mm) | 189 | | Library of Congress | 2008045239 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 370 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| Pt. 1 | | Personal Journeys | | | | 1 | | Writing the Self: Educational Autobiography | | | | Pt. 2 | | The Nature of Education | | | | 2 | | The Purpose of Education | | | | Summary 3 | | What It Means To Be Educated | | | | 3 | | What it means to be educated | | | | 4 | | The Structure of Education | | | | 5 | | The English Education System | | | | Pt. 3 | | Perspectives on Education | | | | 6 | | Sociological Perspectives on Education | | | | 7 | | Philosophical and Ideological Perspectives | | | | Pt. 4 | | The Contexts of Education | | | | 8 | | Formal Contexts for Learning | | | | 9 | | 'Learning in Places' | | | | 10 | | Alternative Education | | | | Pt. 5 | | Education Revisited | | | | 11 | | Education in the Future | | | | | | References | | | | | | Index | | |
'This text provides the reader with a solid introduction to a range of educational concepts.' James Arthur, Editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies and Head of School and Professor of Education and Civic Engagement, University of Birmingham, UK  Be the first to write a customer review
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