Education: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9780415589543 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 192 str.

Kay Wood

Opis

This is a lively and engaging introduction to education as an academic subject, taking into account both theory and practice. Covering the schooling system, the nature of knowledge and methods of teaching, it analyses the viewpoints of both teachers and pupils.

Recenzje

‘This is a comprehensive and provocative overview of education today, yesterday and tomorrow, which addresses those issues that many educators would rather avoid.’ - Eleanore Hargreaves, London University Institute of Education

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  List of Abbreviations  Introduction  1.Education and schooling  2.What are the purposes of schooling?  3.Who are the students?  4.What are we teaching students in schools and universities and why?  5.Teaching, learning and assessment  6.Alternative views of education  7.Education and the World.  Further Reading.  Bibliography

O autorze

Kay Wood recently retired as Head of the Department of Education and Childhood Studies at Bath Spa University. She has experience of secondary teaching and in-school training, and for twelve years acted as Access tutor, promoting wider access to education at all levels. Her primary research interests are international education, the sociology of education and education policy.