The Routledge Companion to Education

ISBN-13: 9780415583473 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 400 str.

James Arthur

Opis

Who are the key thinkers in education? What are the hot topics in education? Where will education go from here? The Routledge Companion to Education presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially commissioned chapters, covering all aspects of education, introduce you to the ideas, research and issues that have shaped this most diverse, dynamic and fluid field.

• Part one provides an introduction to the key theories, thinkers and disciplines within education
• Part two covers ideas and issues about how, what and why learning takes place
• Part three includes analysis on particular approaches to education and explores the issues that attract much contemporary interest.

Written by an international team of expert contributors, the chapters all include a descriptive introduction, an analysis of the key ideas and debates, an overview of the latest research, key questions for research and carefully selected further reading. The Routledge Companion to Education is a succinct, detailed, authoritative overview of the topics which are at the forefront of educational research and discourse today. This classic collection is a bookshelf essential for every student and scholar serious about the study of education. "

Spis treści

Part 1: Educational Foundations  1. Liberal Education  2. Communitarianism  3. Civic Republicanism  4. Postmodernism  5. Feminism  6. History of Education  7. Sociology of Education  8. Philosophy of Education  9. Educational Psychology  10. Economics of Education  Part 2: Teaching and Learning  11. Learning  12. Teaching  13. Curriculum and Curriculum Studies  14. Language  15. Motivation and Behaviour  16. Creativity  17. Assessment  Part 3: Organisation and Issues in Education  18. Early Childhood Education and Care  19. Education and Schooling 5-11 years  20. Education and Schooling 11-16 years  21. Post-Compulsory, Higher Education and Training  22. Lifelong Learning   23. Alternative Education  24. Citizenship Education  25. Social Class  26. Comparative Education  27. Development Education  28. Cultural-Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion  29. Education and Neuroscience  30. Gender  31. Globalization  32. Well-being and Education  33. Leadership and School Effectiveness  34. Multicultural Education  35. Education Policy  36. Religion and Education  37. Social Justice and Inequalities in Education  38. Sustainable Development  39. Technologies and Learning  40. Values Education