The Routledge companion to education
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The Routledge companion to education
Routledge, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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