An introduction to the study of education /

edited by David Matheson.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Matheson, David
Contributors: Matheson, David, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Notes:"A David Fulton book" - Cover.

Previous edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical description: xiii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Table of Contents:
What is education? / David Matheson
Ideology in education in the United Kingdom / Catherine Matheson
Theories of learning: constructive experience / Reg Dennick
Thinking philosophically about education; thinking educationally about philosophy / Gert Biesta
Psychology in education / Graham Mitchell
Learning styles: implications for teaching and learning / John Pelley
Assessment / Tim Heywood
Social and spatial disparity in the history of school provision in England from the 1750s to the 1950s / Colin Brock
Schooling in Ireland: policy and practice from penal times to the present day / Deirdre Raftery and Martina Relihan
Education in Scotland / David Matheson
Education in Wales / Alison Murphy
Early childhood education and care in the UK / Alice Mongiello
Compulsory education in the United Kingdom / Jan Menter, Carmel Gallagher, Louise Hayward and Dominic Wyse
Post-compulsory education (further and higher education) / Catherine Matheson and Philip Woodward
Lifelong learning / Catherine Matheson and David Matheson
Comparing educational systems / Trevor Corner and Nigel Grant
Education and development: the contribution of comparative education / Dominique Groux
Special educational needs in context: a historical overview / Mary Kellett
'Race', ethnicity and education: the English experience / John Stanley
Schooling and social class / Michael Wyness
Gender in education / Jane Martin
Debates in educational research / Abdeljalil Akkari and Bernard Wentzel
Research in professional contexts / Catherine Matheson and David Matheson
Afterword: Now that I have read about education, how do I write about it? / David Matheson
Global health education: a transformative learning challenge in undergraduate medical education / Raúl Pardíñaz-Solís and Adrian Hastings
Accidentally learning to play the violin; or what use is my autobiography in researching lifelong learning? / David Matheson
E-learning / Heather Rai
Learning from mistakes: the Barrowfield Project in Glasgow, Scotland.