{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-study-of-education-david-fulton-books-9780415623100","title":"An Introduction to the Study of Education David","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully updated, fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the Study of Education\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and reflective introduction to the study of education, inviting students to question what education is, who it is for and what purpose it serves. Taking the reader from the early years through to lifelong learning, it examines all forms of education and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes ten completely new chapters and a step-by-step guide to essay writing. There is also a companion website to accompany the book, featuring additional chapters which can be visited at www.routledge.com\/cw\/matheson.This fully updated, fourth edition provides: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea full exploration of the historical, sociological, philosophical and psychological roots of education; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea clear focus on the individual levels of education  preschool, compulsory, post-compulsory and lifelong learning; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe latest debates wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. What is education? \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson \u003c\/i\u003e2. Ideology in education in the United Kingdom \u003ci\u003eCatherine Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Theories of learning: constructive experience \u003ci\u003eReg Dennick \u003c\/i\u003e4. Thinking philosophically about education; thinking educationally about philosophy \u003ci\u003eGert Biesta\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Psychology in education \u003ci\u003eGraham Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Learning styles: implications for teaching and learning \u003ci\u003eJohn Pelley\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Assessment \u003ci\u003eTim Heywood\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Social and spatial disparity in the history of school provision in England from the 1750s to the 1950s \u003ci\u003eColin Brock\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Schooling in Ireland: policy and practice from penal times to the present day \u003ci\u003eDeirdre Raftery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartina Relihan\u003c\/i\u003e 10. Education in Scotland \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Education in Wales \u003ci\u003eAlison Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Early childhood education and care in the UK \u003ci\u003eAlice Mongiello\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Compulsory education in the United Kingdom \u003ci\u003eIan Menter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarmel Gallagher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLouise Hayward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDominic Wyse\u003c\/i\u003e 14. Post-compulsory education (further and higher education) \u003ci\u003eCatherine Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhilip Woodward\u003c\/i\u003e 15. Lifelong learning \u003ci\u003eCatherine Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Comparing educational systems \u003ci\u003eTrevor Corner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNigel Grant\u003c\/i\u003e 17. Education and development: the contribution of comparative education \u003ci\u003eDominique Groux\u003c\/i\u003e 18. Special educational needs in context: a historical overview \u003ci\u003eMary Kellett\u003c\/i\u003e 19. ‘Race’, ethnicity and education: the English experience \u003ci\u003eJohn Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e 20. Schooling and social class \u003ci\u003eMichael Wyness\u003c\/i\u003e 21. Gender in education \u003ci\u003eJane Martin\u003c\/i\u003e 22. Debates in educational research \u003ci\u003eAbdeljalil Akkari\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBernard Wentzel\u003c\/i\u003e 23. Research in professional contexts \u003ci\u003eCatherine Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e 24. Afterword: now that I have read about education, how do I write about it\u003ci\u003e? David Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e Online. Global health education: a transformative learning challenge in undergraduate medical education \u003ci\u003eRaúl Pardíñaz-Solís\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdrian Hastings\u003c\/i\u003e Online. Accidentally learning to play the violin; or what use is my autobiography in researching lifelong learning? \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e Online. E-Learning \u003ci\u003eHeather Rai \u003c\/i\u003eOnline. Learning from mistakes: the Barrowfield Project in Glasgow, Scotland Online \u003ci\u003eCatherine Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018174234967,"sku":"9780415623100","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415623100.jpg?v=1750775891","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-the-study-of-education-david-fulton-books-9780415623100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}