{"product_id":"doing-theory-on-education-9781138054073","title":"Doing Theory on Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoing Theory on Education\u003c\/em\u003e explores key debates using examples from contemporary media and popular culture to guide Education Studies students through the perennial debates that surround teaching and learning. Aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers in education settings, it uses over seventy popular culture texts from television, music, videogames, fiction, film, architecture, social media, the press and art to illuminate important issues and make the critical theory that underpins educational debates more accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter also offers essential background knowledge and historical perspective and includes reflective activities to help you develop a critical approach, enabling you to argue your own point of view with confidence and consider where issues may progress to in the future. It examines core issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eClass and educational choice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning styles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTesting and assessmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1: Class, Disadvantage and Hope: \u003ci\u003eThe Bullingdon v The ‘Bog Standard’ \u003c\/i\u003e2: Questions of Knowledge: What Counts in Education? \u003ci\u003ePhysics vs Media Studies \u003c\/i\u003e3: Learning Theory and Pedagogy 4: The Problem of Testing: \"\u003ci\u003eTesting, testing 1, 2, 3\" v Vygotsky\u003c\/i\u003e 5: The importance of leadership? \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice vs The Co-Op?\u003c\/i\u003e 6: Ways of being in education: \u003cem\u003eThe Ministry of Soundbites v The Hidden Curriculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577802330455,"sku":"9781138054073","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138054073.jpg?v=1746096764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doing-theory-on-education-9781138054073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}