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Book SynopsisIntroducing you to 18 key educational thinkers who have offered challenging perspectives on education, this new edition comes with:
- 3 new chapters on Ivan Illich, Loris Malaguzzi and Michael Apple
- A glossary of key words related to each theorist’s work
- A context-setting overview of key themes
- Practical examples that shows how theories can be applied to your practice
Use this book with it′s companion title Aubrey & Riley, Understanding and Using Educational Theories 2e (9781526436610)
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Abraham Maslow: The father of American humanism Chapter 2: Carl Rogers: Learner-centred teaching and the fully functioning person Chapter 3: A.S. Neill: Freedom to learn Chapter 4: John Goodlad: The renewal of teaching and learning, schools and teacher education Chapter 5: Basil Bernstein: Language codes, social class, pedagogy and the curriculum Chapter 6: Ivan Illich: Deschooling society: challenging the concept of school Chapter 7: Pierre Bourdieu: Theory of society Chapter 8: Michel Foucault: Power, surveillance, discipline and control in education Chapter 9: Loris Malaguzzi: The Reggio Emilia experience Chapter 10: Nel Noddings: Caring in education Chapter 11: Lawrence Stenhouse: Linking the curriculum with theory, research and practice Chapter 12: Michael Apple: Ideology, knowledge, power, and the curriculum Chapter 13: Henry Giroux: Critical pedagogy Chapter 14: Howard Gardner: Multiple intelligences and education Chapter 15: John Holt: Unschooling or home schooling Chapter 16: bell hooks: Education as the practice of freedom Chapter 17: Jack Mezirow: Transformative learning Chapter 18: Linda Darling-Hammond: Equity in education – policy, teachers and teaching
