This book explores undergraduate education programmes in a new way. Written by those at the forefront of teaching and learning, it encourages students to delve beneath the surface of their degree subject and reveals important insights about the how, why and where next for education studies.
With contributions from course leaders, tutors, current students and recent graduates, this book offers insights from nearly 60 authors based in 20 different institutions from five different countries. The chapters offer opportunities for readers to consider their own learning experiences in a wider context, enhance their understanding of the degree course and actively shape the education studies community of the future.
Each chapter is written in an accessible way, with questions to consider' throughout and recommended readings' at the end to advance readers' thinking and reflections. Chapters cover topics such as:
- Education Studies' development as a degree subject
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Section 1: Positioning Education Studies
2. Education Studies as an Undergraduate University Subject: A Short History
3. An International Insight into Education Studies
4. Exploring the Identity of an Undergraduate Education Programme
Section 2: Practices and Pedagogies of Education Studies
5. Knowing Learning Matters
6. Discovering your Philosophy of Education through Digital Storytelling
7. Assessment for Transformation: Adopting a Humanist Approach to Assessment and Feedback on a BA Education Course
8. Student Achievement and Wellbeing: Understanding Motivation through Self-Determination Theory
9. Taking a Global Perspective: The Nature and Value of Comparative and International Education (CIE) in UK Universities
10. Being ‘International’: The Opportunities and Challenges of Studying Education as an International Student
11. Learning about Research Methods: A Case Study
12. Education for Sustainability: Connecting Students to Outdoor Learning via Forest School
13. The Role and Value of Arts-Based Learning for Education Studies
Section 3: Challenge and Change in Education Studies
14. Education and Democracy: The Public Sphere Reclaimed for Educational Study
15. The Role of Social Justice Theory in Education Studies
16. Inclusive Curriculum Matters: Co-creating a Decolonised Education Curriculum Through Student Voices
17. Speaking through Silence: Embracing Fear and Shame in Anti-racist Education
18. Understanding Identity and Positionality through Student-Staff Interactions on an Education Studies Undergraduate Programme
19. Men and Masculinities on Undergraduate Education Studies Degrees
20. Rebalancing Power Relations in Teacher-Student Co-creation
Section 4: The Personal and Professional in Education Studies
21. Employability and Pedagogies for Employability in Education Studies
22. Career Identity, Employability and Placements in Education Studies
23. Placements as Mediational Transitions: An Opportunity for Negotiated, Identity-shaping Make-belief Experiences
24. More than your Degree Title: Transferable Skills, Employability, and Diverse Opportunities for Education Students
