Exploring education at postgraduate level : policy, theory and practice / edited by Anne O'Grady and Vanessa Cottle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Grady, Anne (Educator), editor.

Cottle, Vanessa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

xi, 218 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

There is a growing demand for educational professionals to develop a more critical understanding of the key and emerging debates in education so that they can better meet the challenges and demands placed upon them. Exploring Education at Postgraduate Level represents a range of perspective from educational experts to academic researchers and highlights the key issues surrounding contemporary education. Organised into three parts and drawing on key issues in education theory, policy and practice, the book considers areas such as special educational needs (SEN), evaluating learning, comparative education and gender. Featuring reflective questions, case studies and summaries of core ideas, the chapters include: The troublesome learning journey, Applying educational thinkers to contemporary educational practice, Values production through social and emotional learning, Policy research: in defence ad hocery? The politics of critical reflection in higher education and in the workplace, Developing critical thought about SEN, The refuge of relativism. Aimed at supporting students on Masters-level courses, this accessible but critically provocative text is an essential resource for those wishing to develop a more critical understanding of the role, purpose and function of educational systems and practices. Anne O'Grady is Principal Lecturer and Partnership Manager for the School of Education at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Troublesome learning journey / Vanessa Cottle Cottle, Vanessa 3

2 Is everyone a Socrates now? A critical look at critical thinking / Dennis Hayes Hayes, Dennis 12

Part I Theory 23

3 Applying educational thinkers to contemporary educational practice / Anne O'Grady O'Grady, Anne 25

4 The application of psychological principles within education: appliance of science or pick-n-mix? / Vivienne Walkup Walkup, Vivienne 35

5 Gender: stories and lies: debunking myth and determining reality / Fiona Shelton Shelton, Fiona 44

6 Values production through social and emotional learning / Peter Wood Wood, Peter 52

7 The curriculum: anyone can teach a dog to whistle / Fiona Shelton Shelton, Fiona 62

8 Monitoring and evaluating learning / Trevor Cotterill Cotterill, Trevor 70

Part II Policy 79

9 Policy research: in defence of ad hocery? / Nic Lightfoot Lightfoot, Nic 81

10 Education and social class: examining the fuzziness of choice and belonging / Tina Byrom Byrom, Tina 88

11 A snapshot of contemporary education discourse: the Pupil Premium Policy / Deborah Outhwaite Outhwaite, Deborah, Claire Pass Pass, Claire 98

12 Meeting the needs of ESOL and EAL learners: a critical discussion of policy / Jennifer Marshall Marshall, Jennifer 107

13 Where care and education meet? Social pedagogy in England and the policy of integration / Nicole Chavaudra Chavaudra, Nicole 116

14 Early years workforce development / Jon White White, Jon, Joanne Byrd Byrd, Joanne 123

15 Why bother with masterliness? / Andrew Clapham Clapham, Andrew 131

16 Accountability / Trevor Cotterill Cotterill, Trevor 142

Part III Practice 151

17 We are all critically reflective now: The politics of critical reflection in higher education and in the workplace / Ruby Oates Oates, Ruby 153

18 Children's places / Jon White White, Jon 164

19 Behaviour in schools: is it as bad as they say - or is it worse? / Ang Davey Davey, Ang 170

20 Developing critical thought about SEN: a complementary approach / Mike Flay Flay, Mike 179

21 Educational leadership: developing insight into practice / Melody Harrogate Harrogate, Melody 187

22 The refuge of relativism / Dennis Hayes Hayes, Dennis, Ruth Mieschbuehler Mieschbuehler, Ruth 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138814073

1138814075

9781138814080

1138814083

OCLC:

910621926