The Routledge companion to education / edited by James Arthur and Andrew Peterson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arthur, James, 1957-

Peterson, Andrew, 1976-

Series:

Routledge companions.

Routledge companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Who are the key thinkers in education?What are the hot topics in education?Where will education go from here?The Routledge Companion to Education presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially commissioned chapters, covering all aspects of education, introduce you to the ideas, research and issues that have shaped this most diverse, dynamic and fluid field.Part one provides an introduction to the key theories, thinkers and disciplines within educationPar

Contents:

Front Cover; The Routledge Companion to Education; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Author biographies; Editors' introduction; Section 1:Educational foundations; 1.Liberal education: D.G. Mulcahy; 2.Communitarianism: James Arthur; 3.Civic republicanism: Andrew Peterson; 4.Education and postmodernism: Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley; 5.Feminism: Julie McLeod; 6.History of education: Deirdre Raftery; 7.Sociology of education: Ralph Leighton; 8.Philosophy of education: Alis Oancea; 9.Educational psychology: Richard Farnan; 10.Economics of education: Anna Vignoles

Section 2: Teaching and learning11. Learning: Orison Carlile and Anne Jordan; 12.Teaching: Chris Kyriacou; 13.Curriculum and curriculum studies: Michael Connelly and Shijing Xu; 14.Language: Louise C. Wilkinson and Elaine R. Silliman; 15.Motivation and behaviour: Simon Ellis and Janet Tod; 16.Creativity: Robina Shaheen; 17.Assessment: Kathryn Ecclestone; Section 3: Organisation and issues in education; 18.Early childhood education and care: Sacha Powell; 19.Education and schooling 5-11 years: Hazel Bryan; 20.Education and schooling 11-16 years: Andrew Peterson and Ralph Leighton

21.Post-compulsory, higher education and training: Marion Bowl22.Lifelong learning: Peter Jarvis; 23.Alternative education: Paul Warwick; 24.Citizenship education: Ian Davies; 25.Social class and education: Jon Davison; 26.Comparative education: Michele Schweisfurth; 27.Development education: Douglas Bourn; 28.Cultural-linguistic diversity and inclusion: Robin Danzak, Louise C. Wilkinson and Elaine R. Silliman; 29.Neuroscience and education: Jodi Tommerdahl; 30.Gender: Vanita Sundaram; 31.Globalization: Nick Peim; 32.Well-being and education: Kathryn Ecclestone

33.Leadership and school effectiveness: Christopher Rhodes and Tom Bisschoff34.Multicultural education: Dina Kiwan; 35.Education policy: Anne West; 36.Religion and education: Alan Sears and Theodore Michael Christou; 37.Social justice and inequalities in education: Emma Smith; 38.Sustainable development: John Huckle; 39.Technologies and learning: Michael Hammond; 40.Values education: Terence Lovat; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-62546-1

1-136-62547-X

0-203-80224-1

9780203802243

OCLC:

798533461