Education Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Music Education

   Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today, 4th Edition

   Edited by Michael Mark

   Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today is a collection of thematically organized essays that illuminate the importance of music education to individuals, communities and nations. The fourth edition has been expanded to address the significant societal changes that have...

   Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. History Education and Post-Conflict Reconciliation

   Reconsidering Joint Textbook Projects

   Edited by Karina Korostelina, Simone Lässig

   Series: Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution

   This book analyses the role of history education in conflict and post-conflict societies, describing common history textbook projects in Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Far East and the Middle East. Ever since the emergence of the modern school system and the implementation of compulsory...

   Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge
3. Education for Fullness

   A Study of the Educational Thought and Experiment of Rabindranath Tagore

   By H. B. Mukherjee

   Rabindranath Tagore is remembered today chiefly as a poet, and his fame as a poet has often eclipsed his great contributions to other fields of literature and life — especially education. Tagore pondered deeply on the fundamental problems of education — aims, curriculum, method, discipline, values...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
4. Exploring Education

   An Introduction to the Foundations of Education, 4th Edition

   By Alan R. Sadovnik, Peter Cookson, Jr., Susan Semel

   This much-anticipated fourth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines -- history, philosophy,...

   Published January 6th 2013 by Routledge
5. India Infrastructure Report 2012

   Private Sector in Education

   By Idfc Foundation

   Today, India’s education sector remains a victim of poor policies, restrictive regulations and orthodoxy. Despite being enrolled in schools, children are not learning adequately. Increasingly, parents are seeking alternatives through private inputs in school and tuition. Students are dropping out...

   Published December 25th 2012 by Routledge India
6. Education and Culture

   By Jocey Quinn

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   Quinn presents a radical new perspective on the interrelationships between education and culture. Rather than viewing education in isolation from major cultural debates, she demonstrates how culture shapes education and education shapes culture. Cultural perspectives and rich empirical data from a...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Teacher Education for Critical Consumption of Mass Media and Popular Culture

   By Stephanie A. Flores-Koulish

   Series: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education

   The study develops a baseline of knowledge to encourage the inclusion of media literacy education in teacher education....

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession

   Faculty Culture at For-Profit Colleges and Universities

   By Vicente M. Lechuga

   The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Foucault, Power, and Education

   By Stephen J. Ball

   Series: Routledge Key Ideas in Education

   Foucault, Power, and Education invites internationally renowned scholar Stephen J. Ball to reflect on the importance and influence of Foucault on his work in educational policy. By focusing on some of the ways Foucault has been placed in relation to educational questions or questions about...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. Early Child Care and Education in Finland

    Edited by Kaarina Määttä, Satu Uusiautti

    What is childhood like in Finland? What kind of practical solutions have been created and evaluated that aim at both providing good childhood experiences and supporting children’s positive development? What practices aim to prevent child exclusion from regular education and social experiences and...

    Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge