4th Edition

An Introduction to the Study of Education

Edited By David Matheson Copyright 2015
460 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

460 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

460 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This fully updated, fourth edition of An Introduction to the Study of Education provides a comprehensive and reflective introduction to the study of education, inviting students to question what education is, who it is for and what purpose it serves. Taking the reader from the early years through to lifelong learning, it examines all forms of education and learning. This new edition includes... Read more

1. What is education? David Matheson  2. Ideology in education in the United Kingdom Catherine Matheson  3. Theories of learning: constructive experience Reg Dennick  4. Thinking philosophically about education; thinking educationally about philosophy Gert Biesta  5. Psychology in education Graham Mitchell  6. Learning styles: implications for teaching and learning John Pelley  7. Assessment Tim Heywood  8. Social and spatial disparity in the history of school provision in England from the 1750s to the 1950s Colin Brock  9. Schooling in Ireland: policy and practice from penal times to the present day Deirdre Raftery and Martina Relihan  10. Education in Scotland David Matheson  11. Education in Wales Alison Murphy  12. Early childhood education and care in the UK Alice Mongiello  13. Compulsory education in the United Kingdom Ian Menter, Carmel Gallagher, Louise Hayward and Dominic Wyse  14. Post-compulsory education (further and higher education) Catherine Matheson and Philip Woodward  15. Lifelong learning Catherine Matheson and David Matheson  16. Comparing educational systems Trevor Corner and Nigel Grant  17. Education and development: the contribution of comparative education Dominique Groux  18. Special educational needs in context: a historical overview Mary Kellett  19. ‘Race’, ethnicity and education: the English experience John Stanley  20. Schooling and social class Michael Wyness  21. Gender in education Jane Martin  22. Debates in educational research Abdeljalil Akkari and Bernard Wentzel  23. Research in professional contexts Catherine Matheson and David Matheson  24. Afterword: now that I have read about education, how do I write about it? David Matheson  Online. Global health education: a transformative learning challenge in undergraduate medical education Raúl Pardíñaz-Solís and Adrian Hastings  Online. Accidentally learning to play the violin; or what use is my autobiography in researching lifelong learning? David Matheson  Online. E-Learning Heather Rai  Online. Learning from mistakes: the Barrowfield Project in Glasgow, Scotland Online Catherine Matheson and David Matheson

Biography

David Matheson has published widely across the field of education in areas such as medical education, teacher training, lifelong learning, comparative education and cultural identity in education. He has extensive experience as an educator and researcher in higher education, adult education and secondary education.