1st Edition
Understanding Education Studies Critical Issues and New Directions
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
- Its evolving identity, values and purposes
- Teaching and assessment approaches in undergraduate education programmes
- How the subject develops students’ professional aptitudes and transferable skills
- Possibilities for advancing inclusion, equity and justice in education at degree level
These ‘behind the scenes’ factors are brought to the fore through case studies and examples of how lecturers and students make sense of their teaching and learning. With its unique approach to examining these issues, this book is essential for students of Education Studies at undergraduate level while also being relevant for staff and postgraduate students in education.
1. Introduction
Mark Pulsford, Ross Purves and Rebecca Morris
Section 1: Positioning Education Studies
Ross Purves
2. Education Studies as an Undergraduate University Subject: A Short History
Stephen Ward
3. An International Insight into Education Studies
David Menendez Alvarez-Hevia, Alejandro Rodríguez-Martín and Emilio Álvarez-Arregui
4. Exploring the Identity of an Undergraduate Education Programme
Jenny Elliott, Rupert Knight, Sharon Clancy and Colin Morley
Section 2: Practices and Pedagogies of Education Studies
Rebecca Morris
5. Knowing Learning Matters
Nick Pratt, Abigail O’Brien, Marlon Cole and Bethan Cillo
6. Discovering your Philosophy of Education through Digital Storytelling
Sophie Ward, Laura Mazzoli Smith and Teti Dragas
7. Assessment for Transformation: Adopting a Humanist Approach to Assessment and Feedback on a BA Education Course
Tristan Middleton, Rick Millican, Sian Templeton and Lynda Kay
8. Student Achievement and Wellbeing: Understanding Motivation through Self-Determination Theory
Mark Tymms
9. Taking a Global Perspective: The Nature and Value of Comparative and International Education (CIE) in UK Universities
Leanne Cameron, Rafael Mitchell, Gurpinder Lalli and Brendan Bartram
10. Being ‘International’: The Opportunities and Challenges of Studying Education as an International Student
Yutong Liu, Rebecca Morris, Tasha Peditto, Lingxi Peng and Ross Purves
11. Learning about Research Methods: A Case Study
Louise Gascoine and Laura Mazzoli Smith
12. Education for Sustainability: Connecting Students to Outdoor Learning via Forest School
Dave Cudworth
13. The Role and Value of Arts-Based Learning for Education Studies
Cheryl Cane
Section 3: Challenge and Change in Education Studies
Mark Pulsford
14. Education and Democracy: The Public Sphere Reclaimed for Educational Study
Ted Fleming
15. The Role of Social Justice Theory in Education Studies
Jenny Hatley
16. Inclusive Curriculum Matters: Co-creating a Decolonised Education Curriculum Through Student Voices
Jawiria Naseem and Hua Zhu
17. Speaking through Silence: Embracing Fear and Shame in Anti-racist Education
Heather Knight and Emma Jones
18. Understanding Identity and Positionality through Student-Staff Interactions on an Education Studies Undergraduate Programme
Talitha Bird and Rajvir Gill
19. Men and Masculinities on Undergraduate Education Studies Degrees
Mark Pulsford, Ryan Cazley, Abdullah Daya, Rowan Godfrey, Shenghao Lyu and Taiwo Okutubo
20. Rebalancing Power Relations in Teacher-Student Co-creation
Rosi Smith, Robyn Wall, Lucinda White, Emma Wright and Melissa Vernon
Section 4: The Personal and Professional in Education Studies
21. Employability and Pedagogies for Employability in Education Studies
David Menéndez Álvarez-Hevia and Alexandra Hay
22. Career Identity, Employability and Placements in Education Studies
Catherine A. Simon
23. Placements as Mediational Transitions: An Opportunity for Negotiated, Identity-shaping Make-belief Experiences
Gisela Oliveira
24. More than your Degree Title: Transferable Skills, Employability and Diverse Opportunities for Education Students
David Thompson, Rachel Higdon and Charlotte Barrow
Biography
Mark Pulsford is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick.
Rebecca Morris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick.
Ross Purves is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the Institute of Education, University College London’s Faculty of Education and Society.
