1st Edition

Understanding Education Studies Critical Issues and New Directions

Edited By Mark Pulsford, Rebecca Morris, Ross Purves Copyright 2023
222 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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.