Education Studies Reflective Reader: (Education Studies Series)

About the Book

This text looks at key themes and topical debates within Education Studies, using a number of important extracts and writings to exemplify different perspectives and help students gain deeper understanding. Extracts and writings are presented in an accessible way, helping the reader to develop critical skills while dealing with core content. Topics are organised into three major themes - Theorising education, Education and social justice and Education in the 21st century - to provide comprehensive coverage of the most important current issues within this field.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Theorising Education The learner The teacher Curriculum and assessment Researching education Section 2: Education and Social Justice Social-economic class Gender Ethnicity, race and culture Special educational needs and inclusive education Section 3: Learning in the twenty-first century Education and globalisation Learning in the digital age Education outside of formal schooling

About the Author :
Will Curtis is Education Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at De Montfort University. Alice Pettigrew is a researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London

Review :
This book is particularly useful for teaching elements of Inclusive Practice to Early Years students, many of whom have not previously studied Sociology. This text was part of the essential reading list I gave for a first year module called Curriculum Design on a BSc Education programme. As part of that module students consider issues around designing an appropriate curriculum and hence students were given chapter 3 as essential reading in particular in order to get them thinking about curriculum and assessment. This text is written in a very student friendly way and hence was very good as a text for this particular module and level of students. There are several other chapters which have relevance to other areas of education and hence tutors may wish to review this text to see if it could be used as a programme text or as a book for students to read prior to arriving on an education programme. This text is a good overview for L 4 students. Excellent research book especially for those whom are already studying sociology. This is en easy to access and read text. Although the book may not stretch our high achieving learners, for the masses this will be a useful and recommended read for our BA education award and FdA education too. The chapters are very appropriate for education studies related awards and reflect the common curriculum for these programmes. This book is excellent for discussing key themes and debates in education. The section on Education in the 21st Century is particularly relevant for our moduules. The text is probably more appropriate for level 5 rather than level 4 and we will therefore place it on the recommended reading list for the undergraduates in year 2 in Sept 2013. Clear layout and interesting topic. Heavy focus on compulsory sector rather than lifelong learning which makes it less relevant. A good supplementary text for Education Studies programmes. It has been recommended to both students and the library. A really good initial text that introduces students to some key concepts of Ed Studies programmes This book certainly generates reflection! The themes are well written and give a good balance of information and things to think more about - extended by the recommendations too at the end of each chapter.
Key chapters for our modules are those in Theme two, particularly Ch 8 on inclusion where all the main ideas are gathered in readiness for interested students to, from an informed basis step off to find out more. Excellent. A very accessible and useful reflective reader. Attractive to students because they can focus on specific educational issues. Valuable to me as a tutor because I can direct focussed reading to be used critically in later sessions.
Good extracts for discussion in seminars, less of an independent read for 1st years. This is a clear and accessible textbook that explores, analyses and critiques key themes across current debates in education studies. Around the identified themes and identified debates the discussion links to a range of key perspectives and key educational theorists, researchers and practitioners. Comprehensive and fascinating. Highly recommended for students and practitioners. Useful in demonstrating how to be reflective.