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Education Theories for a Changing World
- Karl Aubrey - Bishop Grosseteste University, UK
- Alison Riley - Bishop Grosseteste University, UK
Other Titles in:
Education Studies | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
Education Studies | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
September 2023 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
How can education be a vehicle for social change?
This book looks at how different educational theories can be used to address complex and vital issues in society by exploring key concepts and challenging traditional thought through an educational lens. Each topic area is explored in both theoretical and practical terms with direct application to the classroom throughout.
Key topics include:
The climate crisis
The Black Lives Matter movement
The rise of right-wing populism
The experience of LGBTQ+ students in school
The impact of COVID-19
This is essential reading for anyone training to teach at any age phase and students undertaking the academic study of education.
This book looks at how different educational theories can be used to address complex and vital issues in society by exploring key concepts and challenging traditional thought through an educational lens. Each topic area is explored in both theoretical and practical terms with direct application to the classroom throughout.
Key topics include:
This is essential reading for anyone training to teach at any age phase and students undertaking the academic study of education.
Chapter 1: How theory has shaped practice
Chapter 2: The Curriculum Part 1: Knowledge and curriculum models
Chapter 3: The Curriculum Part 2: Curriculum applications
Chapter 4: Education as a vehicle for social mobility
Chapter 5: Populism and education
Chapter 6: Black Lives Matter
Chapter 7: Education and the COVID-19 pandemic
Chapter 8: Taking pride – the LGBTQ+ experience in school
Chapter 9: Climate change
Chapter 10: Realigning education with social justice in changing times
