Moral and social purpose of education

Drawing from original research and recent developments in theory, Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education brings together insights from multiple national contexts and phases to consider a diverse range of equity issues in higher education.

This book presents an ethnographic study of the experiences of teenage boys in an Australian high school.

This book outlines a methodology based on actor-network theory (ANT) and praxiography and applies this to the field of medical education.

Ist alles, was den Umgang mit Kindern und Jugendlichen betrifft bzw.

In the World Library of Educationalists international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their most significant pieces - excerpts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions - so the world can read them in a single, manageable volume.

First published in 1984, Management and Administration of Rehabilitation Programmes addresses issues in management and administration across a wide range of areas relating to the education, welfare, and quality of life of those with disabilities.

The internal organisation of the school touches on many areas of contemporary debate.

This seminal volume fills a gap in current literature on education, gender, and development by giving voice to the Arab Gulf region, contrasting key issues with those felt globally in order to support a more sustainable, gender equitable future of education in the region.

We live in a world where thousands make massive profits out of the labours of others, while those others exist as wage slaves, millions of whom die of starvation and poverty-related illness every year.

Drawing upon current debates on inequalities in higher education, particularly those of race and class, and based on a Bourdieusian discussion of the relational nature of different capitals and competition for such capitals, this must-read text explores how Black and minority ethnic (BME) students navigate the university and the relational competition for capitals and status.

Confronting Global Gender Justice contains a unique, interdisciplinary collection of essays that address some of the most complex and demanding challenges facing theorists, activists, analysts, and educators engaged in the tasks of defining and researching women's rights as human rights and fighting to make these rights realities in women's lives.

In this book, Chris W.

Winner of the 2013 American Educational Studies Association's Critics Choice Award!

Published in 1989, this bibliography considers religious seminaries that are affiliated with the various denominations of the theological institutions established in the United States by the Protestants in the early 1800s, it also considers non-denominational and independent settings.

First published in 1988, this book is built around the trio of interrelated themes of 'The State', 'Culture', and 'Education'.

Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research brings together contributors from across the world to explore real-life ethical dilemmas faced by researchers working with young people in a range of social science disciplines.

This volume provides new perspectives into the challenges of citizenship education in the age of globalization and in the context of multicultural and conflict-ridden societies.

This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts.

Critical Themes in Drama is concerned with the relationship between drama and the current socio-political context.

Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home.

Following on from the success of Mal Leicester's previous books Stories for Classroom and Assembly and Stories for Inclusive Schools, this book shows how to make use of the learning power of story-time for young children, providing original, themed stories and associated learning activities to promote young children's cognitive and emotional development.

This important and engaging guide details best practices for supporting the exploration and expression of gender in early years contexts.

This book discusses how consultations with young children could signal a change of thinking about how children might influence policy and shape the development of a child-friendly state.

First published in 1982, this work is a critical survey of contemporary educational debates and themes which took on new urgency and importance at the time.

Drawing on a dynamic set of "e;graphic texts of girlhood,"e; Elizabeth Marshall identifies the locations, cultural practices, and representational strategies through which schoolgirls experience real and metaphorical violence.

Written by an experienced school and meditation teacher, this book is packed with tried and tested mindfulness exercises and relevant follow-up wellbeing, pastoral and academic activities for anyone working with young people.

Synthesizing conversations from across gender and sexuality education, race and settler-colonialism studies, and care work literature, Towards a Queer and Trans Ethic of Care in Education explores how queer and trans teachers of colour understand and practice care.

This fascinating case study, first published in 1990, of how policies work out in a real school setting is placed in the context of the wider debate about multi-cultural, anti-racist education.

In this volume, scholars, researchers, and teacher educators from across the United States present their latest findings regarding teacher education to develop meaningful learning experiences and meet the sociocultural, linguistic, and academic needs of Latino ELLs.

Originally published in 1972 Diversity and Choice in Higher Education focuses on the diversity of institutions and the corresponding notion that students should be allowed to choose freely between them, regardless of distance from home.

A dynamic leader and visionary teacher/scholar, Joyce E.

The 'other' languages of England - those which originate in South and East Asia, and Southern and Eastern Europe - are now important parts of everyday life in urban England.

Originally published in 1985.

This important new book draws lessons from a large-scale initiative to bring about the improvement of an urban education system.

Virtue, Narrative, and Self connects two philosophical areas of study that have long been treated as distinct: virtue theory and narrative accounts of personal identity.

This book explores the phenomena of school tours and tourism.

Detailing ethnographic research conducted in U.

What happens to young people who are defined as lower attainers or having learning difficulties in a global knowledge economy?

Inventions of Teaching: A Genealogy is a powerful examination of current metaphors for and synonyms of teaching.

By foregrounding successful transnational research projects conducted across Latin America and Europe, this edited collection contests epistemological hegemony and heterogeneity in the academy and highlights feasible models for research cooperation across diverse languages, cultures, and epistemologies.

Over the last 40 years the Coombes School in Berkshire, UK, has developed an international reputation for its innovative approach to Nursery and Infant teaching.

Higher education and research are now at the centre of economic and social policy in advanced information societies.

Chinese students in the UK have been increasing in number for many years, yet competition from other Western educators and increasing investment in China's own education system has led to concern that UK institutions may soon see a decline in their market share.

Asian-American Education: Historical Background and Current Realities fills a gap in the study of the social and historical experiences of Asians in U.

This book presents a crisis of religion and belief literacy to which education at every level is challenged to respond.

Reconceptualizing Curriculum, Literacy, and Learning for School-Age Mothers offers a portrait of classroom literacy practices and learning opportunities that are provided for school-age mothers in two different schools.

Like many countries around the world, China has been implementing policies aimed at improving parent-school relationships.

Motivation, Educational Policy and Achievement seeks to theorise and critique current trends in education through the lens of key ideas from motivational theory.

This insightful book examines the differences in the perception of social status and how they impact youth mental health and well-being.