Education
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780198859086
Publication date:
27/01/2022
Paperback
168 pages
140x90mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198859086
Publication date:
27/01/2022
Paperback
168 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
Second Edition Edition
Gary Thomas
Explores how the evolution of education has been shaped by ideas in politics, philosophy, and the social sciences,Considers controversy over progressive versus formal teaching,Examines the work of important education theorists, including Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky,Reflects on the curriculum and how it can be shaped to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world,Assesses reasons for the repeated false starts in moves to inclusivity,Questions the oft-made claim of education to be a force for social mobility
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Second Edition Edition
Gary Thomas
Description
Since the early Egyptians human beings have formalised the business of learning, setting up a designated environment of some form to pass knowledge and learning on to groups of students. In this second edition of his Very Short Introduction, Gary Thomas explores how and why education has evolved as it has, examining the ways in which it has responded over the centuries to various influences in politics, philosophy, and the social sciences. Focussing on education today, he considers especially the controversies over progressive versus formal teaching, and also examines education worldwide, assessing the accelerating trend on both sides of the Atlantic of the
move to charter, academy, and 'free' schools.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated moves to online learning in schools and universities, and in this new edition Thomas looks again at curriculums and what shape they should take in a rapidly changing world. He asks why action on race, gender and social inequality has borne so little fruit thus far, questioning the oft-made claim of education to be a force for social mobility, and offering an analysis on how education may develop over the coming century.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very
Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Gary Thomas, Professor in Education, University of BirminghamGary Thomas is Professor in Education, University of Birmingham, having previously worked as a teacher and as an educational psychologist. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and the methods used in social science research. He has written more than 20 books and over 100 articles on his research work in education, which has been funded by UK Research Councils, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, charities and national and local government. He has been the editor of several major journals in education, including Educational Review and the British Educational Research Journal.
Second Edition Edition
Gary Thomas
Table of contents
Preface
1:Beginnings
2:Oil and water: the formal and the progressive
3:The traditions unfold: ideas into practice
4:Big ideas from the 20th century
5:Analysts and theorists: what did they ever do for us?
6:The curriculum
7:School's out!
References and further reading
Index
Second Edition Edition
Gary Thomas
Description
Since the early Egyptians human beings have formalised the business of learning, setting up a designated environment of some form to pass knowledge and learning on to groups of students. In this second edition of his Very Short Introduction, Gary Thomas explores how and why education has evolved as it has, examining the ways in which it has responded over the centuries to various influences in politics, philosophy, and the social sciences. Focussing on education today, he considers especially the controversies over progressive versus formal teaching, and also examines education worldwide, assessing the accelerating trend on both sides of the Atlantic of the
move to charter, academy, and 'free' schools.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated moves to online learning in schools and universities, and in this new edition Thomas looks again at curriculums and what shape they should take in a rapidly changing world. He asks why action on race, gender and social inequality has borne so little fruit thus far, questioning the oft-made claim of education to be a force for social mobility, and offering an analysis on how education may develop over the coming century.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very
Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Gary Thomas, Professor in Education, University of BirminghamGary Thomas is Professor in Education, University of Birmingham, having previously worked as a teacher and as an educational psychologist. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and the methods used in social science research. He has written more than 20 books and over 100 articles on his research work in education, which has been funded by UK Research Councils, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, charities and national and local government. He has been the editor of several major journals in education, including Educational Review and the British Educational Research Journal.
Table of contents
Preface
1:Beginnings
2:Oil and water: the formal and the progressive
3:The traditions unfold: ideas into practice
4:Big ideas from the 20th century
5:Analysts and theorists: what did they ever do for us?
6:The curriculum
7:School's out!
References and further reading
Index
