Education Studies: An Introduction by Lisa Murphy

Education Studies: An Introduction by Lisa Murphy

This book is an essential guide for all education studies students, providing you with a clear overview of the key issues within your first year. It is an introductory text that encourages critical engagement, to enable you to develop a detailed understanding of the power and importance of education.The issues are presented in four main sections - Theoretical Perspectives; Policy; Society and the Individual; Inside the School - helping you to make the connections between the different themes. 'Stop, Think and Do' boxes play a key part throughout the book, encouraging you to critically reflect on both the issues within the chapters and within Education as a whole.Other features include: Introductions to each chapter to link the themes discussed in each section A summary of the key issues in each chapter for reflection Examples and case studies Links to key readings The book helps you to extend your understanding of educational issues beyond schools to other phases of educational provision.

Lisa Murphy is Deputy Centre Leader in the Centre of Education Studies and Primary Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Emmanuel Mufti is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Derek Kassem is Principal Lecturer and Deputy Centre Leader in the Centre of Education Studies and Primary Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

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ISBN 13	9780335223510
ISBN 10	0335223516
Title	Education Studies: An Introduction
Author	Lisa Murphy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	2008-12-16
Number of pages	216
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