Routledge International Companion to Education

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgements xiii
• Introduction xiv
• Part I - Foundations 1
• 1 - Philosophy of Education 3
• 2 - Exploring Theory and Practice in Moral Education 19
• Select Bibliography 27
• 3 - Theories of Cognitive Development and Learning and Their Implications for Curriculum Development and Teaching 28
• 4 - Cognition and Teaching 51
• 5 - Learning 65
• 6 - Has Classroom Teaching Served Its Day? 83
• 7 - How is Language Used as a Medium for Classroom Education? 109
• References 126
• 8 - The Economics and Resourcing of Education 128
• 9 - Are We Post-Modern Yet? 153

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgements xiii
• Introduction xiv
• Part I - Foundations 1
• 1 - Philosophy of Education 3
• 2 - Exploring Theory and Practice in Moral Education 19
• Select Bibliography 27
• 3 - Theories of Cognitive Development and Learning and Their Implications for Curriculum Development and Teaching 28
• 4 - Cognition and Teaching 51
• 5 - Learning 65
• 6 - Has Classroom Teaching Served Its Day? 83
• 7 - How is Language Used as a Medium for Classroom Education? 109
• References 126
• 8 - The Economics and Resourcing of Education 128
• 9 - Are We Post-Modern Yet? 153
• Part II - Processes 177
• 10 - The Conduct and Appraisal of Educational Research 179
• References 191
• 11 - Educational Policy-Making and Analysis 193
• References 202
• 12 - Curriculum 204
• Notes 230
• 13 - Understanding European Didactics 235
• 14 - From Testing to Assessment 263
• Select Bibliography 271
• 15 - Administration and Management in Education 272
• 16 - Fundamental Shifts in Schooling 283
• 17 - School Governance 292
• 18 - School Effectiveness and School Improvement 301
• 19 - Community Education Through the Twentieth Century 324
• Part III - Substantive Issues 349
• 20 - Standards 351
• References 363
• 21 - Learning Support for Pupils in Mainstream Schools 364
• 22 - Home-Learning and School-Learning in the Twenty-First Century 379
• References 395
• 23 - Peace Education 397
• 24 - Feminism and Education 426
• References 438
• 25 - Dappled and Irrepressible 441
• Note 450
• 26 - Multiculturalism 456
• References 473
• 27 - Anti-Racism 476
• 28 - Environmental Education 489
• Select Bibliography 499
• 29 - Environmental Education in Changing Times 502
• 30 513
• 31 - Health Education and the Health-Promoting School 530
• 32 - Computers in Classrooms 558
• Notes 570
• Part IV - Sectors 573
• 33 - Early Childhood Education Throughout the World 575
• References 598
• 34 - Primary Education 602
• 35 - Secondary School 621
• 36 - New Perspectives on the Evolution of Secondary School Education in the Uk 642
• 37 - Learning Along the Way 653
• Note 666
• 38 - Adult Education 670
• Note 681
• 39 - Understanding Education and Work 683
• References 722
• 41 - Technology in Higher Education 723
• 42 - Teacher Education 732
• 43 - The Open Learning Environment 756
• Part V - Subjects 771
• 44 - Mother Tongue Teaching 773
• 45 - Reading 801
• Select Bibliography 808
• 46 - Mathematics at the Core of the Educational Process 809
• 47 - Science Education 821
• 48 - The Past, Present and Future of History Teaching in Schools 843
• 49 - Expertise and the Teaching of History 855
• 50 - What is the Purpose of Teaching Geography in School? 865
• References 877
• 51 - Civic/Citizenship Education and the Social Studies in the United States of America 880
• 52 - Civics and Moral Education 897
• 53 - Technology Education 910
• 54 - Foreign Language Education 921
• 55 - The Place of Physical Education in the Contemporary Curriculum 935
• 56 - Theatre and Drama Education 944
• References 954
• 57 - The Shaping of Visual Arts in Education 956
• 58 - Music Education Where Now? 970
• Index 981