Exploring Key Issues in Education

A key textbook for Education Studies that provides an insight into some of the issues and dilemmas that currently face education both from a UK perspective and internationally.

Contents Introduction Part One Reform: Changes for the better? 1. Why do politicians always sound the same? Derek Kassem and Dean Garratt 2. Academies: The privatisation of education Terry Wrigley 3. Standards, Testing and Reality Kate MacDonald 4. Choice: Public, private and parents Russell Jones and Elaine Mitchell Part Two Marginalisation and Education 5. Faith Schools: Diversity or division? Derek Kassem and Lisa Murphy 6. White Working Class Kids: Why are they failing? Emmanuel Mufti 7. Inclusive Education: Where are the Gypsies and Travellers? Dean Garratt and Heather Piper 8. Inner-city Education John Robinson and Marilyn Eccles Part Three Global Issues 9. Learning from Europe: Social pedagogy and looked-after children Derek Kassem 10. The Impact of HIV/AIDS: Education as a window of hope for the future? Gabriella Torstensson and Mark Brundrett 11. No Child Left Behind, Really? David Hursh

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Exploring Key Issues in Education

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