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Publisher

Learning Matters

Year

2013

Print ISBN

9781446267431, 9781446267424

eBook ISBN

9781473904446

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Education General

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Editors
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Third Edition
Chapter 1 What is Education?
Chapter 2 The Mystery of Learning
Chapter 3 Approaches in the Early Years: Issues and Reflections
Chapter 4 Schools and Classrooms
Chapter 5 The Curriculum
Chapter 6 Assessment
Chapter 7 Community Education: Innovation and Active Intervention
Chapter 8 The Further Education and Skills Sector
Chapter 9 University Knowledge: The Market and the State
Chapter 10 Alternatives to Mainstream Schooling
Chapter 11 Devolved Education? Policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Chapter 12 Education and the Economy
Chapter 13 Gender and Education
Chapter 14 Race and Education
Chapter 15 SEN and the Question of Inclusive Education
Chapter 16 Faith in Education
Chapter 17 Education for Citizenship and Democracy
Chapter 18 The Impact of New Media Technologies on Children's Learning and Well-being
Chapter 19 Comparative Education
Chapter 20 Global Citizenship Education
Index

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