Exploring Key Issues in Education
Exploring Key Issues in Education by Derek Kassem, published by A&C Black on July 15, 2009, is an illustrated edition comprising 183 pages in English. This book provides insight into various dilemmas and challenges facing education from both a UK and international perspective. It examines the impact of reform changes, including the privatization of education, standards and testing, and the choices available to parents regarding public versus private schooling.
Readers will find a critical exploration of issues related to marginalization in education, focusing on topics such as faith schools and the experiences of white working-class children and those from a Romany background. The book also addresses pressing global concerns, including social pedagogy and the effects of policies like No Child Left Behind in the USA. Each chapter is designed to introduce key issues and includes pedagogical features such as case studies and questions for further discussion, making it a valuable resource for students in Education Studies.
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This book provides an insight into some of the issues and dilemmas that currently face education both from a UK perspective and internationally.
Section 1 considers whether reform changes have really been for the better, with chapters on academies and the privatisation of education; standards and testing; and the choices for parents: public or private education for their children.
Section 2 looks at issues concerning marginalization and education. Here authors focus on faith schools; inner city education; and two studies on the marginalization of white working class children and those from a Romany background.
Section 3 considers pressing global issues, including social pedagogy and looked after children in Europe, the impact of AIDS in Southern and the No Child Left Behind policy in the USA.
Each chapter introduces the issues to be discussed and then takes a critical perspective to explore them further. Full pedagogical features such as case studies, boxes for further reading and key questions are given throughout, making this text an engaging course companion for Education Studies students.
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