This book explores undergraduate education programmes in a new way. Written by those at the forefront of teaching and learning, it encourages students to delve beneath the surface of their degree subject and reveals important insights about the how, why and where next for education studies.With contributions from course leaders, tutors, current students and recent graduates, this book offers insights from nearly 60 authors based in 20 different institutions from five different countries. The chapters offer opportunities for readers to consider their own learning experiences in a wider context, enhance their understanding of the degree course and actively shape the education studies community of the future.Each chapter is written in an accessible way, with ‘questions to consider’ throughout and ‘recommended readings’ at the end to advance readers’ thinking and reflections. Chapters cover topics such as: Education Studies’ development as a degree subject Its evolving identity, values and purposes Teaching and assessment approaches in undergraduate education programmes How the subject develops students’ professional aptitudes and transferable skills Possibilities for advancing inclusion, equity and justice in education at degree levelThese ‘behind the scenes’ factors are brought to the fore through case studies and examples of how lecturers and students make sense of their teaching and learning. With its unique approach to examining these issues, this book is essential for students of Education Studies at undergraduate level while also being relevant for staff and postgraduate students in education.
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Understanding Education Studies explores undergraduate education programmes in a new way. Written by those at the forefront of teaching and learning, it encourages students to delve beneath the surface of their degree subject and reveals important insights about the how, why and where next for education studies.
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1. IntroductionSection 1: Positioning Education Studies2. Education Studies as an Undergraduate University Subject: A Short History3. An International Insight into Education Studies4. Exploring the Identity of an Undergraduate Education ProgrammeSection 2: Practices and Pedagogies of Education Studies5. Knowing Learning Matters6. Discovering your Philosophy of Education through Digital Storytelling7. Assessment for Transformation: Adopting a Humanist Approach to Assessment and Feedback on a BA Education Course8. Student Achievement and Wellbeing: Understanding Motivation through Self-Determination Theory9. Taking a Global Perspective: The Nature and Value of Comparative and International Education (CIE) in UK Universities10. Being ‘International’: The Opportunities and Challenges of Studying Education as an International Student11. Learning about Research Methods: A Case Study12. Education for Sustainability: Connecting Students to Outdoor Learning via Forest School13. The Role and Value of Arts-Based Learning for Education StudiesSection 3: Challenge and Change in Education Studies14. Education and Democracy: The Public Sphere Reclaimed for Educational Study15. The Role of Social Justice Theory in Education Studies16. Inclusive Curriculum Matters: Co-creating a Decolonised Education Curriculum Through Student Voices17. Speaking through Silence: Embracing Fear and Shame in Anti-racist Education18. Understanding Identity and Positionality through Student-Staff Interactions on an Education Studies Undergraduate Programme19. Men and Masculinities on Undergraduate Education Studies Degrees20. Rebalancing Power Relations in Teacher-Student Co-creationSection 4: The Personal and Professional in Education Studies21. Employability and Pedagogies for Employability in Education Studies22. Career Identity, Employability and Placements in Education Studies23. Placements as Mediational Transitions: An Opportunity for Negotiated, Identity-shaping Make-belief Experiences 24. More than your Degree Title: Transferable Skills, Employability, and Diverse Opportunities for Education Students
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781032284682
Publisert
2023-05-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
00, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
206
Biographical note
Mark Pulsford is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick.
Rebecca Morris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick.
Ross Purves is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the Institute of Education, University College London’s Faculty of Education and Society.