Routledge Library Editions: Education
About the Book Series
Routledge Library Editions: Education consists of 244 volumes by some of the greatest educationalists, teaching professionals and policy makers of the twentieth century. The volumes are available in a set; in mini-sets themed by sub-discipline; or individually, in your choice of print or ebook.
Special Education and Social Interests (RLE Edu M)
1st Edition
Edited
By Len Barton, Sally Tomlinson
April 10, 2014
Until this book was published, most writing on special education was about specific disabilities and how to cope with them. This book, however, considers the broader context, looking at many problems for the wider system that have arisen through integration of special education within it. The book ...
Teacher Strategies (RLE Edu L): Explorations in the Sociology of the School
1st Edition
Edited
By Peter Woods
April 10, 2014
This book takes as its focus the key interactionist concept of ‘strategy’, a concept fundamental to many current concerns in the sociology of the school, including the understanding of the links between society and the individual, a more accurate description of certain areas of school life and ...
Teachers: The Culture and Politics of Work (RLE Edu N)
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Lawn, Gerald Grace
April 10, 2014
This book examines the experience and politics of teachers’ work, questions of teacher appraisal, and the struggles of the teachers’ action of 1984-86. A major section of the book charts the changing power relations between organized teachers and the State in Britain from 1900 to the late 1980s. ...
The Education of Children Under Seven
1st Edition
By Mary Sturt
April 10, 2014
This book does not cover the whole field of Infants’ Teaching but is concerned mainly with general principles and matters which are open to the non-specialist. Some technical subjects such as Physical Education have been omitted but nonetheless the volume provides a thorough (if somewhat dated) ...
The Family, Education and Society (RLE Edu L Sociology of Education)
1st Edition
By Frank Musgrove
April 10, 2014
In this provocative study the author challenges many contemporary assumptions about the modern family, the circumstances of home life which lead to academic success and the proper relationship between home and school. The modern family is not ‘in decline’; its history is a success story. It is ...
The Micro-Politics of the School: Towards a Theory of School Organization
1st Edition
By Stephen J. Ball
April 10, 2014
Stephen Ball’s micro-political theory of school organization is a radical departure from traditional theories. He rejects a prescriptive ‘top down’ approach and directly addresses the interest and concerns of teachers and current problems facing schools. In doing so he raises question about the ...
The Research Process in Educational Settings (RLE Edu L): Ten Case Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Burgess
April 10, 2014
This book presents a series of research biographies based on research experiences in the study of educational settings. The main aim is to provide a set of first person accounts on doing research that combine analysis with description. The contributors have been drawn from the disciplines of ...
The Russian Tradition in Education
1st Edition
By Nicholas Hans
April 10, 2014
This volume describes the Russian tradition in education and in particular the dominant role of Russian nationality. The whole history of Russian education is covered from Peter the Great to Khruschev....
The Social Context of the School (RLE Edu L)
1st Edition
By John Eggleston
April 10, 2014
In their appearance, schools often seem to be physically separated from their surroundings, cut off from the neighbouring houses and streets by high walls, by playgrounds or playing fields. Within the school, another world seems to exist, with a life of its own – its own routine, dress, rules and ...
The Sociology of Educational Inequality (RLE Edu L)
1st Edition
By William Tyler
April 10, 2014
What is the most significant factor for explaining why some individuals are more successful than others – genetic inheritance, privileged background or luck? Although conventional approaches stress the prime importance of one of these, Tyler argues that such theories fail to deal adequately with ...
Theory and Practice of Curriculum Studies
1st Edition
By Denis Lawton
April 10, 2014
This book deals with curriculum issues and problems, and one of its aims is to help practising teachers to clarify their own theory and practice in relation to the curriculum. The contributors look at three popular theories or sets of assumptions held by teachers: the child-centred view of ...
Towards A Compulsory Curriculum
1st Edition
By John Peter White
April 10, 2014
Written prior to the introduction of the national curriculum, this volume argued for precisely that: a broad framework of a compulsory education at national level for all schools. The author considers the question of the content of his proposed compulsory curriculum in terms of principles derived ...