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.
Education for Sale
1st Edition
By Eric Midwinter
February 14, 2014
Teachers, schools and education authorities invariably hide their considerable lights and their public relations techniques are often inadequate for broadcasting the invaluable work accomplished in schools. This book offers clear-cut and highly –practical advice for every teacher from pre-school to...
Education in the Secondary Modern School
1st Edition
By J Dempster
February 14, 2014
The articles which make up this book, originally published in the journal The Schoolmaster were originally published at the time of The Education Act 1944 which changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act made secondary education free for all pupils and ...
Educational Objectives and the Teaching of Educational Psychology
1st Edition
By Edgar Stones
February 14, 2014
The purpose of this book is to promote discussion about educational objectives generally and objectives in the teaching of educational psychology in particular. To this end, Part 1 contains a review of the literature concerned with these two subjects, and also reports on investigations into ...
Educational Reform: The Task of the Board of Education
1st Edition
By Fabian Ware
February 14, 2014
As well as examining the history and contemporary state of primary and secondary education in England and Wales at the turn of the 19th Century, this volume provides comparative analyses of the education of Germany, Denmark and the British Empire (particularly India). Commercial, industrial and ...
Educational Theory and Its Foundation Disciplines (RLE Edu K)
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul H. Hirst
February 14, 2014
At the time this book was first published the disciplines of philosophy of education, educational psychology, sociology of education and the history of education had developed rapidly. The papers in this volume outline the developments that took place. The first paper analyses the nature of a ...
Higher Education: Patterns of Change in the 1970s
1st Edition
Edited
By John Lawlor
February 14, 2014
This volume focuses on the changing pattern of tertiary education in the UK and the emphasis of the contributions is on the challenges and opportunities rather than the problems and difficulties of educationists at this level. The contributors are all leading figures in the educational world, and ...
Higher Education in the Ancient World
1st Edition
By M Clarke
February 14, 2014
This volume provides an authoritative survey of Greek and Roman education above the primary school level from the fourth century B.C onwards. Special attention is given to the teaching of philosophy, and there are also chapters on the liberal arts, in particular grammar and rhetoric, and on ...
History The Teacher: Education Inspired by Humanity's Story
1st Edition
By Frederick Gould
February 14, 2014
Organized chronologically this volume examines education in England in the early twentieth century by discussing education through the ages, from pre-history to 1919. The author’s proposals were radical at the time of original education, although they embrace concepts which are now taken for ...
Learning for Life: Politics and Progress in Recurrent Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Frank Molyneux, George Low, Gerry Fowler
February 14, 2014
Although the 1970s and 1980s witnessed a widespread reaction against investment in education there has been an extraordinary growth of interest in recurrent education. This book, sponsored by the Association for Recurrent Education, reports these considerable developments in both theory and ...
Matter and Method in Education
1st Edition
By Mary Sturt
February 14, 2014
This volume discusses school practice and methods in the early twentieth century against their historical background. It covers the curriculum, time-tabling, lesson planning, exams and discipline. Each chapter ends with extensive notes and questions for discussion....
Observing Children in the Primary Classroom (RLE Edu O): All In A Day
1st Edition
By Richard Mills
February 14, 2014
In a sequence of observations of six children aged 5-11 in six different state schools this book offers a slice of classroom life, a microcosm of the educational scene. Since the book was first written there have been many changes in the curriculum, structure, governance and funding of British ...
Paradoxes of Learning: On Becoming An Individual in Society
1st Edition
By Peter Jarvis
February 14, 2014
As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are changing their views about how, when and where we learn. Learning is no longer defined only in the context of formal educational settings but in social context as well – including families, the workplace, ...