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.
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
1st Edition
By Peter Jarvis
February 14, 2014
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, Freire and Gramsci and sets...
Where State Education Fails
1st Edition
By Lucie Simpson
February 14, 2014
Despite being published in the early part of the twentieth century many of the issues this volume discusses are still being debated in education today. The author maintains that state education is not functioning as it should – that the output is not commensurate with the outlay, that education has...
Within School Walls
1st Edition
By AnnMarie Wolpe
February 14, 2014
Drawing from her in-depth ethnographic study of a London comprehensive school the author shows how gender formation for both girls and boys is mediated by disciplinary control, sexuality and the curriculum. Her findings for girls and boys – with their important emphases – are revealed. So are the ...
Women & Schooling
1st Edition
By Rosemary Deem
February 14, 2014
This book begins with an analysis of the gradual extension of educational opportunities for women since the nineteenth century, with special attention given to the period since 1944. There is careful exploration of the interaction between the family and the school, and an examination of their role ...
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set A: Comparative Education 11 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set A:Comparative Education re-issues 11 volumes originally published between 1945 and 1983 and covers educational theory and practice from the UK, France, Germany, Russia, America, Africa and Asia....
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set B: Curriculum Theory 15 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set B: Curriculum Theory re-issues 15 volumes originally published between 1973 and 1993 and covers curriculum theory, changes in curricula and the politics and sociology of the school curriculum....
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set C: Early Childhood Education 5 vol set
1st Edition
By Various Authors
December 08, 2011
First published in 2012. Mini-set C: Early Childhood Education re-issues 5 volumes originally published between 1913 and 1992. Over that period, but particularly in the last 4 decades, educational policy makers have become increasingly aware of the importance of early childhood education...
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set D: Educational Policy and Politics 27 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set D: Educational Policy and Politics re-issues 27 volumes originally published between 1927 and 1991. The volumes cover the economics and politics of education, assessment, the influence of national ideologies in education and the role of religion in education, as well as examining the ...
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set F: Gender 7 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set F: Gender re-issues 7 volumes originally published between 1978 and 1992. Most of the volumes concentrate on the schooling of girls, but the differences between the genders are discussed extensively in this important area in the sociology of education....
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set G Higher & Adult Education 11 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set G: Higher and Adult Education re-issues 11 volumes originally published between 1974 and 1992. They discuss and analyze adult education from both theoretical and practical standpoints and look at the challenges facing adult education during the 1970s and 80s as well as examining the ...
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set I Language & Literacy 9 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set I: Language & Literacy re-issues 9 volumes originally published between 1971 and 1992. They examine the challenges for teachers in the UK and USA in this field, with a focus on both early years education and adolescent and adult literacy. The volumes encompass ...
Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set J Multi-cultural Education 8 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
December 08, 2011
Mini-set J: Multi-cultural Education re-issues 8 volumes originally published between 1984 and 1994. The books in this mini-set: Look closely at widely held assumptions about ‘race’ and schooling in Britain, and evaluate the role of the school in a multi-ethnic society. Discuss ...