Routledge Research in Education
About the Book Series
This series aims to present the latest research from right across the field of education. It is not confined to any particular area or school of thought and seeks to provide coverage of a broad range of topics, theories and issues from around the world.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
AnnaMary Goodall: [email protected]– Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Hardwick: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Tracking Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills: Findings from Longitudinal Research
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephen Reder, John Bynner
August 15, 2011
Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium on proficiency in these basic skills. This edited collection brings together the results of recent longitudinal studies that greatly extend ...
Structure and Agency in the Neoliberal University
1st Edition
Edited
By Joyce E. Canaan, Wesley Shumar
July 29, 2011
This volume considers how current transitions in postsecondary education are impacting Higher Education (HE) institutions and subjects in a number of Northern nations, as well as how these transitions are indicative of the wider shift from the welfare to the market state. The university ...
Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries
1st Edition
Edited
By Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones, Afroditi Kalambouka
May 16, 2011
For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational ...
Political Approaches to Educational Administration and Leadership
1st Edition
Edited
By Eugenie A. Samier, with Adam G. Stanley
May 06, 2011
This collection explores the political philosophy and theory foundations for educational administration and leadership as they influence our understanding, analysis and practice in the field. The first section, "Political Philosophy: The Foundations," discusses the work of such writers as ...
What’s So Important About Music Education?
1st Edition
By J. Scott Goble
January 04, 2011
What’s So Important About Music Education? presents a new philosophy of music education for the United States, rooted in history and current perspectives from ethnomusicology. J. Scott Goble explores the societal effects of the nation's foundations in democracy and capitalism, the constitutional ...
Policy Discourses, Gender, and Education: Constructing Women's Status
1st Edition
By Elizabeth J. Allan
August 09, 2010
Despite over thirty years of activism and legislation to eliminate discrimination, parity has yet to be achieved for women in academe. This book describes policy discourse analysis as a framework for considering how those involved in policy-making efforts may make use of discourses that ...
Spatial Theories of Education: Policy and Geography Matters
1st Edition
Edited
By Kalervo N. Gulson, Colin Symes
March 18, 2010
This collection of original work, within the sociology of education, draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. The premise of this book is that drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding of the competing rationalities underlying educational policy ...
The Social Psychology of the Classroom
1st Edition
By Elisha Babad
March 18, 2010
Teachers often find that their training has not provided them with sufficient knowledge and understanding about underlying social forces and processes in their classrooms. This new book addresses this gap by focusing on the social psychology of the classroom, providing the relevant social ...
Education, Social Justice and Inter-Agency Working: Joined Up or Fractured Policy?
1st Edition
Edited
By Sheila Riddell, Lyn Tett
October 26, 2001
This book explores policy and practice in a range of areas where education and other agencies (health, social and employment services and housing) interact. Its theme, of joined up policy and inter-agency working, is central to all those interested in promoting social justice for adults and ...
Education and Psychology in Interaction: Working With Uncertainty in Interconnected Fields
1st Edition
By Brahm Norwich
April 07, 2000
This book takes an in-depth look at how education and psychology relate to each other, and at the current state of this relationship. Through comprehensive analysis of the ideological, historical, social and professional contexts of this interaction, the author develops the theme that, despite ...
Learning Communities in Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Barry Cocklin, Kennece Coombe, John Retallick
June 28, 1999
Learning Communities in Education explores the theory and practice of learning communities from an international perspective. Covering primary/elementary, secondary and tertiary levels in a variety of educational contexts, leading researchers discuss:* theoretical issues and debate* processes and ...