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Understanding and Using Challenging Educational Theories

Second Edition


October 2020 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Introducing 18 key educational thinkers who have offered challenging perspectives on education, this new edition comes with:

 ·         3 new chapters on Ivan Illich, Loris Malaguzzi and Michael Apple

·         A glossary of key words related to each theorist’s work

·         A context-setting overview of key themes

·         Practical examples that shows how theories can be applied in practice

 The perfect companion to Aubrey & Riley, Understanding and Using Educational Theories 2e (9781526436610)

 
Chapter 1: Abraham Maslow: The father of American humanism
 
Chapter 2: Carl Rogers: Learner-centred teaching and the fully functioning person
 
Chapter 3: A.S. Neill: Freedom to learn
 
Chapter 4: John Goodlad: The renewal of teaching and learning, schools and teacher education
 
Chapter 5: Basil Bernstein: Language codes, social class, pedagogy and the curriculum
 
Chapter 6: Ivan Illich: Deschooling society: challenging the concept of school
 
Chapter 7: Pierre Bourdieu: Theory of society
 
Chapter 8: Michel Foucault: Power, surveillance, discipline and control in education
 
Chapter 9: Loris Malaguzzi: The Reggio Emilia experience
 
Chapter 10: Nel Noddings: Caring in education
 
Chapter 11: Lawrence Stenhouse: Linking the curriculum with theory, research and practice
 
Chapter 12: Michael Apple: Ideology, knowledge, power, and the curriculum
 
Chapter 13: Henry Giroux: Critical pedagogy
 
Chapter 14: Howard Gardner: Multiple intelligences and education
 
Chapter 15: John Holt: Unschooling or home schooling
 
Chapter 16: bell hooks: Education as the practice of freedom
 
Chapter 17: Jack Mezirow: Transformative learning
 
Chapter 18: Linda Darling-Hammond: Equity in education – policy, teachers and teaching

The theorists included in this book are often classed as “challenging “ because sometimes their work is difficult to place into practice. However, this book really helps to see where these theories can support understanding of teaching theory.

Mrs Emma Harvey
Education, Suffolk New College
January 6, 2023

This is an excellent accompaniment to their previous book on 'Understanding and Using Educational Theories'. It's perfect to help our UG and PG students understand the various educational theories relevant to their own understanding of how pupils learn.

Mrs Jo Skelton
Department of Education, Oxford Brookes University
February 16, 2021