Changing Urban Education

Dr Simon Pratt-Adams, Dr Elizabeth Burn, Professor Meg Maguire (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2010
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-4411-7070-5 (ISBN)

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Introduces the debate surrounding teaching and learning in urban settings in contemporary Britain, and the impact this has on education. This text considers the way we approach teaching and learning in the urban context and examines the debates concerning developments in wider social, cultural, political and economic contexts.

Changing Urban Education considers the way we approach teaching and learning in the urban context and examines the debates concerning developments in wider social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Grounded in a strong conceptual, theoretical framework, this accessible text will guide the reader through this evolving area. Reflective exercises, interviews, chapter summaries and useful websites will encourage and support student learning and the application of new concepts. Recent debates and developments are considered, including: * The city as a social, cultural and economic resource * Virtual communities * The impact of the forces of globalisation on urban education * Challenging schools and urban policy * Mobile urban learning Changing Urban Education is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students on education studies and related courses.

Elizabeth Burn is Senior Primary and Early Years Manager, The Learning Trust, Hackney, London, UK. Meg Maguire is Professor of Sociology of Education, King's College London, UK. Simon Pratt-Adams is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, London Metropolitan University, UK.

Introduction; Part I: Theorizing the Urban; 1. Urban Myths and Urban Lives; 2. Peopling the City Chapter; 3. The Virtual Urban; Part II: Urban Education in Changing Times; 4. Culture, Faith and Community; 5. Urban Education in a Global Context; 6. Policies in Urban Settings; Part III: Urban Education Policy into Practice; 7. Critical Urban Pedagogy; 8. Early Years Education in the Urban Context; 9. Urban Education and Emerging Learning Technologies; 10. Justice, Hope and Vision; References; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.6.2010
Reihe/Serie	Contemporary Issues in Education Studies
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Dr Richard Race, Dr Simon Pratt-Adams
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-4411-7070-7 / 1441170707
ISBN-13	978-1-4411-7070-5 / 9781441170705
Zustand	Neuware