The study of education :

Bates, Jane.

The study of education : an introduction / Jane Bates and Sue Lewis. - London ; New York : Continuum, c2009. - vii, 181 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-173) and index.

Writing the self: educational autobiography -- The purpose of education -- What it means to be educated -- The structure of education -- The English education system -- Sociological perspectives on education -- Philosophical and ideological perspectives -- Formal contexts for learning -- Learning in places -- Alternative education -- Education in the future.

9781441128614 (hardback) 9780826499769 (pbk.)


Education--Philosophy.
Education--Aims and objectives.
Education--Study and teaching.

Cir. 370 B38 / c2009