Disciplines of education
Subtitle: their role in the future of education research
By: [edited by] John Furlong and Martin Lawn.
Contributors: Furlong, John, 1947-; Lawn, Martin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780415582056; 9780415582063
Subjects: Education -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Great Britain; Education -- Research -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The disciplines of education in the UK: between the ghost and the shadow / Martin Lawn and John Furlong; title: Philosophy of education in the UK: the historical and contemporary tradition / Alis Oancea and David Bridges; title: Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future / Hugh Lauder, Phillip Brown, and A.H. Halsey; title: The psychology of education: achievements, challenges and opportunities / W. Ray Crozier; title: The history of education: a curious case? / Joyce Goodman and Ian Grosvenor; title: The contribution of the economics of education to education / Lorraine Dearden, Stephen Machin, and Anna Vignoles; title: Comparative and international education: policy transfer, context sensitivity, and professional development / Michael Crossley and Keith Watson; title: Towards a geography of education / Chris Taylor; title: Gaining a commanding voice / Sheldon Rothblatt; title: Disciplines of education: the value of disciplinary self observation / Edwin Keiner; title: Disciplines of education and their role in the future of educational research: concluding reflections / John Furlong and Martin Lawn.