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Art as Unlearning: Towards a Mannerist Pedagogy (Theorizing Education)
by John BaldacchinoArt as Unlearning makes an argument for art’s unlearning as a mannerist pedagogy. Art’s pedagogy facilitates a form of forgetfulness by extending what happens in the practice of the arts in their visual, auditory and performative forms. The concept of learning has become predominantly hijacked by foundational paradigms such as developmental narratives whose positivistic approach has limited the field of education to a narrow practice within the social sciences. This book moves away from these strictures by showing how the arts confirm that unlearning is not contingent on learning, but rather anticipates and avoids it. This book cites the experience and work of artists who, by unlearning the canon, have opened a diversity of possibilities by which we make and live the world. Moving beyond clichés of art’s teachability and what we have to learn through the arts, it advances a scenario where unlearning is uniquely presented to us by the diverse practices that we identify with the arts. The very notion of art as unlearning stems from and represents a fundamental critique of the constructivist pedagogies that have dominated arts education for over half a century. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of education, philosophy of education, history of education, pedagogy of art and art education. It will also appeal to educators, art educators, and artists interested in the pedagogy of art.
Art as Unlearning: Towards a Mannerist Pedagogy (Theorizing Education)
by John BaldacchinoArt as Unlearning makes an argument for art’s unlearning as a mannerist pedagogy. Art’s pedagogy facilitates a form of forgetfulness by extending what happens in the practice of the arts in their visual, auditory and performative forms. The concept of learning has become predominantly hijacked by foundational paradigms such as developmental narratives whose positivistic approach has limited the field of education to a narrow practice within the social sciences. This book moves away from these strictures by showing how the arts confirm that unlearning is not contingent on learning, but rather anticipates and avoids it. This book cites the experience and work of artists who, by unlearning the canon, have opened a diversity of possibilities by which we make and live the world. Moving beyond clichés of art’s teachability and what we have to learn through the arts, it advances a scenario where unlearning is uniquely presented to us by the diverse practices that we identify with the arts. The very notion of art as unlearning stems from and represents a fundamental critique of the constructivist pedagogies that have dominated arts education for over half a century. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of education, philosophy of education, history of education, pedagogy of art and art education. It will also appeal to educators, art educators, and artists interested in the pedagogy of art.
A Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States: Toward an Inclusive Curriculum for Social Justice (Routledge Research in Education)
by Tiffani KocsisA Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States explores the development of sexuality education in North America and uses economic, legal, and psychological paradigms to identify and trace exclusionary programming and practices in schools. By analyzing legal and political documents, as well as state and private curricula, this insightful text considers the historical and contemporary experiences of adolescents in connection to the social structures of sexuality education. Challenging the current state of sex education in the United States, in terms of both content and delivery, the chapters succinctly illustrate how schools are failing to meet the developmental needs of all students. Student perspectives and evidence-based research demonstrate that an exclusionary curriculum is failing to equip students with the knowledge and understanding they require to undergo a process of empowerment about their sexuality, and engage in safe, informed, and consensual sexual activity. Finally, by employing a rights-based approach to sexuality education, the author offers important recommendations for change in state and federal curricula. Offering unique and comprehensive insight into the state of sex education in the United States, this text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, researchers, policy-makers, and libraries in the fields of sexuality education, education policy and politics, sociology of education, gender studies, and curriculum studies.
A Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States: Toward an Inclusive Curriculum for Social Justice (Routledge Research in Education)
by Tiffani KocsisA Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States explores the development of sexuality education in North America and uses economic, legal, and psychological paradigms to identify and trace exclusionary programming and practices in schools. By analyzing legal and political documents, as well as state and private curricula, this insightful text considers the historical and contemporary experiences of adolescents in connection to the social structures of sexuality education. Challenging the current state of sex education in the United States, in terms of both content and delivery, the chapters succinctly illustrate how schools are failing to meet the developmental needs of all students. Student perspectives and evidence-based research demonstrate that an exclusionary curriculum is failing to equip students with the knowledge and understanding they require to undergo a process of empowerment about their sexuality, and engage in safe, informed, and consensual sexual activity. Finally, by employing a rights-based approach to sexuality education, the author offers important recommendations for change in state and federal curricula. Offering unique and comprehensive insight into the state of sex education in the United States, this text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, researchers, policy-makers, and libraries in the fields of sexuality education, education policy and politics, sociology of education, gender studies, and curriculum studies.
Tried and Tested Primary Science Experiments: Practical Enhancements for Science in the Primary Curriculum
by Kirsty BertenshawThe modern world needs more scientists and engineers, and good science education is key to filling this gap. Especially in the current climate of rapid curriculum changes, a lack of emphasis on training can result in unconfident teaching and monotonous lessons. To rectify this, this book offers methods to deliver the National Curriculum aims at primary school in an interesting, hands-on and fun fashion. Tried and Tested Primary Science Experiments provides a practical step-by-step guide for all year groups, helping teachers to create more engaging and fun science lessons in the classroom. All experiments are simple to follow, fail-safe and are designed to enthuse and inspire students. It includes: tried and tested guides to running successful science experiments; clear instructions that outline the simple equipment required, how to carry out the experiments and what results to expect; suggestions for adapting each activity to the special needs and interests of the students. Aimed at primary school teachers and trainee teachers, this illustrated guide refers directly to the new curriculum and is an essential resource for every primary classroom.
Tried and Tested Primary Science Experiments: Practical Enhancements for Science in the Primary Curriculum
by Kirsty BertenshawThe modern world needs more scientists and engineers, and good science education is key to filling this gap. Especially in the current climate of rapid curriculum changes, a lack of emphasis on training can result in unconfident teaching and monotonous lessons. To rectify this, this book offers methods to deliver the National Curriculum aims at primary school in an interesting, hands-on and fun fashion. Tried and Tested Primary Science Experiments provides a practical step-by-step guide for all year groups, helping teachers to create more engaging and fun science lessons in the classroom. All experiments are simple to follow, fail-safe and are designed to enthuse and inspire students. It includes: tried and tested guides to running successful science experiments; clear instructions that outline the simple equipment required, how to carry out the experiments and what results to expect; suggestions for adapting each activity to the special needs and interests of the students. Aimed at primary school teachers and trainee teachers, this illustrated guide refers directly to the new curriculum and is an essential resource for every primary classroom.
LGBTQI+ Allies in Education, Advocacy, Activism, and Participatory Collaborative Research (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education)
by Wendy M. Cumming-PotvinThis topical book explores the ally perspective in advocating for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer and Inter-sex (LGBTQI+) human rights across American, Canadian, and Australian educational contexts. This book aims to clarify the terms and dynamics of mobilizing heterosexual and cisgender privilege in the interests of promoting safe, welcoming and inclusive educational communities for all stake holders, particularly those students who self- identify as LGBTQI+. By highlighting concrete examples of allies engaged in participatory collaborative research, and by investigating the historical and theoretical dimensions of ally work more generally, this volume presents a comprehensive research account of allies’ role in education, advocacy and activism. This book will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in gender and sexuality, the sociology of education and schools and schooling more broadly. Those specifically interested in gender studies, as well as the politics of higher education, will also benefit from this book.
LGBTQI+ Allies in Education, Advocacy, Activism, and Participatory Collaborative Research (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education)
by Wendy M. Cumming-PotvinThis topical book explores the ally perspective in advocating for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer and Inter-sex (LGBTQI+) human rights across American, Canadian, and Australian educational contexts. This book aims to clarify the terms and dynamics of mobilizing heterosexual and cisgender privilege in the interests of promoting safe, welcoming and inclusive educational communities for all stake holders, particularly those students who self- identify as LGBTQI+. By highlighting concrete examples of allies engaged in participatory collaborative research, and by investigating the historical and theoretical dimensions of ally work more generally, this volume presents a comprehensive research account of allies’ role in education, advocacy and activism. This book will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in gender and sexuality, the sociology of education and schools and schooling more broadly. Those specifically interested in gender studies, as well as the politics of higher education, will also benefit from this book.
Data for Continuous Programmatic Improvement: Steps Colleges of Education Must Take to Become a Data Culture (Routledge Research in Higher Education)
by Ellen B. Mandinach Edith GummerThis book addresses the issue of data use in educator preparation programs towards continuous programmatic improvement. With an aim to increase the rigor in both research and practice in educational administration and teacher education, this volume will analyze the longstanding quality concerns about teacher and leadership preparation and standards for programs and educators, as well as controversies concerning national accreditation and federal efforts to mandate program reporting data. By exploring the policies and practices that influence departments of education, this volume examines the increasing pressures to improve institutional functioning, within a complex system of university, state, and national structures and organizations.
Data for Continuous Programmatic Improvement: Steps Colleges of Education Must Take to Become a Data Culture (Routledge Research in Higher Education)
by Ellen B. Mandinach Edith GummerThis book addresses the issue of data use in educator preparation programs towards continuous programmatic improvement. With an aim to increase the rigor in both research and practice in educational administration and teacher education, this volume will analyze the longstanding quality concerns about teacher and leadership preparation and standards for programs and educators, as well as controversies concerning national accreditation and federal efforts to mandate program reporting data. By exploring the policies and practices that influence departments of education, this volume examines the increasing pressures to improve institutional functioning, within a complex system of university, state, and national structures and organizations.
Moments of Rupture: Perspectives from Professional Learning and Philosophy (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities)
by A. O. MahendranSurgery is a craft specialty: ‘doing’ in response to what is seen, felt and anticipated. The potent odours and the raw images of flesh, elicit strong sensations and responses in the here-and-now or ‘thisness’ (haecceities) of practice. These experiences, trigger a world of affects and senses that can disturb or rupture familiar or established ways of thinking and knowing. This book attempts to articulate these emotional complexities of learning and practice by exploring affective encounters with the uncertainty of medical events. Employing a practice based inquiry, grounded in philosophical notions of affect and related concepts, real stories of actual practice are analysed and theorised to examine how events of clinical practice come to matter or become meaningful to surgeons, potentially disclosing new or modified capacities to see, think, understand and act. The philosophical writings of Alfred North Whitehead, Gilles Deleuze, Gilbert Simondon and Brian Massumi inform the exploration. The critical discussions of this book are relevant for healthcare professionals, medical educators, practitioners and researchers interested in its main exploration: the affective conditions that emerge from disturbances in practice and their power to shape, construct and transform how professionals understand their practice and function within it.
Moments of Rupture: Perspectives from Professional Learning and Philosophy (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities)
by A. O. MahendranSurgery is a craft specialty: ‘doing’ in response to what is seen, felt and anticipated. The potent odours and the raw images of flesh, elicit strong sensations and responses in the here-and-now or ‘thisness’ (haecceities) of practice. These experiences, trigger a world of affects and senses that can disturb or rupture familiar or established ways of thinking and knowing. This book attempts to articulate these emotional complexities of learning and practice by exploring affective encounters with the uncertainty of medical events. Employing a practice based inquiry, grounded in philosophical notions of affect and related concepts, real stories of actual practice are analysed and theorised to examine how events of clinical practice come to matter or become meaningful to surgeons, potentially disclosing new or modified capacities to see, think, understand and act. The philosophical writings of Alfred North Whitehead, Gilles Deleuze, Gilbert Simondon and Brian Massumi inform the exploration. The critical discussions of this book are relevant for healthcare professionals, medical educators, practitioners and researchers interested in its main exploration: the affective conditions that emerge from disturbances in practice and their power to shape, construct and transform how professionals understand their practice and function within it.
Español académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria (Routledge Advances in Spanish Language Teaching)
by Susana Pastor CesterosEspañol académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria ofrece una completa visión del área del español académico como LE/L2 en la educación superior. Escrito en español, este libro aborda las prácticas letradas académicas en el mundo hispánico tanto en el aula como en la investigación. Combina una orientación teórico-práctica, con pautas y herramientas para ayudar a los aprendices de español a comunicarse en contexto académico universitario. Entre las características principales del libro se incluyen: Información para cubrir las necesidades educativas de estudiantes internacionales de grado y posgrado en universidades de habla hispana. Secuenciación de contenidos para favorecer la enseñanza del lenguaje académico a estudiantes con lenguas maternas, perfiles lingüísticos y tradiciones culturales académicas diferentes. Análisis de los géneros orales y escritos académicos: interacción en el aula, presentaciones orales, comunicaciones en congresos, ensayos, reseñas, exámenes escritos, trabajos de investigación, defensas... Abundantes ejemplos, actividades y recursos en cada capítulo. Pautas curriculares para planificar cursos de español académico y otras intervenciones didácticas, en distintos contextos de aprendizaje. Perspectiva global del español académico para estudiantes no nativos, que incluye a las universidades tanto españolas como hispanoamericanas. Español académico como LE/L2 es una obra de referencia para docentes de español como L2, formadores del profesorado, estudiantes de español nativos y no nativos, así como para cualquier persona interesada en el español académico. Español académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria offers a comprehensive overview of Academic Spanish as a FL/L2 in Higher Education. Written in Spanish, this book deals with academic literacy practices in the Hispanic world, both in the classroom and in research. It combines a theoretical-practical orientation, with guidelines and tools, to help Spanish learners to communicate in an academic context of higher education. Main features of this book include: • Information to fulfill the educational needs of undergraduate and graduate international mobility students in Spanish-speaking universities. • Content planning to improve the teaching of academic Spanish to students with different mother tongues, linguistic profiles and academic cultural traditions. • Analysis of oral and written academic genres: interaction in the classroom, oral presentations, papers, essays, reviews, written exams, thesis, and defenses. • Abundant examples, activities and resources in each chapter. • Curricular guidelines for planning academic Spanish courses and other didactic interventions in different learning contexts. • Global perspective of academic Spanish for non-native students, which includes both Spanish and Latin American universities. Español académico como LE/L2 is the ideal reference work for teachers, teacher trainers and students of the Spanish language, both native and non-native speakers, as well as those interested in academic Spanish.
Español académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria (Routledge Advances in Spanish Language Teaching)
by Susana Pastor CesterosEspañol académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria ofrece una completa visión del área del español académico como LE/L2 en la educación superior. Escrito en español, este libro aborda las prácticas letradas académicas en el mundo hispánico tanto en el aula como en la investigación. Combina una orientación teórico-práctica, con pautas y herramientas para ayudar a los aprendices de español a comunicarse en contexto académico universitario. Entre las características principales del libro se incluyen: Información para cubrir las necesidades educativas de estudiantes internacionales de grado y posgrado en universidades de habla hispana. Secuenciación de contenidos para favorecer la enseñanza del lenguaje académico a estudiantes con lenguas maternas, perfiles lingüísticos y tradiciones culturales académicas diferentes. Análisis de los géneros orales y escritos académicos: interacción en el aula, presentaciones orales, comunicaciones en congresos, ensayos, reseñas, exámenes escritos, trabajos de investigación, defensas... Abundantes ejemplos, actividades y recursos en cada capítulo. Pautas curriculares para planificar cursos de español académico y otras intervenciones didácticas, en distintos contextos de aprendizaje. Perspectiva global del español académico para estudiantes no nativos, que incluye a las universidades tanto españolas como hispanoamericanas. Español académico como LE/L2 es una obra de referencia para docentes de español como L2, formadores del profesorado, estudiantes de español nativos y no nativos, así como para cualquier persona interesada en el español académico. Español académico como LE/L2: destrezas, competencias y movilidad universitaria offers a comprehensive overview of Academic Spanish as a FL/L2 in Higher Education. Written in Spanish, this book deals with academic literacy practices in the Hispanic world, both in the classroom and in research. It combines a theoretical-practical orientation, with guidelines and tools, to help Spanish learners to communicate in an academic context of higher education. Main features of this book include: • Information to fulfill the educational needs of undergraduate and graduate international mobility students in Spanish-speaking universities. • Content planning to improve the teaching of academic Spanish to students with different mother tongues, linguistic profiles and academic cultural traditions. • Analysis of oral and written academic genres: interaction in the classroom, oral presentations, papers, essays, reviews, written exams, thesis, and defenses. • Abundant examples, activities and resources in each chapter. • Curricular guidelines for planning academic Spanish courses and other didactic interventions in different learning contexts. • Global perspective of academic Spanish for non-native students, which includes both Spanish and Latin American universities. Español académico como LE/L2 is the ideal reference work for teachers, teacher trainers and students of the Spanish language, both native and non-native speakers, as well as those interested in academic Spanish.
Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion: A Practitioner’s Handbook (nasen spotlight)
by Tristan Middleton Lynda KayClear and accessible, Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion supports an inclusive approach to teaching and learning to help schools find ways to reduce exclusion and plan alternative approaches to managing the pathways of learners at risk. Offering a summary of the contemporary context of DfE and school policy in England, this book considers: Statistics and perspectives from Ofsted The literature of exclusion and recent research into effective provision for learners with SEN The key factors underlying school exclusion Case studies and practical approaches alongside theory and research The impact of exclusion on learners at risk Written by experienced practitioners, Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion encourages a proactive approach to reducing exclusion through relatable scenarios and case studies. An essential toolkit to support the development of inclusive practice and reduce exclusion, this book is an invaluable resource for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders.
Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion: A Practitioner’s Handbook (nasen spotlight)
by Tristan Middleton Lynda KayClear and accessible, Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion supports an inclusive approach to teaching and learning to help schools find ways to reduce exclusion and plan alternative approaches to managing the pathways of learners at risk. Offering a summary of the contemporary context of DfE and school policy in England, this book considers: Statistics and perspectives from Ofsted The literature of exclusion and recent research into effective provision for learners with SEN The key factors underlying school exclusion Case studies and practical approaches alongside theory and research The impact of exclusion on learners at risk Written by experienced practitioners, Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion encourages a proactive approach to reducing exclusion through relatable scenarios and case studies. An essential toolkit to support the development of inclusive practice and reduce exclusion, this book is an invaluable resource for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders.
Teachers’ Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development: Investigating Complexities in the Profession
by Paul A. Schutz Ji Hong Dionne Cross FrancisTeachers’ Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development discusses the nonlinear, multifaceted processes of teacher development by foregrounding constructs related to well-being and professional standards. Teachers lead full, complex lives that are set in both immediate and social-historical realities that significantly shape their ongoing successes and challenges. Informed by a range of psychological and educational theories and perspectives and meaningfully situated in contemporary perspectives of teacher well-being, this book offers comprehensive and holistic approaches to the processes and contexts of teacher development. The authors’ research and implications for practice will be useful for prospective and practising teachers, teacher educators, classroom researchers, school administrators, and policymakers.
Teachers’ Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development: Investigating Complexities in the Profession
by Paul A. Schutz Ji Hong Dionne Cross FrancisTeachers’ Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development discusses the nonlinear, multifaceted processes of teacher development by foregrounding constructs related to well-being and professional standards. Teachers lead full, complex lives that are set in both immediate and social-historical realities that significantly shape their ongoing successes and challenges. Informed by a range of psychological and educational theories and perspectives and meaningfully situated in contemporary perspectives of teacher well-being, this book offers comprehensive and holistic approaches to the processes and contexts of teacher development. The authors’ research and implications for practice will be useful for prospective and practising teachers, teacher educators, classroom researchers, school administrators, and policymakers.
English Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities: Academics’ Voices from the Northern European Context (Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes)
by Birgit Henriksen Anne Holmen Joyce KlingEnglish Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities analyses the issues related to EMI at both a local and international level and provides a broad perspective on this topic. Drawing on field studies from a Northern European context and based primarily on research carried out at the University of Copenhagen, this book: introduces a topical global issue that is central to the higher education research agenda; identifies the issues and challenges involved in EMI in relation to central linguistic, pedagogical, sociolinguistic and socio-cultural concepts; captures university lecturers’ experiences in the midst of curricular change and presents reflections on ways to navigate professionally in English to meet the demands of the multilingual and multicultural classroom. English Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities is key reading for researchers, pre- and in-service teachers, university management, educational planners, and advanced students with an interest in EMI and the multilingual, multicultural university setting.
English Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities: Academics’ Voices from the Northern European Context (Routledge Research in English for Specific Purposes)
by Birgit Henriksen Anne Holmen Joyce KlingEnglish Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities analyses the issues related to EMI at both a local and international level and provides a broad perspective on this topic. Drawing on field studies from a Northern European context and based primarily on research carried out at the University of Copenhagen, this book: introduces a topical global issue that is central to the higher education research agenda; identifies the issues and challenges involved in EMI in relation to central linguistic, pedagogical, sociolinguistic and socio-cultural concepts; captures university lecturers’ experiences in the midst of curricular change and presents reflections on ways to navigate professionally in English to meet the demands of the multilingual and multicultural classroom. English Medium Instruction in Multilingual and Multicultural Universities is key reading for researchers, pre- and in-service teachers, university management, educational planners, and advanced students with an interest in EMI and the multilingual, multicultural university setting.
Abstract Painting and the Minimalist Critiques: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer in the 1960s (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)
by Matthew L. LevyThis book undertakes a critical reappraisal of Minimalism through an examination of three key painters: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer. By establishing their substantive engagements with Minimalist discourse, as well as their often overlooked artistic exchanges with their sculptor peers, it demonstrates that painting crucially informed the movement’s development, serving not only as an object of critique but also as a crucible for its most central tenets. It also poses broader disciplinary implications as it historicizes and challenges Minimalism’s "death of painting" critiques that have been so influential to theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts.
Abstract Painting and the Minimalist Critiques: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer in the 1960s (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)
by Matthew L. LevyThis book undertakes a critical reappraisal of Minimalism through an examination of three key painters: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer. By establishing their substantive engagements with Minimalist discourse, as well as their often overlooked artistic exchanges with their sculptor peers, it demonstrates that painting crucially informed the movement’s development, serving not only as an object of critique but also as a crucible for its most central tenets. It also poses broader disciplinary implications as it historicizes and challenges Minimalism’s "death of painting" critiques that have been so influential to theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts.
The Sixth: An Essay in Education and Democracy (Routledge Revivals)
by William Reid Jane FilbyDevelopments in educational systems are inextricably linked with the social and political evolution of nations. Nowhere is this more clearly to be seen than in the history of the English sixth form. Originally published in 1982, this book, whose authors had been associated with a number of research projects into 16-19 education, traces the tradition of the sixth form from its origins in the public schools of the nineteenth century through to controversies at the time, over sixth form and tertiary colleges and the extension of 16-19 education to embrace youth opportunities programmes and other semi-vocational courses. It shows that ‘the sixth’ has not only been a significant element in its own right in the adjustment of English society to the challenge of democratic ideals, but has also played a key role in the evolution of secondary education from the endowed school of the nineteenth century, through the municipal grammar schools set up after the 1902 Education Act, to the comprehensive secondary schools of today. In fact, the fate and future of comprehensive schooling becomes fully understandable only through a study of the sixth form tradition which has shaped the activities of educationists and policy-makers over the last hundred years. The authors conclude that educational policy-making is both facilitated and constrained by the existence of enduring traditions stemming from the past: in fact, the work of policy-making lies precisely in the constructive reinterpretation of that inheritance. This book describes and clarifies the nature of the tradition of sixth form education which has been handed down to us, and its relation to democratic values and institutions.
The Sixth: An Essay in Education and Democracy (Routledge Revivals)
by William Reid Jane FilbyDevelopments in educational systems are inextricably linked with the social and political evolution of nations. Nowhere is this more clearly to be seen than in the history of the English sixth form. Originally published in 1982, this book, whose authors had been associated with a number of research projects into 16-19 education, traces the tradition of the sixth form from its origins in the public schools of the nineteenth century through to controversies at the time, over sixth form and tertiary colleges and the extension of 16-19 education to embrace youth opportunities programmes and other semi-vocational courses. It shows that ‘the sixth’ has not only been a significant element in its own right in the adjustment of English society to the challenge of democratic ideals, but has also played a key role in the evolution of secondary education from the endowed school of the nineteenth century, through the municipal grammar schools set up after the 1902 Education Act, to the comprehensive secondary schools of today. In fact, the fate and future of comprehensive schooling becomes fully understandable only through a study of the sixth form tradition which has shaped the activities of educationists and policy-makers over the last hundred years. The authors conclude that educational policy-making is both facilitated and constrained by the existence of enduring traditions stemming from the past: in fact, the work of policy-making lies precisely in the constructive reinterpretation of that inheritance. This book describes and clarifies the nature of the tradition of sixth form education which has been handed down to us, and its relation to democratic values and institutions.
From ‘Aggressive Masculinity’ to ‘Rape Culture’: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Gender and Sexualities Reader, Volume V (Educational Philosophy and Theory: Editor’s Choice)
by Liz Jackson Michael A. PetersFrom ‘Aggressive Masculinity’ to ‘Rape Culture’ is the fifth volume in this series and explores the relationship between gender and sex roles and socialisation and education, foregrounding issues of inequity and different forms of oppression in various contexts. It tells a rich story of transformation of a field over nearly half a century, in relation to the theorisation of gender and sexuality in educational philosophy and theory. The transformation of this field is mapped on to broader social trends during the same period, enabling a better understanding of the potential role of educational philosophy and theory in developing feminist, queer, and related veins of scholarship in the future. The collection of texts focuses on a wide range of topics, including nature versus nurture and the debate over whether gender and sex roles are natural or based upon culture and socialisation, gender and sexual binaries, and how power is organised and circulates within educational spaces (including possibly online spaces) with regard to enabling or disrupting sexually oppressive or violently gendered social conditions. Other important trends include Internet activism and the use of intersectional theory, postcolonial theory, and global studies approaches. From ‘Aggressive Masculinity’ to ‘Rape Culture’ will be key reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of philosophy of education, philosophy, education, educational theory, post-structural theory, the policy and politics of education, and the pedagogy of education.