Discover the transformative insights within the 'Education, Change and Society' ebook, a must-have resource for educators and students alike. In its fourth edition, this comprehensive book delves into the crucial relationship between education systems and social structures. It goes beyond traditional learning techniques, illustrating how education reflects societal values and impacts individual life outcomes. This ebook provides a critical examination of contemporary Australian education, raising vital questions about globalization, funding disparities in schools, and the experiences of Aboriginal students. Explore how social class, gender, and cultural differences shape educational experiences and outcomes, enabling readers to understand the complexities of education in urban versus rural settings. With contributions from leading educational experts, this ebook fosters discussion and encourages informed debate about pressing educational issues today. Perfect for educators, policymakers, and learners, this resource equips you with the knowledge to navigate and influence educational change within society. Plus, enjoy FREE shipping from our Auckland warehouse, with delivery expected within 15 days and no unexpected import fees. Don't miss out on this enlightening ebook!

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780190311230
Year: 2017
Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ


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Now in its fourth edition, Education, Change and Society continues to help readers situate educational activity in its broad social and policy contexts. The study of education can do more than help us understand how individuals may learn and how teachers should teach. It helps us understand what is valued in that society, and how ?winners and losers? are created. We only have to look at the life outcomes of the results gained by young people at various points in their education to see that the way our society organises the education of young people has broad consequences at both a social and an individual level.This book encourages discussion and debate, and points to issues that are highly significant for an understanding of Australian education today. Questions raised in this book include:What impact has globalisation had on Australian schools?How do Aboriginal students experience Australian schools? Why are Australian schools funded in such peculiar ways?Why did state, private and corporate schools emerge as they did in Australia? How do social class and gender differences affect schooling and its outcomes?How do cultural differences affect the schooling of students and their communities?How does the world of education in cities differ from that in regional, rural and remote schools?How does what is taught in schools?the curriculum?relate to the preceding questions?  What constitutes the work of teachers, and can teachers ?make a difference??It has never been more important for students of education to be able to understand the connections between the local and the global in explaining contemporary educational change. But i