Karl Aubrey is a Visiting Tutor on the Professional Studies in Education programmes at Bishop Grosseteste University and his research interests include inclusion, education policy, pedagogy and work-based learning.
Alison Riley is the Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies degree at Bishop Grosseteste University and has previous experience at various levels in primary education, ranging from class teacher to headteacher.
This 2nd Edition includes three new chapters, which follow the same format as the first edition and each chapter has been reviewed and revised , with new references and expansions to existing sections.
The key educational theorists the authors have written about include:
Abram Maslow: The third force in psychology
Basil Bernstein: Language codes, social class, pedagogy and the curriculum
Loris Malaguzzi: The Reggio Emilia Experience
Howard Gardner: Multiple intelligences and education
Jack Mezirow: Transformative learning
Chapters follow a similar format, opening with learning outcomes and key words, followed by background information about the person, the theory and links with other theorists and applying the theory to education. Reflective tasks, a glossary of terms and links to further reading provide the reader with a comprehensive and readable guide to leading educational thinkers and how this relates to practical examples of theory applied in practice.
K. Aubrey and A. Riley
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN: 978-1-5297-0348-1
£25.99