Contemporary Debates in Education Studies

219 Pages·2017·5.158 MB·English

by  Jennifer Marshall

Contemporary Debates in
eDuCation stuDies
Contemporary Debates in Education Studies gives the reader a vital and nuanced understanding of
the key debates surrounding the field of education today. Exploring important educational themes
such as issues of sexuality, extremism and mental health through a variety of viewpoints, this
wide-ranging book questions what the nature and purpose of education is, and how this can be
understood in contemporary contexts.
From eradicating child poverty in schools, to considering how education should rise to the chal-
lenge of the digital world, the book covers an extensive range of topics designed to inspire discus-
sion and debate. Examining a variety of perspectives, each chapter looks at these topics through
key research, thinkers, theorists and policies, and, featuring discussion questions and case studies
throughout, it forms a truly accessible and interactive guide to the issues that can not only help
students access the debates, but also provide lecturers with questions to stimulate seminar
discussions.
Challenging current thinking on a number of topics, this book’s original and distinctive ideas
consider how education should meet some of the trials and tribulations of the 21st century, and its
wide-reaching and all-encompassing discussion will be essential reading for all students on under-
graduate and postgraduate education studies courses.
Jennifer marshall is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies and MA Education, University of Derby,
UK.

Contemporary
Debates in
eDuCation stuDies
Edited by Jennifer Marshall
First published 2018
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this book is dedicated to all the students for whom the debates presented
here are real. the challenges and concerns you face have not gone unnoticed.
We have a long way to go, but know your voice is heard.

Contents
List of figures ix
List of tables x
List of contributors xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
1 introduction: the nature and purpose of education in contemporary society 1
Jennifer Marshall
2 Child poverty: trends, causes and responses 16
Ihsan Caillau-Foster
3 terrorism, extremism and radicalisation 32
Ihsan Caillau-Foster
4 the marketization of education 52
Trevor Cotterill
5 Creativity in the classroom 63
Matt Edinger
6 the neet debate 81
Jade Murden
7 sexuality and education 97
Trevor Cotterill
8 special educational needs and disability: Categorisation and naming 119
Deborah Robinson
viii Contents
9 self-harm – dispelling the myths 129
Ang Davey and Anna Davey
10 the mental health needs of refugee pupils 141
Shirley Hewitt
11 the role of education in resilience 156
Andy Marshall
12 education and the digital revolution 171
Tom Staunton
13 the future of education 182
Vanessa Cottle and Anne O’Grady
Index 195
Figures
1.1 What is education? 2
2.1 Attainment at Key Stage 4 by FSM eligibility, percentage of pupils achieving
each indicator, England, 2013/2014 23
5.1 Steps of creativity 64
9.1 Ball and chain by Sophie Harward 131
10.1 Predictors of mental health issues 142
10.2 Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) ecological framework 143
10:3 Interventions which shape the microsystem 144
10.4 Factors faced during the migration process 146
10.5 Characteristics of prevalent mental health disorders 148
10.6 School and community responses 149
11.1 Resilient personality characteristics 157
11.2 The five main areas of resilience 164