Routledge Research in Education
About the Book Series
This series aims to present the latest research from right across the field of education. It is not confined to any particular area or school of thought and seeks to provide coverage of a broad range of topics, theories and issues from around the world.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Education Policy, Space and the City: Markets and the (In)visibility of Race
1st Edition
By Kalervo N. Gulson
February 14, 2014
Drawing on three case studies of K-12 public schooling in London, Sydney and Vancouver, this book examines the geographies of neoliberal education policy in the inner city. Gulson uses an innovative and critical spatial approach to explore how the processes and practices of neoliberal education ...
Intersectionality and Race in Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Kalwant Bhopal, John Preston
February 14, 2014
Education is a controversial subject in which difficult and contested discourses are the norm. Individuals in education experience multiple inequalities and have diverse identifications that cannot necessarily be captured by one theoretical perspective alone. This edited collection draws on ...
Islamic Education and Indoctrination: The Case in Indonesia
1st Edition
By Charlene Tan
February 14, 2014
Islamic schools, especially madrasahs, have been viewed as sites of indoctrination for Muslim students and militants. Some educators and parents in the United States have also regarded introductory courses on Islam in some public schools as indoctrinatory. But what do we mean by "indoctrination"? ...
Systemization in Foreign Language Teaching: Monitoring Content Progression
1st Edition
By Wilfried Decoo
February 14, 2014
Foreign language learning is a progressive endeavor. Whatever the method, the learner should advance from one point to another, constantly improving. Growing proficiency entails growing language content. Content is complex, displaying many dimensions. Syllabus designers, textbook authors, and ...
The Politics of Education: Challenging Multiculturalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Christos Kassimeris, Marios Vryonides
February 14, 2014
Education is a thoroughly political enterprise. The process of determining the purpose of education has always been highly controversial. It has resulted in disputes that have not only divided people philosophically, but also on the basis of religion, region, class, race, and ethnicity. As a result...
Boys and Their Schooling: The Experience of Becoming Someone Else
1st Edition
By John Whelen
January 15, 2014
This book presents an ethnographic study of the experiences of teenage boys in an Australian high school. It follows a group of thirteen to fifteen year olds over a period of more than two years, and seeks to understand why so many boys say they hate school yet enjoy being with ...
Considering Trilingual Education
1st Edition
By Kathryn Henn-Reinke
January 03, 2014
Based in case studies conducted in the US, Europe, and Latin America, this book explores the feasibility and benefits of trilingual/ multilingual education in the United States. Currently, there are few programs in the country of this nature, as educators tend to conclude that English-language ...
Critical Issues in Peace and Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Peter Pericles Trifonas, Bryan Wright
January 03, 2014
This collection asks theorists and educational practitioners from around the world influenced by the schools of feminist pedagogy, critical pedagogy, anti-racist or postcolonial pedagogy, and gay and lesbian pedagogy to reflect upon the possibilities of articulating a "curriculum of difference" ...
Citizenship, Education and Social Conflict: Israeli Political Education in Global Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Hanan A. Alexander, Halleli Pinson, Yossi Yonah
November 08, 2013
This volume provides new perspectives into the challenges of citizenship education in the age of globalization and in the context of multicultural and conflict-ridden societies. It calls on us to rethink the accepted liberal and national discourses that have long dominated the ...
Emerging Teachers and Globalisation
1st Edition
By Gerry Czerniawski
November 08, 2013
While globalization has had tremendous influence on the world of teaching, national cultural traditions continue to influence systems of schooling, national curricula, and teachers’ values and classroom practices. This book explores the effects of globalisation on teachers through an examination of...
Gender, Race, and the Politics of Role Modelling: The Influence of Male Teachers
1st Edition
By Wayne Martino, Goli Rezai-Rashti
November 08, 2013
This book provides an illuminating account of teachers’ own reflections on their experiences of teaching in urban schools. It was conceived as a direct response to policy-related and media-generated concerns about male teacher shortage and offers a critique of the call for more male role models in ...
Trust and Betrayal in Educational Administration and Leadership
1st Edition
Edited
By Eugenie A. Samier, Michèle Schmidt
November 08, 2013
This collection explores critical and foundational theory for trust in educational administration and leadership as it influences a broad range of topics, such as ethics, governance, diversity, policy, management, and power. It demonstrates the relevance of this foundation to practical issues and ...