Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-425) and indexes.

Part 1: Education Studies -- An introduction to the field of study -- 1: What is education studies? -- 2: The nature of education -- 3: Researching education -- Part 2: Political and historical dimension of education -- 4: A modern history of schooling -- 5: Curriculum -- 6: Politics and policy in education -- 7: Globalisation and comparative education -- Part 3: Achievement in education -- 8: Individual achievement: major psychological theories -- 9: Education and psychological research -- 10: Social factors, gender, ethnicity and achievement -- 11: Organising teaching and learning -- 12: Conclusion: education -- a contested enterprise.

"In this fully updated fifth edition of this much-loved textbook, students will be introduced to different ways of looking at education, supported by links to classic and contemporary research. Built around the essential themes of psychology, history, policy and sociology that underpin Education Studies courses, key updates include new 'Applying Critical Evaluation' tasks to help develop your analytical skills, analysis of recent curriculum developments including EY assessment, Ebacc and T-levels, examination of education policy up to, and including, 2019, enhanced discussion of educational neuroscience and the science of learning"--Publisher's description.