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Title Rethinking social issues in education for the 21st century : UK perspectives on international concerns / edited by Wendy Sims-Schouten and Slyvia Horton
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016

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Summary This book revisits key social issues and controversies in education. There are many social issues currently on political and governmental agendas, both in the UK and other countries - from safeguarding, childhood obesity, bullying and mental health, through to widening participation. Some of these issues relate to children and young people and are of concern to those working and researching in education, while others relate to Higher Education. The boundaries between the academic disciplines of politics, sociology, economics, psychology and education are porous. The contributions here illustra
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Education and state -- Great Britain -- Congresses
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
Education and state
Great Britain
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Sims-Schouten, Wendy, editor
ISBN 9781443855600
144385560X