Educational Issues in the Learning Age

Education and its context are both changing rapidly. In a world characterized by postmodernism and globalization, even the discourses that we use to discuss education are changing. This raises fundamental questions concerning the relationship of education to culture, identity, society, and power.To understand education in the twenty-first century we need a new map. By considering issues both fundamental and tpoical from citizenship to lifelong learning, from school effectiveness to learning outside the school, this book provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary guide to education in the new era.

Catherine Matheson is Lecturer in Education at the City University, London, UK.David Matheson is Lecturer in Education at University College, Northampton, UK. HE has contributed widely to journals in education.