Understanding and Using Educational Theories

Understanding and Using Educational Theories is a textbook offering an overview of 19 influential thinkers in education. It brings together established figures such as Vygotsky, Bruner and Dewey alongside more recent voices including Freire, hooks and Claxton, as well as other key names whose writing has helped shape views on teaching and learning. Each chapter pairs theory with practical classroom examples and includes critique that considers opposing viewpoints, highlighting strengths and weaknesses across different ideas. This third edition adds new chapters on Barak Rosenshine and Daniel Goleman, updates the reflective tasks with a stronger classroom focus, and includes more models and theoretical diagrams throughout. The book is positioned as a primer for university courses covering learning theory, with particular relevance to initial teacher education, education studies and early childhood degrees. Key details Textbook covering 19 inf...