Your beginners guide to the study and exploration of education. Introducing you to what education is, this book helps you explore the different ways of looking at education, the challenges it faces and how to study it at university and beyond. Guiding you through your course it: ·       Shows you what you need to study and how to study and develop your understanding ·       Gets you building your knowledge of essential themes, perspectives and theory from across the education sector ·       Helps you to see the 'bigger picture' of education ·       Includes support on how to write academically, think critically, evaluate evidence and engage with debates.