<P>This new edition of <I>A Student¿s Guide to Education Studies</I> is an essential resource for any undergraduate making their first explorations into the fascinating world of education. It explores a wide range of alternative visions of education encouraging students to challenge the perceived notions about learning and knowledge. </P><P></P><P>Offering new perspectives and powerful ideas for discussion on a variety of long-standing topics such as class, race and gender, the book is organised around five enduring themes: Policy and Politics, Global and Environmental Education, Knowledge and Learning, Childhood and Youth, Professionalism and Employment. With a distinctive international and global focus, this new edition has been extensively updated to reflect the latest research and thinking in the field and features new chapters on:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>The sociology of education and the philosophy of education</LI><P></P><P><LI>Inclusion</LI><P></P><P><LI>Childhood and youth</LI><P