Understanding and Using Challenging Educational Theories

Introducing: 20 key educational thinkers who have offered challenging perspectives on education

Exploring: Their ideas, how to apply them in practice and their relevance to teaching and learning today.

Understanding: The strengths and limitations of each theory and links to other concepts.



This third edition includes:

• Two new chapters on the works of Diane Ravitch and Gloria Ladson-Billings


• Revamped reflective tasks with a greater practical focus for the classroom


• Fully updated chapters with links to current educational socio-political developments, and expanded critical commentary

This is an essential textbook for any university course that includes learning theory, with particular relevance for initial teacher education, education studies and early childhood degrees.



Karl Aubrey has recently retired from his post at Bishop Grosseteste University.

Alison Riley is the Programme Leader for the BA Early Childhood Studies at Bishop Grosseteste University.



The perfect companion to Aubrey & Riley: Understanding and Using Educational Theories 3e (9781529761306).