Geography of education : scale, space and location in the study of education /: scale, space and location in the study of education. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Colin Brock.
• Authors: Brock, Colin
• Contents: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents ; List of Figures ; List of Tables; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 Geography, Education and the ' Geography&#x;of&#x;Education ' ; Introduction ; The Nature of Geography and Education Compared ; Geography of Education as a Foundation Discipline ; The Emergence of a Geography of Education ; Marketization of Education, Information Flow and Geographies of Education ; Academic Geography Journals and Geographies of Education Sub-Disciplines of Geography and the Geography of&#x;Education Looking Ahead ; Chapter 2 The Geography of Educational Reality ; Introduction ; Theoretical and Conceptual Issues ; Space, Place and Scale in the Geography of Education ; Spatial Scales and Factors Affecting Education in Any Location ; Private Provision of Education in Spatial Perspective ; The Issue of Small National Scale ; Notions of an ' Education Space ' and ' Core/Periphery ' ; Concluding Comments Chapter 3 Aspects of the Geographies of Education&#x;Systems Spatial Aspects of The Emergence of Education Systems ; Geographies of Education from the Second to Third Urban&#x;Revolutions ; The Spatial Development of the Education System of the United States of America ; The Spatial Development of the Education Systems of the United Kingdom: With Special Reference to England ; Towards a Typology of Education Systems ; Education Under Attack ; Private Education Expansion ; Geographies of Cross-Border Education Historical Geographies of Educational Migration Contemporary International Student Migration ; Concluding Comments ; Chapter 4 Geographies of Non-Formal and Informal&#x;Education ; Introduction ; Aspects of Historical Geography and Non-Formal Education&#x;in Britain ; Geographies of Contemporary Adult Education ; Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Spatial Considerations ; Children ' s, Young People ' s, Family and Community&#x;Geographies ; Education in Situations and Locations of Constraint and&#x;Coercion Education and the World of Work Concluding Comments ; Chapter 5 Geography, Survival and Sustainability ; Introduction ; Cyberspace and Education ; Globalization and Educational Disparity ; Geographies of Education and a Humanitarian Response ; Concluding Comments ; Conclusion ; References ; Index
• Publisher Details: London New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 370.9; Educational strategies & policy; Comparative education; Human geography; Education and state; Education and globalization; EDUCATION / Comparative; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography; Comparative education; Education and globalization; Education and state; Human geography; EDUCATION / Essays; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION / Reference; Geography; Education -- Comparative; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Social Science -- Human Geography; Education; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474223263; 1474223265; 9781474223256; 1474223257
• Related ISBNs: 1474223265; 9781474223249
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 02, 2016).
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