Douglas Bourn Livres

This book introduces students to education as a vehicle for social change. Douglas Bourn begins by providing historical context of how education has been linked to social change around the world and moves on, in the second section of the book, to discuss potential theoretical and conceptual frameworks for thinking about education for social change. The third sections covers how social change has been explored and promoted within different areas of learning, including schooling, youth work and higher education. The fourth section looks at the opportunities and challenges for promoting education for social change and reviews current international initiatives including those of global citizenship and climate change. Key theorists are introduced throughout the book including bell hooks, Dewey, Giroux, Gramsci, and Freire. Each chapter begins with an opening question and ends with bulleted concluding points, questions for discussion and a further reading list.The book includes a foreword written by Tania Ramalho (State University of New York, USA).

Railway histories are always popular and the continued regard for heritage railways around the UK highlights the nostalgia the industry evokes. Inevitably many concentrate on the locomotives, lost stations and lines that crisscrossed the region. What has often been missing have been the stories of the individual railway workers and the conditions under which they worked, despite some valuable autobiographies and memoirs of railwaymen who worked in the area. This volume aims to address this gap, bringing to life stories of railway workers within a context of the changing nature of the industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.Heavily influenced by his personal and family memories, Douglas Bourn draws on available memoirs, alongside other evidence from railway magazines and local and regional newspapers, to provide the reader with an introduction to the fascinating story of railways in the region. The book takes readers on a historical journey starting with the creation of the first railways in East Anglia, via the growth of a network that promoted and served the agricultural, industrial and tourist development of the towns throughout the three eastern counties, and ending with their almost inevitable decline, as transport needs changed in the post Second World War period.

This ground breaking volume addresses the history, theoretical influences, practices and impact of development education in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Development education is a mechanism for ensuring differing voices and perspectives are reflected within education, particularly those from developing countries.

The book addresses the essential skills required for success in a globalized workforce, particularly in fields like teaching, health, engineering, and business management. It emphasizes the impact of recent political events on educational needs and critiques traditional abstract concepts like teamwork and critical thinking. The author proposes a practical framework for global skills, supported by examples from policy-makers and educational programs. This resource is valuable for students, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in the realm of global education.