Mark Peace is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

‘This book goes far beyond the usual tour of psychological theories, treating learning as a complex and contested topic which underlies a range of issues for education: intelligence, the curriculum, inequality and the changing nature of knowledge. It is an essential read for teachers and for all those students of education who need to understand learning now, and in the future.' Stephen Ward, Dean of the School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK

• 1. Introduction; 2. Learning Theory: Conventions and Traditions; 3. Learning Theory: New Directions; 4. Intelligence and Capacity; 5. Historical Approaches to the Curriculum and Models of Design; 6. Knowledge, Power and Ideology; 7. Knowledge as Resistance; 8. Knowledge and Technology; 9. School Ethos and Teaching styles; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Mark Peace is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

‘This book goes far beyond the usual tour of psychological theories, treating learning as a complex and contested topic which underlies a range of issues for education: intelligence, the curriculum, inequality and the changing nature of knowledge. It is an essential read for teachers and for all those students of education who need to understand learning now, and in the future.' Stephen Ward, Dean of the School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK

• 1. Introduction; 2. Learning Theory: Conventions and Traditions; 3. Learning Theory: New Directions; 4. Intelligence and Capacity; 5. Historical Approaches to the Curriculum and Models of Design; 6. Knowledge, Power and Ideology; 7. Knowledge as Resistance; 8. Knowledge and Technology; 9. School Ethos and Teaching styles; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Mark Peace is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Emmanuel Mufti is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

‘This book goes far beyond the usual tour of psychological theories, treating learning as a complex and contested topic which underlies a range of issues for education: intelligence, the curriculum, inequality and the changing nature of knowledge. It is an essential read for teachers and for all those students of education who need to understand learning now, and in the future.' Stephen Ward, Dean of the School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK

• 1. Introduction; 2. Learning Theory: Conventions and Traditions; 3. Learning Theory: New Directions; 4. Intelligence and Capacity; 5. Historical Approaches to the Curriculum and Models of Design; 6. Knowledge, Power and Ideology; 7. Knowledge as Resistance; 8. Knowledge and Technology; 9. School Ethos and Teaching styles; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.