Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The disciplines of education in the UK: between the ghost and the shadow / Martin Lawn and John Furlong -- Philosophy of education in the UK: the historical and contemporary tradition / Alis Oancea and David Bridges -- Sociology of education: a critical history and prospects for the future / Hugh Lauder, Phillip Brown, and A.H. Halsey -- The psychology of education: achievements, challenges and opportunities / W. Ray Crozier -- The history of education: a curious case? / Joyce Goodman and Ian Grosvenor -- The contribution of the economics of education to education / Lorraine Dearden, Stephen Machin, and Anna Vignoles -- Comparative and international education: policy transfer, context sensitivity, and professional development / Michael Crossley and Keith Watson -- Towards a geography of education / Chris Taylor -- Gaining a commanding voice / Sheldon Rothblatt -- Disciplines of education: the value of disciplinary self observation / Edwin Keiner -- Disciplines of education and their role in the future of educational research: concluding reflections / John Furlong and Martin Lawn.

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