This book provides an accessible undergraduate-level introduction to the central educational concepts of learning and culture. In examining these themes it addresses key issues including: what is meant by 'culture'; characteristics commonly associated with contemporary culture; relationships between culture and learning; changing understandings of how, what, where and when we learn; the relationship between learning, national identity and citizenship; and the impact of all these on our way of life today. These ideas are approached from historical, philosophical, sociological, political and psychological perspectives: the traditional disciplines of Education Studies.

Will Curtis is Education Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at De Montfort University.

Introduction
Culture and learning
Lessons in culture, community and change: an historical account
Learning in uncertain times: perspectives from philosophy
Learning to live in uncertainty: perspectives from psychology
Politics, power and priorities: perspectives on education policy
In classrooms and corridors: a sociological approach
Outside the school gate: alternative cultures of learning
Learning and identity in a multicultural community
Conclusion