ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book differs to other publications for students of education and emerging teachers because we use media and pop-culture texts throughout every chapter helps to explore the issues and debates around education. Education students will be at the centre of the process of making clear why theory is important and how it can be used, firstly to make arguments about educational debates more convincing, and secondly to bring more critical charge to the practice of teaching. In educational theory and research, the concept of praxis connects theory back to practice through a dialectical approach to thinking, involving reflection on the many factors influencing any educational situation. By reflexivity, the book refers to the ways in which individuals can reflect on who they are, what they think and do, within and on the educational worlds in which they exist.
