本教程在内容编排上力图反映当代教育学的发展趋势与新特征，注重教育学专业知识与英语学习的有机结合，所包括的课文涉及当代教育学的主要方面，不仅注重英语能力的培养，也强调教育学专业知识的传授和技能的训练。
本教程除适合高等师范院校本科生、研究生使用外，也可供各级各类教育学院教育学、教育心理学、英语教学法等专业的本科生和研究生学习教育学专业英语之用。此外，对于大、中、小学教师了解教育学理论知识，提高教育学专业英语水平也是难得的参考书。

Unit 1 Origin & History of Education 教育的起源和历史
Text A The History of Compulsory Education in Europe
Text B A History of American Higher Education
Supplementary Reading The Origins of Distance Education
Unit 2 Education & Social Development 教育与社会实践
Text A Open and Distance Education:a Better Way of Competence Building and Sustainable Development
Text B Higher Education within a Knowledge-based Society
Supplementary Reading The Global"Imagined Community"--Global Civil Society and International Education
Unit 3 Education & People's Overall Development 教育与人的全面发展
Text A Role of Education in the Developmental Process
Text B Social Skills Development in Primary Education
Supplementary Heading Social Emotional Development:a New Model of Student Learning in Higher Education
Unit 4 Educational System & Educational Law 教育制度与教育法
Text A E-learning and Evaluation in Modern Educational System
Text B Legislation and Equality in Basic Education
Supplementary Reading Major Continuities and Changes in the Basic Education Law
Unit 5 Educational Justice 教育公平
Text A Educational Justice in Schools
Text B Efficiency and Equity of European Education and Training Policies
Supplementary Reading Educational Policy, Housing Policy and Social Justice
Unit 6 Educator & Educational Thoughts 教育家与教育思想
Text A Disciples oi" Confucius
Text B Educational Thought and Teaching
Supplementary Reading "Filling Bellies and Brains" :the Educational and Political Thought of Frederick James Gould
Unit 7 Educational Objective 教育目的
Text A Aims and Objectives of Education
Text B Education, Basics of Education and Educational Objectives
Supplementary Reading Knowing Your Learning Target
Unit 8 Teacher & Student 教师与学生
Text A The Teacher, the Student and the Classroom
Text B Teacher-Student Attachment and Teachers' Attitudes towards Work
Supplementary Reading New Teacher and Student Roles in the Technology-Supported Classroom
Unit 9 School & Family 学校与家庭
Text A School and Family Cooperation Models for Reducing Social Problems
Text B The Effects of Family, School, and Classroom Ecologies on Changes in Children's Social Competence and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in First Grade
Supplementary Reading Parent Teacher Communication:Tips for Creating a Strong Parent Teacher Relationship
Unit lO Moral Education 道德教育
Text A Education as a Moral Enterprise
Text B Moral Education of Youth in the Information Age
Supplementary Reading Moral Education and Improvement of Coexistence in Spain
Unit 3 3 Extra-curricular Activities 课外活动
Text A Extra-curricular Activity and the Transition from Higher Education to Work
Text B Extra-curricular Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status in Italian Adolescents
Supplementary Reading Discussion and Conclusion of Correspondence Hypothesis
Unit 12 School Management 学校管理
Text A What is School-based Management?
Text B Comparative Case Study on School Management Practices in Two Schools in the United States and Turkey
Supplementary Reading Evaluating School-based Management
Unit 13 Teaching Methods 教学方法
Text A Refuting Misconceptions about Classroom Discussion
Text B Brainstorming:a Creative Way to Learn
Supplementary Reading Learning Styles and Teaching Styles
Unit 3d Materials & Test 教材与考试
Text A Materials and Media
Text B In Defense of Teaching" Outdated" Material
Supplementary Reading Using Examinations and Testing to Improve Educational Quality
Unit 15 Educational Evaluation 教育评价
Text A Integration of Technology and Educational Assessment
Text B Sustainable Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for Open and Distance Learning
Supplementary Reading Broadening Our Approach to Teaching Evaluation
Keys to Exercises 练习答案
References 参考文献