Philosophy and theory of education

This volume offers a conceptual justification and methodology for comparative studies of education matching developments in the social sciences and other comparative disciplines.

This book offers new theoretical ground for thinking about, and transforming, leadership and higher education worldwide.

This book examines the opportunities, orientations and outcomes that shape education for Black people across time, place and space throughout the African diaspora.

"e;The first edition of Researching Higher Education has been a very helpful resource for those trying to make sense of the field of higher education.

Educational technology is now ubiquitous in schooling, both in P-12 and at universities.

The sociology of education is concerned not just with the abstract theory but with the day-to-day experiences of pupils and teachers.

Education, Capitalism and the Global Crisis focuses on Andrew Gamble's book The Spectre at the Feast and its analysis of the background to, conduct of, and possible consequences and opportunities brought about by, the current global economic crisis.

Imitation: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the topic of imitation behavior in humans, providing a summary of existing scientific research on imitation, covering everything from examples of imitation across each developmental stage to animal imitation such as monkeys imitating each other.

The Struggle for the Soul of Teacher Education is a much-needed exploration of the unprecedented current controversies and debates over teacher education and professionalism.

The challenge of widening access and participation in higher education in a manner that ensures students are successful in their studies is a major issue globally and a significant research-focus within higher education studies and higher education policy.

Owning Your Project-Based Learning is a user-friendly, vividly illustrated guide designed to help undergraduate students and their instructors fully realize the power of project-based learning (PBL).

Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today is a collection of thematically organized essays that illuminate the importance of music education to individuals, communities and nations.

First published in 1984, Peace Through Education records the history of the first 45 years of the Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC).

Young People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them, individually and collectively.

Originally published in 1988, this book was a plea for new approaches to environmental education.

This book explores how education can be used as a tool to promote sustainability practices as the world faces huge challenges related to climate change and public health.

This book addresses heated issues in Integrated Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) teacher training with specific emphasis on case studies that will contribute to inform future ICLHE teacher training research and practice.

In East Asian economies such as China, recent mass rural-urban migration has created a new urban underclass, as have their children.

The downsides of monogamy are felt by most people engaged in long-term relationships, including restrictions on self-discovery, limits on friendship, sexual boredom, and a circumscribed understanding of intimacy.

The proceedings of the Social and Humanities Research Symposium (SoRes) shares ideas, either research results or literature review, on islam, media and education in the digital era.

Originally published in 1986.

This book empirically examines academic conferences in the social sciences, and explores the purpose and value of people interested in the social sciences attending and presenting at national and international academic conferences.

Questioning Gender Politics: Contextualising Educational Disparities in Uncertain Times showcases contemporary thinking on pressing aspects of gender equalities, such as patriarchal culture, sexual harassment, trans rights, queer pedagogies, and sex education in various educational settings and international contexts.

Learning about the history of cultural conflict helps teachers reduce it in classrooms.

Throughout the world, people understand the meaning of 'apprenticeship'.

As a result of the Liverpool City Council's reorganization of its Further Education Service, the South Mersey College was established on September 1, 1986 through the amalgamation of the Riverside College of Technology and the Childwall Hall College of Further Education; two of the city's eight colleges of further education.

This book empowers you to seek a deeper perspective on the education system and to develop as a critically informed teacher able to challenge the status quo appropriately - without losing your job!

This book explores the plethora of social-justice issues facing teacher education and development in Africa.

How can qualitative researchers make the case for the value of their work in a climate that emphasizes so-called "e;scientifically-based research?

Bridging the world of reading instruction and applied cognitive neuroscience, this book presents research-backed reading instructional methods and explains how they can be understood through the lens of brain processes.

First published in 1937, The Children's Play Centre is an account of Gardner's Play Centre and her work in assessing its value in the education of children and the training of teachers.

This book provides an analysis of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Sudanese refugee camps in Uganda, making the case for the design and implementation of programmes for ECD in emergency situations.

When originally published in 1965 this book reflected some of the new thinking among philosophers regarding the role of the discipline in its investigation of central issues in educaton.

Le Québec, comme l’ensemble des provinces canadiennes, a fortement investi dans l’enseignement postsecondaire depuis le début des années 1960.

The encyclopaedia is divided into three volumes and each volume is complete in itself.

"Ayúdame a disfrutar de mis clases" fueron las palabras de auxilio que Lola, una profesora madrileña, le pronunció a Laura Duschatzky como especialista argentina en acompañamiento pedagógico a docentes.

This is the book that youth workers who want to put into practice their desire to "e;meet youth where they're at"e; have been waiting for.

This book is for the reader who believes that thinking about and making art is intelligent behavior and that art as a subject in the K-12 school curriculum should not be used as an alibi for other curricular objectives.

Moral Philosophy and Moral Education considers the interconnections of ethics, education, and the philosophy of culture as related to the human concern with self-knowledge.

Until now, there has been no systematic analysis or review of the research on gender and literacy.

What does gender equity mean for early years practitioners?

First published in 1993.

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be integral to core policy objectives in health and education.

Theories of Early Childhood Education continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the various theoretical perspectives in early childhood education from developmental psychology to critical studies, Piaget to Freire.

This book examines the moral education policy system in China, discussing the challenges of promoting moral education policy in the country, and proposes relative strategies.

With the goal of building more inclusive working, learning, and living environments in higher education, this book seeks to reframe understandings of forms of everyday exclusion that affect members of nondominant groups on predominantly white college campuses.

The Routledge Companion to Disability and Work explores the realities faced by disabled individuals in the workplace and beyond.

In recent decades, and around the world, much attention has been given to the role of spirituality in the education of children and young people.

Inequalities in the Early Years examines poverty's effects on children and provides workable solutions for decreasing childhood inequalities through the formal education process.

This insightful book explores the life and ideas of Italian Marxist theoretician Antonio Gramsci, and argues his work has considerable contemporary relevance when re-considering educational leadership in today's age of crises.