Philosophy and theory of education

Focusing on community colleges as a unique structure within American higher education, this text investigates the specific ways in which these institutions have been impacted by a global increase in neoliberal education policies.

This book is for anyone who wishes to improve university teaching and learning through systematic inquiry.

This groundbreaking and thought-provoking book puts the care experience at the centre of education history.

Die Schule in den amtlich deutschsprachigen Staaten ist von dem Spannungsverhältnis der konzeptionellen Einsprachigkeit im Deutschen und der faktischen Mehrsprachigkeit der SchülerInnen gekennzeichnet, die sich immer weiter ausdifferenziert.

Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs.

This volume is a major new contribution to Joel Spring reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education-offers a new paradigm for global school systems.

American Education: A History, Sixth Edition is a comprehensive, highly regarded history of American education from precolonial times to the present.

This book discusses the very nature and purpose of education and provides a foundation upon which more specialized studies in the psychology, history and sociology of education can be based.

Originally published in 1989.

A journey into the world of numbers, which are over our heads, under our feet, and all around us.

As much a social history as a volume charting the history of education this book examines the major forces influencing education in England during the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as class differences, economic success and poverty, the legacy of the industrial revolution and factors such as migration.

This timely volume explores the ways that university institutions affect the experiences of student carers and how student carers negotiate the (often conflicting) demands of care and academic work.

As digital platforms become increasingly common and even the norm for literacy learning environments, established frameworks, pedagogies, and theories do not always translate neatly to these new contexts.

This is the second volume of research into the philosophy of Bernard Stiegler and its interconnections with the philosophy of education.

This was the first book which globally surveyed the impact of the Second World War on schooling.

An essential component of good practice in physical education is ensuring inclusivity for all pupils, regardless of need, ability or background.

As every astronomer knows, astronomy is one of the most approachable and inspiring of the natural sciences.

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022In this thought-provoking volume, editors Rebecca M.

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

China is often seen as a monolith outside its borders.

Originally published in 1974, Parent Power was a comprehensive handbook for parents on education and schooling at the time.

Making an important contribution to the growing body of literature addressing the issue of sustainability in the Early Years, Sandra Smidt provides a highly accessible text examining the philosophical, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of sustainability impacting on very young children today.

Interest in the quality of higher education provision has been steadily increasing over the last twenty years.

The apparently straightforward question 'Can we teach children to be good?

This book pursues an interdisciplinary approach to open a discourse on innovative methodologies and practices associated with narrative and metaphor.

Centering on issues of disparity and equality in basic public education services in China, this book proposes a performance measurement system that assesses and guides equality of basic public education in urban and rural areas.

This book is a collection of essays motivated by a "e;cultural"e; and biographical reading of Wittgenstein.

Originally published in 1947, this book, the third of the series, deals with hockey coaching and practice in schools.

In Jean PaulSartre's Nausea, Roquentin feels bound to listen to the sentimental ramblings about humanism and humanity by the Self Taught Man.

Originally published in 1975, The Critical Enterprise looks at how the expansion and diversification of English Studies was shaping and was shaped by the Higher Education curriculum.

Education Policy sees 12 philosophers of education critique current and recent UK educational policies relating to higher education and faith-based education, assessment, the teaching of reading, vocational and civic education, teacher education, the influence of Europe and the idea of the Big Society .

**Shortlisted for the nasen Special Educational Needs Academic Book award 2008**Inclusion has become very influential internationally in the field of schooling.

This monograph critically analyses the historical evolution of ideas, perceptions and principles on higher education and unravels a few of its interlinked aspects - content, quality, standard, massification, privatization and commercialization.

Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics combines the latest developments in research, technology, and standards with a vibrant writing style to help teachers prepare for the excitement and challenges of teaching secondary and middle school mathematics.

This volume was the Swarthmore Lecture for 1932, one of an annual series of lectures delivered by and for members of the Society of Friends (Quakers).

"e;It is often said that the American academic, protected by tenure, is free to do pretty much as he or she pleases.

Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of educational practitioners and theorists, the volumes in The Sociology of Education set of the International Library of Sociology explore the very important relationship between education and society.

The Soul of Learning is a groundbreaking book that bridges together cultural work, contemplative practices, and ancient scriptures.

This book explores democratic possibilities for education after the critique of the impact of neo-liberalism on educational policy and practice.

The Big Lies of School Reform provides a critical interruption to the ongoing policy conversations taking place around public education in the United States today.

Teachers are critical to student success, but the profession of teaching is in crisis.

Addressing the roles of education, language, and identity in cyclical migration, this book highlights the voices and experiences of transborder students in Mexico who were born or raised in the US.

Inoperative Learning embodies a weak philosophy of education.

This book represents the very first, so far unpublished, translation of Piotr Galperin's (1902-1988) dissertation, defended in 1938 during his employment in the All-Ukrainian Psycho-Neurological Academy (AUPA) in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

This book is an historical narrative of academic appointments, significant personal and collaborative research endeavours, and important editorial and institutional engagements.

The pandemic forced significant changes to institutional and individual academic activities and norms, while highlighting inequities, opportunities, and challenges already present in the realm of internationalization in its plurality around the globe.