Philosophy and theory of education

The book weaves the story of the complex links between education and its territories.

This anthology opens new perspectives in the domain of history, philosophy, and science teaching research.

Although mindfulness can be located in a number of different traditions and disciplines, it was originally an esoteric and powerful practice based on developing a capacity attainable only by certain people.

This second edition, published in 1997 follows the original edition from 1981 which was the only published ethnography of medical education in the UK.

Adult education offers the potential to enhance the individual's sense of agency to direct and improve their future; this is especially important in times of significant societal unrest.

This book addresses the crucial issue of how we value and deploy the idea of "e;freedom"e; that underlies contemporary curriculum studies.

Parents and teachers want to give children the best opportunities for success in life.

We live in a world that has become a resource, a world conditioned by the progressive domination of a monetary scale applied across the board.

The Female Tradition in Physical Education re-examines a key question in the history of modern education: why did the remarkably successful leaders of female physical education, who pioneered the development of the subject in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, lose control in the years following the Second World War?

Moral Development offers a comprehensive overview of classic and current theories of moral development and applications of these theories in various counseling and educational settings.

This book creatively and critically explores the figure of the flaneur and its place within educational scholarship.

Of all the subjects in the school curriculum, science has been a most common target of the reformer's zeal.

Originally published in 1986.

Plays of Our Own is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers.

This book offers a fascinating yet disturbing account of the significance of racism in the lives of five and six year old children, drawing upon data from an in-depth study of an inner-city, multi-ethnic primary school and its surrounding community.

Every year, in one out of three big cities, the school superintendent leaves his or her job, sending local community leaders back to square one.

How as a society can we find ways of ensuring the people who are the most vulnerable or have little voice can avail themselves of the protection in law to improve their social, cultural, health and economic outcomes as befits civilised society?

Presenting the work of a highly innovative partnership between the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education and eight secondary schools, this book explores this networked learning community which has helped to define the use and production of educational knowledge and research within and between various partners.

Winner of the 2022 Book Award of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Gareth B.

Leading Beautifully provides a new dimension to understanding effective leadership.

Following on from the success of Mal Leicester's previous books Stories for Classroom and Assembly and Stories for Inclusive Schools, this book shows how to make use of the learning power of story-time for young children, providing original, themed stories and associated learning activities to promote young children's cognitive and emotional development.

This book critically explores Global South perspectives, examining marginalised voices and issues whilst challenging the supremacy of Global North perspectives in literature.

Psychology and Education provides a user-friendly introduction to educational psychology.

Towards Rational Education explores how education can become rational by serving character building, rational thinking and the common good.

This timely book provides effective methods and authentic examples of teaching about climate change through digital and multimodal media production in the English Language Arts classroom.

Providing a comprehensive history of the City University of New York, this book chronicles the evolution of the country's largest urban university from its inception in 1961 through the tumultuous events and policies that have shaped it character and community over the past fifty years.

Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works.

Originally published in 1980, the setting of this book is in the practicalities of teaching on labour wards, in antenatal clinics and in child health clinics.

¿Existe, funciona, un campo conceptual de la pedagogía?

Survival as a school teacher depends on an ability to achieve classroom control.

In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture.

This handbook provides an overview of research concepts, methodologies, approaches, and methods used regularly in the field of comparative and international education.

The current higher education policy and practice landscape is simultane-ously marked by uncertainty and hope, and nowhere are these tensions more present than in discussions and actions around general education.

This book uncovers the challenges posed by globalization to Asian jurisdictions in English language teaching and teacher education.

This book explores how design thinking can transform higher education, with solutions ranging from single course sessions to whole programs and universities.

Difficult Subjects: Insights and Strategies for Teaching about Race, Sexuality and Gender is a collection of essays from scholars across disciplines, institutions, and ranks that offers diverse and multi-faceted approaches to teaching about subjects that prove both challenging and often uncomfortable for both the professor and the student.

Learn how to integrate nature-based pedagogy in this practical and inviting book.

This book is an instructional guide for designing and implementing mentoring programs that support clinically-based teacher education.

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Why should we use technology to support learning?

In light of new theories of multiculturalism and globalization, this insightful book compares approaches to the educational inclusion of diverse minorities- such as the ethnic and linguistic minorities in America.

Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning takes a fresh look at one of the pioneering educational theories that accommodates the impact of information and communications technologies in learning.

Originally published in 1993, this book addresses the issue of the place of the expressive arts in primary schools in the years around and beyond the implementation of the National Curriculum.

Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice, a research consortium headed by Vanderbilt University, this volume examines the growth and outcomes of the charter school movement.

This collection of essays, first published in 1984, on multicultural education seeks to introduce teachers, teacher educators, educational administrators, policymakers and others to several of the most significant dimensions of the field.

Exploring Gifted Education focusses on the most fundamental and pressing topics in gifted education from across Australian and New Zealand contexts and gives particular attention to evidence-based practices and research findings.

This book features case studies that address dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, which offer content instruction in two languages to help youth develop fluent bilingualism/biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence.

Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science.