Philosophy and theory of education

Curated by the chief editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, this book presents engaging and accessible chapters that capture current and essential research findings from leaders in the sexuality education field.

In recent years the contribution of drama to second language learning has grown internationally as a field of interest to both teachers and researchers.

Originally published in 1943, recognising the importance of early education, this title looked at a way forward for creating a "e;Common School"e; for all children.

This is the first book to offer an in-depth review of research pertaining to individuals with visual impairments across the full span of movement-related disciplines, from biomechanics and motor learning to physical education and Paralympic sport.

Much of the material included here owes it inspiration to discussions held with groups of student teachers in the early 1970s.

This book argues that contemporary neuroscience compliments, extends, and challenges recent and influential posthuman and new materialist accounts of the relations between rhetoric, affect, and writing pedagogy.

This volume examines Otto Friedrich Bollnow's philosophical approach to education, which brought Heidegger's existentialism together with other theories of what it is to be "e;human.

Childhood is increasingly saturated by technology: from television to the Internet, video games to 'video nasties', camcorders to personal computers.

This third edition of Official Knowledge, a classic text from one of education's most distinguished scholars, challenges readers to critically examine how certain knowledge comes to be "e;official,"e; and whose agendas this knowledge represents.

Is academic freedom threatened?

Adler untersuchte bereits in seinen frühen Schriften die große Bedeutung von sozialen Einflüssen auf die Persönlichkeitsentwicklung von Menschen.

Contributing to interdisciplinary discussions on nationalism, the book explores how educational systems and practices contribute to the phenomena of nationalism and nation-building.

Culture, Learning, and Technology: Research and Practice provides readers with an overview of the research on culture, learning, and technology (CLT) and introduces the concept of culture-related theoretical frameworks.

Exploring how formal and informal education initiatives and training systems in the US, UK and Australia seek to achieve a socially diverse workforce, this insightful book offers a series of detailed case studies to reveal the initiative and ingenuity shown by today's young people as they navigate entry into creative fields of work.

First published in 1986, this book looks at the impact of mass literacy on everyday life, discussing the fundamental differences between traditional oral cultures and contemporary industrialised societies where most people rely on complex combinations of oral and literate communication.

This collection of papers surveys key aspects of the curriculum, investigates the present situation and discusses what improvements need to be made.

This book increases understanding of, and provides inspiration for, the conduct of research in primary/elementary education.

This book articulates a unique conception of aesthetic educational philosophy and its relation to the Chinese world, drawing on the works of the prominent contemporary Chinese philosopher Zehou Li.

This highly original collection presents speculative fiction as fiction-based research to re-imagine education in the  future.

The close-knit, personal nature of small rural communities results in school and community operating as a single integrated social structure.

This book investigates the localised effects of reform by exploring the impact of a school improvement policy agenda on the work of three experienced principals.

This book shows how critical theory can help school leaders and administrators to prepare students for the ever-changing political, cultural, economic, and societal conditions of the world.

First published in 1967, this book looks at what the role of a headteacher should be, challenging the traditional views of the head and the authoritarian structure of schools.

Radical Research explores the view that research is not a neutral tool to be employed without bias in the search for truth.

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Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world, formal schooling is frequently following rather than leading.

A Dream Defaulted explores how the student loan crisis disproportionately affects Black borrowers and why rising student debt is both a cause and consequence of social inequality in the United States.

This book draws together insights on the past, present, and future of youth participatory action research (YPAR) through interviews with ten scholars whose work has been central to the field.

This book is a timely insight into the internationalization of higher education institutions.

This timely new handbook will be an essential read for all college staff who find themselves involved in mentoring trainee teachers in post-compulsory education, either through choice or necessity!

The book provides readers with the knowledge and skills to be confident and effective inclusive teachers for 21st century classrooms.

This companion gives a comprehensive overview of the history of primary education in India.

Supporting Children's Learning in the Early Years is aimed at early years practitioners who are developing their knowledge and understanding of professional practice through studying at undergraduate level.

This book draws from and analyzes teachers' and students' stories of great classes in order to promote teachers' development of pedagogical tact and to encourage flow states for students.

This edited collection is the result of the Voices of Individuals: Collectively Exploring Self-determination (VOICES) based at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland Galway.

For more than 40 years, researchers have explored the utility of Bourdieu's sociology for settings beyond the French and Algerian contexts of its origin.

The sociology of education has been at the forefront of new developments in sociological theory.

This edited volume reveals a reflective culmination of the Socioscientific Issues (SSI) framework that examines past, present, and future trends along with advances in the field of science education.

The Posthuman Child combats institutionalised ageist practices in primary, early childhood and teacher education.

This important resource helps researchers in all disciplines share their findings, knowledge, and ideas effectively and beyond their own field.

The papers in this volume provide a coherent philosophical study of a group of important and pressing educational issues such as the selection of objectives for less able children, the fundamental characteristics of teaching and the integration of the curriculum.

This book presents a philosophical interpretation to numerical cognition based on dual process theories and heuristics.

What is science for a child?

The strengths and failures of the American college, and why liberal education still mattersAs the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential.

Children must be taught morality.

As one of the most rapid and earliest nations to achieve "e;Western modernisation"e;, much of Japan's success stems from its fruitful literacy history during the Tokugawa shogunate as well as later influences from Western educational ideals and consequent economic and democratic conflicts in Japan.

The book presents a conceptual framework for understanding leadership for effective educator learning in early childhood settings.

First published in 1995.