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Pedagogy, Praxis and Purpose in Education

by C.M. Mulcahy, D.E. Mulcahy, D.G. Mulcahy ...

Series series Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
Recent years have shown the growth of federal legislation and programs having a profound impact on educational policy and practice, and a decline in reliance on broadly based educational justifications. Paralleling this development has been the emergence of well-endowed and influential private foundations, and an increase in corporate influence in shaping policy. In this volume the authors ... Read more

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Recent years have shown the growth of federal legislation and programs having a profound impact on educational policy and practice, and a decline in reliance on broadly based educational justifications. Paralleling this development has been the emergence of well-endowed and influential private foundations, and an increase in corporate influence in shaping policy. In this volume the authors
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Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience

Edited by Maria Northcote, Kevin P. Gosselin ...

Distance learning is becoming increasingly prevalent in educational settings around the world as it provides more flexibility and access to classes for students and educators alike. While online classrooms are proving to be popular, there is a significant gap in the personalization and humanization of these courses. The Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience features ... Read more

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Distance learning is becoming increasingly prevalent in educational settings around the world as it provides more flexibility and access to classes for students and educators alike. While online classrooms are proving to be popular, there is a significant gap in the personalization and humanization of these courses. The Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience features
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Utilizing Case Studies in Business Education

Edited by Tahar Lazhar Ayed, Inass Ali, Hany Abdelhamid, Amani Hamza Mohamed ...

Many educators need help to effectively incorporate case studies into their teaching, often requiring more expertise and guidance to maximize their educational impact. This challenge is particularly acute in disciplines such as entrepreneurship, tourism, finance, business law, and digital marketing, where real-life examples can significantly enhance students' learning experiences. Current ... Read more

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Many educators need help to effectively incorporate case studies into their teaching, often requiring more expertise and guidance to maximize their educational impact. This challenge is particularly acute in disciplines such as entrepreneurship, tourism, finance, business law, and digital marketing, where real-life examples can significantly enhance students' learning experiences. Current
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Knowledge, Curriculum and Learning

Knowing Why We Teach, What We Teach and How We Learn

by Mythili Ramchand, Sonia Sawhney, Poonam Sharma ...

Series series Principles-based Adaptive Teaching
This book presents key epistemological ideas to enable teachers to understand different perspectives on knowledge, knowing and learning. It engages them to critically analyse various dimensions of knowledge and learning alongside their social and political implications.Drawing on theoretical perspectives in psychology, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book offers an opportunity for ... Read more

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This book presents key epistemological ideas to enable teachers to understand different perspectives on knowledge, knowing and learning. It engages them to critically analyse various dimensions of knowledge and learning alongside their social and political implications.Drawing on theoretical perspectives in psychology, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, this book offers an opportunity for
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Lessons Learned From Research on Mathematics Curriculum

Edited by Denisse R. Thompson, Mary Ann Huntley, Christine Suurtamm ...

Series series Research in Mathematics Education
This volume focuses on research related to mathematics curriculum. But rather than focusing on results of research, it focuses on lessons learned about conducting research on curriculum, whether about design and development, analysis of curriculum in the form of official standards or textbook instantiations, teacher intentions related to curriculum implementation, or actual classroom enactment. ... Read more

$87.99 CAD

This volume focuses on research related to mathematics curriculum. But rather than focusing on results of research, it focuses on lessons learned about conducting research on curriculum, whether about design and development, analysis of curriculum in the form of official standards or textbook instantiations, teacher intentions related to curriculum implementation, or actual classroom enactment.
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Forms of Practitioner Reflexivity

Critical, Conversational, and Arts-Based Approaches

Edited by Hilary Brown, Richard D. Sawyer, Joe Norris ...

Series series Education (R0)
This edited volume addresses the different methods professionals use to promote a critical reflective and reflexive stance among practitioners, leading to both a reconceptualization of practice and its subsequent change. The goal of increased reflection in professional education is intended to expand approaches for professionals to work with diverse others. It is also intended to increase their ... Read more

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This edited volume addresses the different methods professionals use to promote a critical reflective and reflexive stance among practitioners, leading to both a reconceptualization of practice and its subsequent change. The goal of increased reflection in professional education is intended to expand approaches for professionals to work with diverse others. It is also intended to increase their
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Teaching and Learning in the School Chemistry Laboratory

by Avi Hofstein, Muhamad Hugerat ...

Series Book 8 - Advances in Chemistry Education Series
Research into the educational effectiveness of chemistry practical work has shown that the laboratory offers a unique mode of instruction, assessment and evaluation. Laboratory work is an integral and important part of the learning process, used to encourage the development of high order thinking and learning alongside high order learning and thinking skills such as argumentation and metacognition ... Read more

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Research into the educational effectiveness of chemistry practical work has shown that the laboratory offers a unique mode of instruction, assessment and evaluation. Laboratory work is an integral and important part of the learning process, used to encourage the development of high order thinking and learning alongside high order learning and thinking skills such as argumentation and metacognition
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Contrasting School Culture and Education

Mapping the Public–Private Binary

by V. Sucharita ...

This book presents a comparative ethnographic understanding of government and low-fee private schools in India within the context of ever-increasing privatization and commercialization of education and the growing presence of non-state actors.Drawing on rich empirical data, the book provides an ethnographic account of a government and a low-fee private school in Hyderabad, India, and explores life ... Read more

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This book presents a comparative ethnographic understanding of government and low-fee private schools in India within the context of ever-increasing privatization and commercialization of education and the growing presence of non-state actors.Drawing on rich empirical data, the book provides an ethnographic account of a government and a low-fee private school in Hyderabad, India, and explores life
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Regime and Education in Zimbabwe

Unpacking Post-Independence Curriculum Crisis

by Bekithemba Dube, Albert Mufanechiya, Cordial Bhebe, Baldwin Hove, Gift Masengwe, Sikhathele Dube ...

This collection focuses on the post-independence educational development in Zimbabwe. It shows how the ZANU PF regime has presided over the demise of education, and covers a wide range of topics such as violence against teachers, poor salaries, student activism, minority languages, and curriculum innovations. This volume argues that the regime has used education as a tool for repression. ... Read more

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This collection focuses on the post-independence educational development in Zimbabwe. It shows how the ZANU PF regime has presided over the demise of education, and covers a wide range of topics such as violence against teachers, poor salaries, student activism, minority languages, and curriculum innovations. This volume argues that the regime has used education as a tool for repression.
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Discourses of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Education

Emerging Paradigms

Edited by Joseph Zajda ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book examines dominant discourses affecting race, ethnicity and gender in education and societies globally. It presents cutting-edge research on the major global trends in globalization, race, ethnicity and gender education globally. Using diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to discourse analysis, the book examines major trends in race, ethnicity and gender research, with a focus ... Read more

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This book examines dominant discourses affecting race, ethnicity and gender in education and societies globally. It presents cutting-edge research on the major global trends in globalization, race, ethnicity and gender education globally. Using diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to discourse analysis, the book examines major trends in race, ethnicity and gender research, with a focus
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Technology Education

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Technology Education draws together international perspectives on contemporary praxis in technology education from philosophy to empirical research. Through carefully commissioned chapters, leading authors explore the fundamentals of technology education, curriculum and pedagogy. Chapters discuss technology education as it can be experienced by children and young people, ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Technology Education draws together international perspectives on contemporary praxis in technology education from philosophy to empirical research. Through carefully commissioned chapters, leading authors explore the fundamentals of technology education, curriculum and pedagogy. Chapters discuss technology education as it can be experienced by children and young people,
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Stakeholder Engagement

Improving Education through Multi-Level Community Relations

Edited by Douglas A. Smith, David G. Buckman, Henry Tran ...

This book focuses on the topic of the multiple-stakeholders that comprise the education community across the P-20 continuum. In various ways and forms, the authors of the chapters found within this book promote the importance of engaging with the diverse array of stakeholders in order to truly improve education in an increasingly interconnected world. The book itself is divided into two major arcs ... Read more

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This book focuses on the topic of the multiple-stakeholders that comprise the education community across the P-20 continuum. In various ways and forms, the authors of the chapters found within this book promote the importance of engaging with the diverse array of stakeholders in order to truly improve education in an increasingly interconnected world. The book itself is divided into two major arcs
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Acts of Resistance

Subversive Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom

Edited by Jeanne Dyches, Brandon Sams, Ashley S. Boyd ...

In 1969, Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner published Teaching as a Subversive Activity. Subversive teaching today, however, looks very different than it did in 1969. Teachers today must deliver their instruction in an era of formidable challenges related to curriculum, educational policy, and cultural and political ideology. Students learn in an environment that includes active shooter drills ... Read more

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In 1969, Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner published Teaching as a Subversive Activity. Subversive teaching today, however, looks very different than it did in 1969. Teachers today must deliver their instruction in an era of formidable challenges related to curriculum, educational policy, and cultural and political ideology. Students learn in an environment that includes active shooter drills
... Read more
Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools

Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research

by Christine E. Sleeter, Miguel Zavala ...

Series series Multicultural Education Series
This timely and compelling book conceptualizes Ethnic Studies not only as a vehicle to transform and revitalize the school curriculum but also as a way to reinvent teaching. Drawing on Sleeter’s research review on the impact of Ethnic Studies commissioned by the National Education Association (NEA), the authors show how the traditional curriculum’s Eurocentric view of the world affects diverse ... Read more

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This timely and compelling book conceptualizes Ethnic Studies not only as a vehicle to transform and revitalize the school curriculum but also as a way to reinvent teaching. Drawing on Sleeter’s research review on the impact of Ethnic Studies commissioned by the National Education Association (NEA), the authors show how the traditional curriculum’s Eurocentric view of the world affects diverse
... Read more
Contemporary ELT Strategies in Engineering Pedagogy

Theory and Practice

Edited by S. Mekala, Geetha R ...

This book explores innovative pedagogical practices and teaching and learning strategies in the engineering curriculum for empowered learning.It highlights the urgency for developing specific skill sets among students that meet the current market recruitment needs. The authors present a detailed framework for fostering a higher level of competence in students especially in their communication ... Read more

$86.56 CAD

This book explores innovative pedagogical practices and teaching and learning strategies in the engineering curriculum for empowered learning.It highlights the urgency for developing specific skill sets among students that meet the current market recruitment needs. The authors present a detailed framework for fostering a higher level of competence in students especially in their communication
... Read more
Economics for Middle School

Curriculum and Pedagogy

by Manju Agarwal ...

This book discusses the importance of teaching fundamental economic concepts as part of the middle school social science curriculum in India. It examines the status of economics in Indian schools and the issues faced in teaching it at the middle school level and emphasizes the need for increasing the economic literacy of students. It offers valuable recommendations to curriculum planners and ... Read more

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This book discusses the importance of teaching fundamental economic concepts as part of the middle school social science curriculum in India. It examines the status of economics in Indian schools and the issues faced in teaching it at the middle school level and emphasizes the need for increasing the economic literacy of students. It offers valuable recommendations to curriculum planners and
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Lesson Planning, Second Edition

by Nikki Ashcraft, Thomas S.C. Farrell ...

Series series English Language Teacher Development
In the first edition of this book, Dr. Ashcraft transformed the complex, often abstract process of lesson planning into an accessible and concrete practice for English language teachers in any context. The second edition of Lesson Planning includes updated research and references, expanded sections on technology, and new reflection questions to improve your teaching. Additional chapters and ... Read more

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In the first edition of this book, Dr. Ashcraft transformed the complex, often abstract process of lesson planning into an accessible and concrete practice for English language teachers in any context. The second edition of Lesson Planning includes updated research and references, expanded sections on technology, and new reflection questions to improve your teaching. Additional chapters and
... Read more
Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum

SAGE Publications

by Elizabeth Ann Wood ...

The Third Edition of this popular book reflects contemporary research as well as thinking about the role and value of play in learning and development, within and beyond early childhood. The author explores recent developments across international contexts which endorse play, and argues for critical engagement with some aspects of policy discourse in how ′educational play′ is constrructed. This ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

The Third Edition of this popular book reflects contemporary research as well as thinking about the role and value of play in learning and development, within and beyond early childhood. The author explores recent developments across international contexts which endorse play, and argues for critical engagement with some aspects of policy discourse in how ′educational play′ is constrructed. This
... Read more
Visible Learning Guide to Student Achievement

Schools Edition

by John Hattie, Eric M. Anderman ...

Visible Learning Guide to Student Achievement critically examines the major influences shaping student achievement today. A revision of theInternational Guide to Student Achievement, this updated edition provides readers with a more accessible compendium of research summaries – with a particular focus on the school sector. As educators throughout the world seek to enhance learning, the information ... Read more

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Visible Learning Guide to Student Achievement critically examines the major influences shaping student achievement today. A revision of theInternational Guide to Student Achievement, this updated edition provides readers with a more accessible compendium of research summaries – with a particular focus on the school sector. As educators throughout the world seek to enhance learning, the information
... Read more
Leading Educational Systems and Schools in Times of Disruption and Exponential Change

A Call for Courage, Commitment and Collaboration

by Patrick Duignan ...

Schools and school systems are increasingly impacted by global disruptions and rapid changes that create unprecedented challenges and opportunities for their leaders and educators. School leaders need to prepare students for faster changes than ever before, to learn for jobs that have not yet been created and use pedagogically-informed technologies to transform the ways in which teachers, students ... Read more

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Schools and school systems are increasingly impacted by global disruptions and rapid changes that create unprecedented challenges and opportunities for their leaders and educators. School leaders need to prepare students for faster changes than ever before, to learn for jobs that have not yet been created and use pedagogically-informed technologies to transform the ways in which teachers, students
... Read more
Impact Coaching

Scaling Instructional Leadership

by Julie Rae Smith, Raymond L. Smith ...

Invest in building talent. The best principals don’t just happen.When new principals are handed the keys and left to make decisions about their schools without adequate, sustained support, what happens? Too often, school improvement efforts don’t gain full traction, principals often give up and leave and real student gains remain out-of-reach.Impact Coaching bucks the notion of leaving principals ... Read more

$39.19 CAD

Invest in building talent. The best principals don’t just happen.When new principals are handed the keys and left to make decisions about their schools without adequate, sustained support, what happens? Too often, school improvement efforts don’t gain full traction, principals often give up and leave and real student gains remain out-of-reach.Impact Coaching bucks the notion of leaving principals
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Leading Together

Teachers and Administrators Improving Student Outcomes

by Jonathan Eckert ...

It’s about the work, not the position.Leadership is what is done, not who is doing it. The leadership work blurs the lines between teachers and administrators. Leading Together introduces a collective approach to progress, process, and programs to help build the conditions in which strong leadership can flourish and student outcomes improve.All school teams will find applicable insights as they ... Read more

$39.19 CAD

It’s about the work, not the position.Leadership is what is done, not who is doing it. The leadership work blurs the lines between teachers and administrators. Leading Together introduces a collective approach to progress, process, and programs to help build the conditions in which strong leadership can flourish and student outcomes improve.All school teams will find applicable insights as they
... Read more
Diverse Learning Opportunities Through Technology-Based Curriculum Design

Edited by Demetrick Williams, N. Nsombi Harkness ...

The infusion of technology into curriculum influences the methods and techniques used to educate the student population. By integrating effective technology in education, teachers are provided with a better opportunity to adapt and enhance the learning experience for students from various backgrounds. Diverse Learning Opportunities Through Technology-Based Curriculum Design provides innovative ... Read more

$183.99 CAD

The infusion of technology into curriculum influences the methods and techniques used to educate the student population. By integrating effective technology in education, teachers are provided with a better opportunity to adapt and enhance the learning experience for students from various backgrounds. Diverse Learning Opportunities Through Technology-Based Curriculum Design provides innovative
... Read more
Teaching Reading and Literature with Classroom Talk

Dialogical Approaches and Practical Strategies in the Secondary ELA Classroom

by Dawan Coombs ...

This book presents a framework for conceptualizing and enacting dialogic approaches to teaching literature and reading in your classroom. Dialogical approaches have often been used in secondary classrooms for teaching writing by incorporating students’ lives and experiences into the English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum. But what might it look like to create reading moments that bring texts to ... Read more

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This book presents a framework for conceptualizing and enacting dialogic approaches to teaching literature and reading in your classroom. Dialogical approaches have often been used in secondary classrooms for teaching writing by incorporating students’ lives and experiences into the English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum. But what might it look like to create reading moments that bring texts to
... Read more

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