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Language Planning for Medium of Instruction in Asia

Edited by M. Hamid, Hoa Nguyen, Richard Baldauf ...

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The chapters provide an informed understanding of the context, process, actors, goals and outcomes of medium of instruction policies from a language policy and ... Read more

$81.06 CAD

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The chapters provide an informed understanding of the context, process, actors, goals and outcomes of medium of instruction policies from a language policy and
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Making Teaching and Learning Matter

Transformative Spaces in Higher Education

Edited by Judith Summerfield, Cheryl C. Smith ...

Series series Education (R0)
This volume captures the spirit of collaboration and innovation that its authors bring into the classroom, as well as to groundbreaking undergraduate programs and initiatives. Coming from diverse points of view and twenty different disciplines, the contributors illuminate the often perplexing debates about what matters most in higher education today. Each chapter tells a unique story about ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This volume captures the spirit of collaboration and innovation that its authors bring into the classroom, as well as to groundbreaking undergraduate programs and initiatives. Coming from diverse points of view and twenty different disciplines, the contributors illuminate the often perplexing debates about what matters most in higher education today. Each chapter tells a unique story about
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Indigenous Identity Formation in Chilean Education

New Racism and Schooling Experiences of Mapuche Youth

by Andrew Webb ...

Series series Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
This book offers rich sociological analysis of the ways in which educational institutions influence indigenous identity formation in Chile. In doing so, Webb explores the mechanisms of new racism in schooling and demonstrates how continued forms of exclusion impact minority groups.By drawing on qualitative research conducted with Mapuche youth in schools in rural and urban settings, and in private ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

This book offers rich sociological analysis of the ways in which educational institutions influence indigenous identity formation in Chile. In doing so, Webb explores the mechanisms of new racism in schooling and demonstrates how continued forms of exclusion impact minority groups.By drawing on qualitative research conducted with Mapuche youth in schools in rural and urban settings, and in private
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Curriculum: Construction and Critique

by Prof Alistair Ross, Alistair Ross ...

Although curriculum is central to the schooling process, debates about it are rarely well informed. Over the past ten years there has been a dearth of books that have informed the debate by examining curriculum in a broader context, beyond the National Curriculum. Ross, in this refreshing re-examination of the area, opens up a more general debate on how the curriculum is shaped and the compromises ... Read more

$96.18 CAD

Although curriculum is central to the schooling process, debates about it are rarely well informed. Over the past ten years there has been a dearth of books that have informed the debate by examining curriculum in a broader context, beyond the National Curriculum. Ross, in this refreshing re-examination of the area, opens up a more general debate on how the curriculum is shaped and the compromises
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The Discourse of Reading Groups

Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives

by David Peplow, Joan Swann, Paola Trimarco, Sara Whiteley ...

Series series Routledge Research in Literacy
Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary texts. While reading is often considered a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form of social reading, where interpretations are produced and displayed in discourse. The Discourse of Reading Groups is a study of such joint conceptual activity, ... Read more

$92.06 CAD

Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary texts. While reading is often considered a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form of social reading, where interpretations are produced and displayed in discourse. The Discourse of Reading Groups is a study of such joint conceptual activity,
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Global Conversations in Literacy Research

Digital and Critical Literacies

Edited by Peggy Albers ...

In this volume, renowned literacy and language education scholars who have shaped policy and practice aimed toward social justice and equity address current intellectual and practical issues in the teaching of literacy in classrooms and educational environments across diverse and international settings. Drawn from talks that were presented live and hosted by Global Conversations in Literacy ... Read more

$92.06 CAD

In this volume, renowned literacy and language education scholars who have shaped policy and practice aimed toward social justice and equity address current intellectual and practical issues in the teaching of literacy in classrooms and educational environments across diverse and international settings. Drawn from talks that were presented live and hosted by Global Conversations in Literacy
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Curricular Conversations

Play is the (Missing) Thing

by Margaret Macintyre Latta ...

Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
The central theme of Curricular Conversations is this: Play is the thing that brings aesthetic curricular complications near educators and their students, making the lived consequences very vivid, tangible, and possible. Viewing curriculum as genuine inquiry into what is worth knowing, rather than simply a curricular document, this book explores the significances instilled and nurtured through ... Read more

$100.30 CAD

The central theme of Curricular Conversations is this: Play is the thing that brings aesthetic curricular complications near educators and their students, making the lived consequences very vivid, tangible, and possible. Viewing curriculum as genuine inquiry into what is worth knowing, rather than simply a curricular document, this book explores the significances instilled and nurtured through
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Serious Play

Literacy, Learning and Digital Games

Edited by Catherine Beavis, Michael Dezuanni, Joanne O'Mara ...

Series series Digital Games, Simulations, and Play in Learning
Serious Play is a comprehensive account of the possibilities and challenges of teaching and learning with digital games in primary and secondary schools. Based on an original research project, the book explores digital games’ capacity to engage and challenge, present complex representations and experiences, foster collaborative and deep learning and enable curricula that connect with young people ... Read more

$79.69 CAD

Serious Play is a comprehensive account of the possibilities and challenges of teaching and learning with digital games in primary and secondary schools. Based on an original research project, the book explores digital games’ capacity to engage and challenge, present complex representations and experiences, foster collaborative and deep learning and enable curricula that connect with young people
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Prática docente no Ensino Médio Integrado

revisitando seus princípios

by Rosa Maria Oliveira Teixeira de Vasconcelos ...

Esta obra discute os princípios que fundam a modalidade curricular do Ensino Médio Integrado à Educação Profissional, Técnica e Tecnológica, enfatizando em particular a prática docente. Realiza uma análise entre o didático e o curricular no Ensino Médio Integrado, perpassando pelos aspectos contextuais, legais e históricos que levaram a constituição dessa proposta curricular, buscando entender por ... Read more

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Esta obra discute os princípios que fundam a modalidade curricular do Ensino Médio Integrado à Educação Profissional, Técnica e Tecnológica, enfatizando em particular a prática docente. Realiza uma análise entre o didático e o curricular no Ensino Médio Integrado, perpassando pelos aspectos contextuais, legais e históricos que levaram a constituição dessa proposta curricular, buscando entender por
... Read more
Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education

Policy, Programmes and Pedagogy

Edited by Sai Loo, Jill Jameson ...

Series series Routledge Research in Education
Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education presents a collection of research-based papers on the ‘English model’ of vocationalism and higher education. It argues that negative societal and political perceptions have hindered the debate about the significance and relevance of vocational education and training provision to learning, work and the economy. In this book, the writers offer unique ... Read more

$100.30 CAD

Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education presents a collection of research-based papers on the ‘English model’ of vocationalism and higher education. It argues that negative societal and political perceptions have hindered the debate about the significance and relevance of vocational education and training provision to learning, work and the economy. In this book, the writers offer unique
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Transnational Perspectives on Curriculum History

Edited by Gary McCulloch, Ivor Goodson, Mariano González-Delgado ...

Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
This book offers a remarkable range of research that emphasises the need to analyse the shaping of curricula under historical, social and political variables. Teachers’ life stories, the Cold War as a contextual element that framed curricular transformations in the US and Europe, and the study of trends in education policy at transnational level are issues addressed throughout. The book presents ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

This book offers a remarkable range of research that emphasises the need to analyse the shaping of curricula under historical, social and political variables. Teachers’ life stories, the Cold War as a contextual element that framed curricular transformations in the US and Europe, and the study of trends in education policy at transnational level are issues addressed throughout. The book presents
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Social Studies as New Literacies in a Global Society

Relational Cosmopolitanism in the Classroom

by Mark Baildon, James S. Damico ...

Series series Routledge Research in Education
This book reconceptualizes social studies teaching and learning in ways that will help prepare students to live in "new times" – prepared for new forms of labor in the post-industrial economy, equipped to handle new and emerging technologies and function in the new media age, and prepared to understand different perspectives to participate in an increasingly diverse, multicultural global society. ... Read more

$96.18 CAD

This book reconceptualizes social studies teaching and learning in ways that will help prepare students to live in "new times" – prepared for new forms of labor in the post-industrial economy, equipped to handle new and emerging technologies and function in the new media age, and prepared to understand different perspectives to participate in an increasingly diverse, multicultural global society.
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Secondary Curriculum Transformed

Enabling All to Achieve

by Meena Kumari Wood, Nick Haddon ...

More than ever, secondary curriculum requires greater flexibility and adaptability so young people learn the relevant knowledge and key skills they need for the evolving world of training and employment. This practical guide, both radical and progressive, makes a compelling argument for a secondary curriculum that addresses the needs and aspirations of all students. A balanced approach will help ... Read more

$54.95 CAD

More than ever, secondary curriculum requires greater flexibility and adaptability so young people learn the relevant knowledge and key skills they need for the evolving world of training and employment. This practical guide, both radical and progressive, makes a compelling argument for a secondary curriculum that addresses the needs and aspirations of all students. A balanced approach will help
... Read more
Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards

K–2

by Wynne A. Shilling, Sydney L. Schwartz ...

Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards: K–2 provides multiple practical resources to assist teachers in working with standards across subject areas in ways that bring critical thinking into the everyday process of learning content and skills. The authors provide suggestions for engaging and sustaining children’s interest and illustrate the use of teaching language that actively nurtures the ... Read more

$54.95 CAD

Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards: K–2 provides multiple practical resources to assist teachers in working with standards across subject areas in ways that bring critical thinking into the everyday process of learning content and skills. The authors provide suggestions for engaging and sustaining children’s interest and illustrate the use of teaching language that actively nurtures the
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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Volume 29

Edited by Michael B. Paulsen ...

Series series Education (R0)
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets
... Read more
The 5 Minute Reset Get Your Mind Right

by Dr Nova Day ...

The world is loud. Most people don't have a thinking problem — they have a noise problem.The 5-Minute Reset™ is a four-step mental recalibration system called MIND — a clarity practice for the moments most of us are actually living in: family pressure, exhaustion, grief, sleepless nights, work drain, hard decisions, the days you don't know what you want.M — Monitor the NoiseI — Interrupt the... ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world is loud. Most people don't have a thinking problem — they have a noise problem.The 5-Minute Reset™ is a four-step mental recalibration system called MIND — a clarity practice for the moments most of us are actually living in: family pressure, exhaustion, grief, sleepless nights, work drain, hard decisions, the days you don't know what you want.M — Monitor the NoiseI — Interrupt the...
... Read more
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

$43.19 CAD

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
Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development

by Kate Broughton ...

Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development presents a rigorous and timely framework demonstrating how Montessori's century-old materials already cultivate the core competencies required for human flourishing in an AI-shaped world. Drawing on comparative analysis of leading global frameworks, including UNESCO's Reimagining Our Futures Together, McKinsey's 56 Distinct Elements of ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Mapping Montessori Materials for AI Competency Development presents a rigorous and timely framework demonstrating how Montessori's century-old materials already cultivate the core competencies required for human flourishing in an AI-shaped world. Drawing on comparative analysis of leading global frameworks, including UNESCO's Reimagining Our Futures Together, McKinsey's 56 Distinct Elements of
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Teaching the Humanities

by Peter Gordon ...

First Published in 1991. The contributors to this book share the belief that the teaching of humanities should form an essential part of the school curriculum. It includes the areas of the scope of humanities, the cultural dimension of classroom language learnings and cross-curricular subjects of Geography, Reglues Education, Art and History as well as looking at computer assisted learning, how to ... Read more

$321.55 CAD

First Published in 1991. The contributors to this book share the belief that the teaching of humanities should form an essential part of the school curriculum. It includes the areas of the scope of humanities, the cultural dimension of classroom language learnings and cross-curricular subjects of Geography, Reglues Education, Art and History as well as looking at computer assisted learning, how to
... Read more
Creating an Emotionally Healthy Classroom

Practical and Creative Literacy and Art Resources for Key Stage 2

by Daphne Gutteridge, Vivien Smith ...

This practical resource book for Key Stage 2 explores a range of emotions using both original poetry and well-known artworks to stimulate discussion in the classroom.Based on the extensive teaching experience of Daphne Gutteridge and Vivien Smith as well as current educational initiatives such as ECM and SEAL, this book is aimed at practitioners who are committed to creating an emotionally healthy ... Read more

$76.94 CAD

This practical resource book for Key Stage 2 explores a range of emotions using both original poetry and well-known artworks to stimulate discussion in the classroom.Based on the extensive teaching experience of Daphne Gutteridge and Vivien Smith as well as current educational initiatives such as ECM and SEAL, this book is aimed at practitioners who are committed to creating an emotionally healthy
... Read more
Secondary Education: The Key Concepts

by Jerry Wellington ...

Series series Routledge Key Guides
A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education today, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers important topics including:assessmentcitizenshipcurriculume-learningexclusiontheories of learningwork experience.Fully cross-referenced, with extensive suggestions for ... Read more

$35.72 CAD

A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education today, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers important topics including:assessmentcitizenshipcurriculume-learningexclusiontheories of learningwork experience.Fully cross-referenced, with extensive suggestions for
... Read more
Coordinating History Across the Primary School

by Julie Davies ...

Series series Subject Leaders' Handbooks
Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There are special volumes dedicated to dealing with OFSTED, creating whole school policy and the demands of ... Read more

$79.69 CAD

Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There are special volumes dedicated to dealing with OFSTED, creating whole school policy and the demands of
... Read more
Thinking History 4-14

Teaching, Learning, Curricula and Communities

by Dr Grant Bage, Grant Bage ...

In this book the author looks at the past, present and the future of history teaching in primary schools in an attempt to provide a practical framework for teachers. Section one reviews relevant literature with an aim to clarify the dilemmas and advance present thinking and practice in history teaching in primary schools. Section two offers case studies, curriculum materials and designs, teaching ... Read more

$86.56 CAD

In this book the author looks at the past, present and the future of history teaching in primary schools in an attempt to provide a practical framework for teachers. Section one reviews relevant literature with an aim to clarify the dilemmas and advance present thinking and practice in history teaching in primary schools. Section two offers case studies, curriculum materials and designs, teaching
... Read more
Access to Learning for Pupils with Disabilities

by John Cornwall ...

First published in 1997. It is the intention of this book to provide a stimulus to further thought and investigation of the many possibilities and opportunities available for teaching pupils and students with physical disabilities and medical conditions. ... Read more

$54.95 CAD

First published in 1997. It is the intention of this book to provide a stimulus to further thought and investigation of the many possibilities and opportunities available for teaching pupils and students with physical disabilities and medical conditions.
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