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  • On Critical Pedagogy

    by Henry A. Giroux ...
    Alongside Paulo Freire, Henry A. Giroux is widely considered to be the founding father of critical pedagogy. This classic work represents his best writing on critical pedagogy spanning the past 40 years. The 2nd edition includes four new chapters covering the rise of fascist culture in America and across the globe and the dictatorship of ignorance in the age of Trump and post-truth.This ... Read more

    22,99 €

  • Emile

    by Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
    A Landmark Work on Education, Human Nature, Freedom, and Moral DevelopmentFirst published in 1762, Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, complete title Emile, or On Education, is one of the most influential works in the history of educational philosophy. Written partly as a philosophical treatise and partly as a fictional account of a young boy’s development, the book explores how education might allow ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Coddling of the American Mind

    How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

    by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff ...
    'Excellent, their advice is sound... liberal parents, in particular, should read it' Financial TimesThe New York Times BestsellerWhat doesn't kill you makes you weakerAlways trust your feelingsLife is a battle between good people and evil peopleThese three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being, as well as ancient wi... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Social Justice Education in European Multi-ethnic Schools

    Addressing the Goals of Intercultural Education

    by Cinzia Pica-Smith, Rina Manuela Contini, Carmen N. Veloria ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
    Europe is a multi-ethnic society experiencing a rise of anti-immigration, racist, xenophobic discourses, and right-wing political rhetoric and movements proposing legislation to further solidify structural inequality and institutionalized systems of oppression that fuel educational inequities. Social Justice Education in European Multi-ethnic Schools brings together researchers in the fields of ... Read more

    64,10 €

  • Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit als Dimension der Erwachsenenbildung

    Polnische, russlaendische und ukrainische Perspektiven

    by Dr. Tetyana Kloubert ...
    Series Book 19 - Gesellschaften und Staaten im Epochenwandel / Societies and States in Transformation
    Wie wird in den drei Ländern Russland, Polen und Ukraine mit den problematischen Ereignissen der nationalen Geschichte umgegangen? Dieser Frage widmet sich diese Studie in Form einer empirischen Untersuchung, durchgeführt im Jahr 2009. Befragt wurden in eingehenden Interviews 91 Erwachsenenbildner aus drei Ländern. Dabei ergab sich, dass die Aufarbeitung der Geschichte in engem Zusammenhang steht ... Read more

    121,57 €

  • Funds of Knowledge in Higher Education

    Honoring Students’ Cultural Experiences and Resources as Strengths

    Edited by Judy Marquez Kiyama, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar ...
    Refining and building on the concept in a sophisticated and multidisciplinary way, this book uses a funds of knowledge approach and connects it to other key conceptual frameworks in education to examine issues related to the access and transition to college, college persistence and success, and pedagogies in higher education. Research on funds of knowledge has become a standard reference to signal ... Read more

    57,93 €

  • Bourdieusian Prospects

    Edited by Lisa Adkins, Caragh Brosnan, Steven Threadgold ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    Bourdieusian Prospects considers the ongoing relevance of Bourdieu's social theory for contemporary social science. Breaking with the tendency to reflect on Bourdieu's legacies, it brings established and emergent scholars together to debate the futures of a specifically Bourdieusian sociology. Driven by a central leitmotif in Bourdieu’s oeuvre, namely, that his work not be blindly appropriated but ... Read more

    60,40 €

  • Educating for a Characterful Society

    Responsibility and the Public Good

    by James Arthur, Julia Cleverdon, Nicky Morgan, James O'Shaughnessy, Anthony Seldon ...
    The UK National Curriculum states that schools should reaffirm commitment to the virtues of truth, justice, honesty, trust and a sense of duty. This aim, loosely defined as 'character' education, is widely agreed to be critical to healthy development and a fair, just and democratic society.But what exactly is 'character' and how best to educate for it? This vitally important book, written by five ... Read more

    24,65 €

  • International Students at US Community Colleges

    Opportunities, Challenges, and Successes

    Edited by Krishna Bista, Gregory Malveaux ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility
    This volume documents the experiences of international students and recent international initiatives at US community colleges to better understand how to support and nurture students’ potential. Offering a range of case studies, empirical and conceptual chapters, the collection showcases the unique curricula and diverse opportunities for career development that colleges can offer international ... Read more

    54,23 €

  • Studying Education: An Introduction To The Key Disciplines In Education Studies

    by Barry Dufour, Will Curtis ...
    This book provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of the basic education disciplines for undergraduates on Education Studies courses. ... Read more

    27,97 €

  • Official Knowledge

    Democratic Education in a Conservative Age

    by Michael W. Apple ...
    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 “official,” and whose agendas this knowledge represents. A probing and award-winning study, this new edition builds on the tradition of its predecessors to question the rightist resurgence in education while ... Read more

    75,19 €

  • Shaping Sexual Knowledge

    A Cultural History of Sex Education in Twentieth Century Europe

    Edited by Lutz Sauerteig, Roger Davidson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
    The history of sex education enables us to gain valuable insights into the cultural constructions of what different societies have defined as 'normal' sexuality and sexual health. Yet, the history of sex education has only recently attracted the full attention of historians of modern sexuality.Shaping Sexual Knowledge: A Cultural History of Sex Education in Twentieth Century Europe makes a ... Read more

    64,10 €

  • Knowledge, Pedagogy and Society

    International Perspectives on Basil Bernstein's Sociology of Education

    Edited by Daniel Frandji, Philippe Vitale ...
    Over the course of the late-twentieth century Basil Bernstein pioneered an original approach to educational phenomena, taking seriously questions regarding the transmission, distribution and transformation of knowledge as no other before had done. Arguing tirelessly for change, more than any other British sociologist it is Bernstein who presents to us education as a social right and not as a ... Read more

    69,03 €

  • African-American English

    Structure, History, and Use

    Edited by Salikoko S. Mufwene, John R. Rickford, Guy Bailey, John Baugh ...
    Series series Routledge Linguistics Classics
    This book was the first to provide a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English and is widely recognised as a classic in the field. It covers both the main linguistic features, in particular the grammar, phonology, and lexicon as well as the sociological, political and educational issues connected with African-American English.The editors have played key roles in the ... Read more

    51,77 €

  • Tamils, Social Capital and Educational Marginalization in Singapore

    Labouring to Learn

    by Lavanya Balachandran ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
    Labouring to Learn examines academic mobility pathways among ethnic minority Tamil youths in public secondary schools and vocational institutions in Singapore. This book qualitatively examines the interactive effects of race and class on the educational performance of these youths through the lens of social capital. Despite their numerical majoritarian position within the Indian population in ... Read more

    51,77 €

  • Discourse, Dialogue and Technology Enhanced Learning

    by Rachel Pilkington ...
    Discourse, Dialogue and Technology Enhanced Learning is invaluable to all those wanting to explore how dialogic processes work and how we facilitate them. Dialogue is an important learning tool and it is by understanding how language affects us and how we use language to encourage, empathise, inquire, argue and persuade that we come closer to understanding processes of change in ourselves and our ... Read more

    57,93 €

  • Education, Gender and Development

    A Capabilities Perspective

    by Mari-Anne Okkolin ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
    This compelling book takes a novel approach to the complexities of girls’ and women’s education in the global South. To unravel the critical issues and processes behind educational advancement and to identify the factors that support the construction of educational well-being and agency from gender perspective, the book narrates the stories of women who have successfully built their educational ... Read more

    62,86 €

  • Reason and Ethics

    The Case Against Objective Value

    by Joel Marks ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
    Reason and Ethics defends the theoretical claim that all values are subjective and the practical claim that human affairs can be conducted fruitfully in full awareness of this.Joel Marks goes beyond his previous work defending moral skepticism to question the existence of all objective values. This leads him to suggest a novel answer to the Companions in Guilt argument that the denial of morality ... Read more

    59,17 €

  • Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 6-9

    by Gary Gruber, PhD ...
    The ultimate guide to helping your child succeed on tests both now and as they grow up, with practical strategies and examples, comprehensive subject reviews, practice exams and explanations, and much more!All parents want their children to be as successful as possible and to reach their fullest potential, and, in today’s education climate, test-taking is more important to a student’s success and ... Read more

    12,60 €

  • Education and the Global Rural

    Feminist Perspectives

    Edited by Barbara Pini, Relebohile Moletsane, Martin Mills ...
    This edited collection challenges the urban-centric nature of much feminist work on gender and education. The context for the book is the radical reconfiguration of rural areas that has occurred in recent decades as a result of globalisation. From a range of diverse national contexts, including Kenya and South Africa, Australia and Canada, and the United States and Pakistan, authors explore the ... Read more

    67,80 €

  • Computers, Curriculum, and Cultural Change

    An Introduction for Teachers

    by Jr. Provenzo ...
    Computers, Curriculum, and Cultural Change: An Introduction for Teachers, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to using computers in educational settings. What distinguishes this text from others on the topic is its focus on:*the issue of how computers are redefining our culture and society and the work of schools;*the idea of using the computer as a tool for increasing efficiency and ... Read more

    80,12 €

  • Progressive Education

    A Critical Introduction

    by Dr John Howlett ...
    How and why we should educate children has always been a central concern for governments around the world, and there have long been those who have opposed orthodoxy, challenged perception and called for a radicalization of youth. Progressive Education draws together Continental Romantics, Utopian dreamers, radical feminists, pioneering psychologists and social agitators to explore the history of ... Read more

    37,73 €

  • Civic Education for Diverse Citizens in Global Times

    Rethinking Theory and Practice

    Edited by Beth C. Rubin, James M. Giarelli ...
    Series series Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series
    This book explores four interrelated themes: rethinking civic education in light of the diversity of U.S. society; re-examining these notions in an increasingly interconnected global context; re-considering the ways that civic education is researched and practiced; and taking stock of where we are currently through use of an historical understanding of civic education.There is a gap between theory ... Read more

    66,56 €

  • Unconventional

    Ways to Thrive in EDU

    by Rachelle Dene Poth ...
    As educators, we have tremendous opportunities to create unconventional learning experiences for every one of our students. Sometimes we just need a push, some encouragement to let us know that we can do things differently, and think outside the box. Unconventional will empower educators to take risks, explore new ideas and emerging technologies, and bring amazing changes to classrooms. Dive in to ... Read more

    7,62 €