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  • Emile

    First published in 1762, "Emile" (AKA "On Education") is a treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the nature of education as well as the nature of man.Rousseau considered this book to be the best and most important of anything he had written. "Emile" was banned in Paris and Geneva, and publicly burned in the year of its release. This was due to a particular section of the book called, “Profession of ... Read more

    0,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Critical Pedagogy

    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 €

  • The Coddling of the American Mind

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

    '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 €

  • Historical and Contemporary Foundations of Social Studies Education

    Unpacking Implications for Civic Education and Contemporary Life

    Series series Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education
    This book explores the rich history and depth of the educational field of social studies in the United States and examines its capacity to moderate modern-day anti-democratic forces through a commitment to civic education.Drawing out key significant historical moments within the development of social studies education, it provides a compelling historical narrative of the ideas that shaped the ... Read more

    24,34 €

  • Precise Poverty Alleviation and Intergenerational Mobility in China

    by Chunjin Chen ...
    Series series China Perspectives
    The widening of income and wealth inequality has become one of the most important obstacles on the road to China’s common prosperity. In the context of inequality reduction and anti-poverty strategy in China, this book investigates the complex relationship between education and intergenerational mobility in terms of occupation and income.Based on large-scale social survey data, cutting-edge ... Read more

    42,61 €

  • A Prática pedagógica do professor de didática

    Durante anos a autora trabalhou com a pesquisa educacional, ouvindo professores e alunos, comparando seus discursos e observando nas salas de aula a relação entre esses dois grupos. O resultado desse trabalho é apresentado aqui, onde a didática é questionada como prática do dia a dia, como disciplina ultrapassada, como didática crítica e, principalmente, onde se mostra como atuam os profissionais ... Read more

    8,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moral Learning

    Integrating the Personal, Professional and Political

    Edited by Monica Taylor ...
    As moral educators we are more used to teaching others and researching their learning and moral development than reflecting on and writing formally about our own moral learning. We are not just professionals with an interest and supposedly some expertise in morality and education, we also have gendered and culturally differentiated personal and professional lives, in which there are moral issues, ... Read more

    49,91 €

  • Time and the Rhythms of Emancipatory Education

    Rethinking the temporal complexity of self and society

    Time and the Rhythms of Emancipatory Education argues that by rethinking the way we relate to time, we can fundamentally rethink the way we conceive education. Beyond the contemporary rhetoric of acceleration, speed, urgency or slowness, this book provides an epistemological, historical and theoretical framework that will serve as a comprehensive resource for critical reflection on the ... Read more

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  • Die 100 häufigsten Fragen zum Schulrecht

    Was Lehrkräfte wissen sollten

    Wer haftet, wenn ich in der Schule eingesammeltes Geld verliere? Bin ich verpflichtet, für die Praktikumsbetreuung meinen Pkw zu nutzen? Welche Arbeitsmaterialien muss mir der Dienstherr stellen? Kann ich von Schülern fordern, in Klassenarbeiten eindeutig zu schreiben? Nicht die spektakulären Fragen des Schulrechts bereiten in der Praxis häufig Probleme. Vielmehr sind es die kleinen Tücken des ... Read more

    19,99 €

  • Building Knowledge in Higher Education

    Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Legitimation Code Theory

    Series series Legitimation Code Theory
    From pressures to become economically efficient to calls to act as an agent of progressive social change, higher education is facing a series of challenges. There is an urgent need for a rigorous and sophisticated research base to support the informed development of practices. Yet studies of educational practices in higher education remain theoretically underdeveloped and segmented by discipline ... Read more

    48,70 €

  • Louts and Legends

    Male youth culture in an inner-city school

    by J. C. Walker ...
    For five years, Jim Walker followed the stories of four groups of young men, from their last years at an inner-city high school to their early twenties. Louts and Legends is a rich portrayal of their ways of life, their responses to school and teachers, and their experience of job-seeking, employment, unemployment, further education and training.Louts and Legends presents a unique perspective on ... Read more

    38,95 €

  • World Yearbook of Education 2005

    Globalization and Nationalism in Education

    Edited by David Coulby, Evie Zambeta ...
    Series series World Yearbook of Education
    This volume deals with two major and apparently opposing forces within education and society: globalization and nationalism. Globalization is often considered in economic terms - of continued growth of international trade and a concentration of wealth in corporate hands - yet it also encompasses technological, political and cultural change. The World Yearbook of Education 2005 explores the role of ... Read more

    18,25 €

  • Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries

    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are competing explanations as to why that should be the case. This is a major ... Read more

    60,87 €

  • Home Education in Historical Perspective

    Domestic pedagogies in England and Wales, 1750-1900

    Edited by Christina De Bellaigue ...
    This book is the first publication to devote serious attention to the history of home education from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. It brings together work by historians, literary scholars and current practitioners who shed new light on the history of home-schooling in the UK both as a practice and as a philosophy. The six historical case studies point to the significance of ... Read more

    58,44 €

  • Struggles for Equity in Education

    The selected works of Mel Ainscow

    by Mel Ainscow ...
    Series series World Library of Educationalists
    In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work ... Read more

    58,44 €

  • Community Schooling and the Nature of Power

    The battle for Croxteth Comprehensive

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education
    In 1981, Liverpool Council ordered the closure of Croxteth Comprehensive School because of falling rolls. The local residents protested, and when this failed occupied the school and for a year ran it themselves with the help of volunteer teachers. Phil Carspecken was one of those volunteers, and this book, first published in 1991, tells the stor ... Read more

    34,08 €

  • Make Professional Development Matter!

    by Nick Sutton ...
    Make Professional Development Matter! is a book that is aimed at helping every teacher, principal, superintendent or any other educator realize why professional development in their setting may not be having the impact that they desire. The author examines the relationship educators have with their personal lives and human nature to potentially improve professionally. This book provides a four ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • Meaning-Centered Leadership

    Skills and Strategies for Increased Employee Well-Being and Organizational Success

    Today’s multigenerational, fast-paced work environment is causing employees to rethink their work. Today it is less about the paycheck and more about seeking a meaningful and purpose-driven career. As we spend more time in the workplace, and technology makes working from anywhere more commonplace, it is more vital than ever to create a work environment that instills meaning, both in the workplace ... Read more

    30,52 €

  • Reading

    Multiple Perspectives

    Edited by Roger Beard ...
    The field of reading is a compelling one, characterised by many debates and discussions. It is also amenable to investigations through a range of theories and research studies. In this book, eight leading authorities provide a ‘state-of-the-art’ overview of reading, using perspectives that have informed their work. There are overviews from linguistic, psychological, sociological and literary ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Biosocial Education

    The Social and Biological Entanglements of Learning

    In this groundbreaking text, Youdell and Lindley bring together cutting-edge research from the fields of biology and social science to explore the complex interactions between the diverse processes which impact on education and learning.Transforming the way we think about our students, our classrooms, teaching and learning, Biosocial Education draws on advances in genetics and metabolomics, ... Read more

    48,70 €

  • The Politics of Authentic Engagement

    Tools for Engaging Stakeholders in Ensuring Student Success

    by Kathy Leslie ...
    The Politics of Authentic Engagement provides practical approaches for leaders in a variety of roles to address the changing landscape of schooling, build dynamic relationships in support of schools, help parents/families support their children’s achievement, and create a culture of engagement. Strategies described in the chapters support leaders in helping others learn to engage by providing ... Read more

    30,52 €

  • Building Teams, Building People

    Expanding the Fifth Resource

    Here is an update of the previous edition, more relevant for the new millennium. The classic resources in management and team building are people, money, facilities and time. Increasingly, though, the fifth resource_energy_is becoming more crucial. Each chapter of this book deals with one of the five building blocks or resources and concludes with suggested activities and events that managers can ... Read more

    48,54 €

  • A Social History of Educational Studies and Research

    Series series Foundations and Futures of Education
    A Social History of Educational Studies and Research examines the development of the study of education in the UK in its broader educational, social and political context since its early beginnings in the first part of the twentieth century. By providing a historical analysis of the contested growth of the field this book examines the significant contribution that has been made by institutions of ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Schooling Students Placed at Risk

    Research, Policy, and Practice in the Education of Poor and Minority Adolescents

    Edited by Mavis G. Sanders ...
    This book examines historical approaches and current research and practice related to the education of adolescents placed at risk of school failure as a result of social and economic conditions. One major goal is to expand the intellectual exchange among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and concerned citizens on factors influencing the achievement of poor and minority youth, specifically ... Read more

    75,48 €