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Researching the Writing Center

Towards an Evidence-Based Practice, Revised Edition

by Rebecca Day Babcock, Terese Thonus ...

Researching the Writing Center is the first book-length treatment of the research base for academic writing tutoring. The book reviews the current state of writing center scholarship, arguing that although practitioner-researchers continue to value anecdotal and experiential evidence, they must also appreciate empirical evidence as mediating theory and practice. Readers of this revised edition ... Read more

$53.09 USD

Researching the Writing Center is the first book-length treatment of the research base for academic writing tutoring. The book reviews the current state of writing center scholarship, arguing that although practitioner-researchers continue to value anecdotal and experiential evidence, they must also appreciate empirical evidence as mediating theory and practice. Readers of this revised edition
... Read more
La partecipazione delle persone minorenni

Teorie, modelli e pratiche

by Chiara Carla Montà, Daniela Bianchi ...

Cosa significa, oggi, promuovere realmente la partecipazione delle persone minorenni nei contesti educativi non formali? Il volume affronta questo interrogativo intrecciando la lettura critica di policy, cornici teoriche e modelli di riferimento con l'analisi delle condizioni che rendono possibile un coinvolgimento capace di dare voce e potere d'azione alle giovani generazioni. Il libro si rivolge ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Cosa significa, oggi, promuovere realmente la partecipazione delle persone minorenni nei contesti educativi non formali? Il volume affronta questo interrogativo intrecciando la lettura critica di policy, cornici teoriche e modelli di riferimento con l'analisi delle condizioni che rendono possibile un coinvolgimento capace di dare voce e potere d'azione alle giovani generazioni. Il libro si rivolge
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Transforming English Through Drama

Case Studies in Classroom Practice

Edited by Maggie Pitfield, Jane Coles ...

This unique collection promotes and develops 'drama-in-English’, a hybrid pedagogy combining reader response theory with literacy research and educational drama. Drawing on experienced practitioners' classroom insights, the authors show how embedded drama approaches can be used to revitalise the English/Language Arts curriculum and motivate young people to make personal and critical connections ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This unique collection promotes and develops 'drama-in-English’, a hybrid pedagogy combining reader response theory with literacy research and educational drama. Drawing on experienced practitioners' classroom insights, the authors show how embedded drama approaches can be used to revitalise the English/Language Arts curriculum and motivate young people to make personal and critical connections
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Arabic Language Education Textbooks

Nurturing Social-Emotional Skills and Bridging Cultural Divides through Language Learning

by Athar Taleb Haj Yahya, Haifaa Sami Majadly ...

Series series Routledge Research in Language Education
Offering a research-driven framework for embedding social-emotional learning (SEL) principles into language instruction, this unique volume fills a critical gap by investigating how Arabic language textbooks - used both as a first language for Arabic-speaking students and as a foreign language for Hebrew-speaking students - embed and mediate social-emotional skills in students.Despite growing ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Offering a research-driven framework for embedding social-emotional learning (SEL) principles into language instruction, this unique volume fills a critical gap by investigating how Arabic language textbooks - used both as a first language for Arabic-speaking students and as a foreign language for Hebrew-speaking students - embed and mediate social-emotional skills in students.Despite growing
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Learning Through School Science Investigation

Teachers Putting Research into Practice

by Azra Moeed, Dayle Anderson ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores teaching and learning through science investigation and practical work. It draws upon two representative case studies from New Zealand and examines what students are learning from science investigation; in addition, it identifies and describes ways in which teachers can make changes that benefit student learning when given time to reflect and respond to research literature and ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book explores teaching and learning through science investigation and practical work. It draws upon two representative case studies from New Zealand and examines what students are learning from science investigation; in addition, it identifies and describes ways in which teachers can make changes that benefit student learning when given time to reflect and respond to research literature and
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World-Readiness Standards (General) + Language-specific document (JAPANESE)

by The National Standards Collaborative Board ...

This package includes eBooks of the World-Readiness Standards AND the Japanese language-specific standards. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural understanding. "World-Readiness" signals that the Standards have been revised with important changes to focus on the literacy ... Read more

$26.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This package includes eBooks of the World-Readiness Standards AND the Japanese language-specific standards. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural understanding. "World-Readiness" signals that the Standards have been revised with important changes to focus on the literacy
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Drama in Education

Exploring Key Research Concepts and Effective Strategies

Edited by Ása Helga Ragnarsdóttir, Hákon Sæberg Björnsson ...

As schools have become more aware of their role in addressing personal and social issues, the importance of ‘values and attitudes’ have begun shaping education and curricula worldwide. Drama in Education explores the six fundamental pillars of the national curriculum guide of Iceland in relation to these changing values and attitudes.Focusing on the importance of human relations, this book ... Read more

$60.99 USD

As schools have become more aware of their role in addressing personal and social issues, the importance of ‘values and attitudes’ have begun shaping education and curricula worldwide. Drama in Education explores the six fundamental pillars of the national curriculum guide of Iceland in relation to these changing values and attitudes.Focusing on the importance of human relations, this book
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Curriculum Exposed

by John Mathews ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Curriculum
Originally published in 1989. This book defines and explains in simple language the essential characteristics of the school curriculum and the forces which act on it. The National Curriculum provides an integrating theme throughout the book, and the author gives a list of suggested further reading. This is not just a standard first year text for students starting B.Ed and PGCE courses but also an ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Originally published in 1989. This book defines and explains in simple language the essential characteristics of the school curriculum and the forces which act on it. The National Curriculum provides an integrating theme throughout the book, and the author gives a list of suggested further reading. This is not just a standard first year text for students starting B.Ed and PGCE courses but also an
... Read more
Adolescent Literacies

A Handbook of Practice-Based Research

Edited by Kathleen A. Hinchman, PhD, Deborah A. Appleman, PhD ...

Showcasing cutting-edge findings on adolescent literacy teaching and learning, this unique handbook is grounded in the realities of students' daily lives. It highlights research methods and instructional approaches that capitalize on adolescents' interests, knowledge, and new literacies. Attention is given to how race, gender, language, and other dimensions of identity--along with curriculum and ... Read more

$52.19 USD

Showcasing cutting-edge findings on adolescent literacy teaching and learning, this unique handbook is grounded in the realities of students' daily lives. It highlights research methods and instructional approaches that capitalize on adolescents' interests, knowledge, and new literacies. Attention is given to how race, gender, language, and other dimensions of identity--along with curriculum and
... Read more
12 Characteristics of Deliberate Homework

by Erik Youngman ...

Learn how to assign homework that truly enhances learning and isn't just busywork. This important book defines what deliberate homework looks like and provides relevant, actionable suggestions to guide your homework decisions. You'll uncover how to think through these 12 characteristics of homework:• reasonable completion time• the right level of complexity• appropriate frequency• serves a ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Learn how to assign homework that truly enhances learning and isn't just busywork. This important book defines what deliberate homework looks like and provides relevant, actionable suggestions to guide your homework decisions. You'll uncover how to think through these 12 characteristics of homework:• reasonable completion time• the right level of complexity• appropriate frequency• serves a
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Problem-Based Learning

Apprendere per problemi a scuola: guida al PBL per l'insegnante

by Antonella Lotti ...

Un testo completo per conoscere e sperimentare il Problem Based Learning (PBL), un metodo formativo che utilizza la situazione problematica come punto di partenza dell’apprendimento. Primo libro italiano dedicato al PBL nella scuola, il volume recupera le radici storiche e i modelli teorici di riferimento e propone una facile guida rivolta agli insegnanti che vogliono costruire le proprie ... Read more

$33.99 USD

Un testo completo per conoscere e sperimentare il Problem Based Learning (PBL), un metodo formativo che utilizza la situazione problematica come punto di partenza dell’apprendimento. Primo libro italiano dedicato al PBL nella scuola, il volume recupera le radici storiche e i modelli teorici di riferimento e propone una facile guida rivolta agli insegnanti che vogliono costruire le proprie
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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Volume 26

Edited by John C. Smart, 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 ... Read more

$143.09 USD

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
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Constructivist Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

by Sharon Adelman Reyes, Trina Lynn Vallone ...

"The authors embrace the constructivist paradigm as a natural teaching and learning response to the specific needs of ELLs. A unique and remarkable contribution to the theoretical and research-based literature."—Karen C. Evans, PrincipalDavid Walker Elementary School, Evanston, IL"Reyes and Vallone invite readers on an exciting journey inside classrooms where knowledgeable, caring, advocacy ... Read more

$33.29 USD

"The authors embrace the constructivist paradigm as a natural teaching and learning response to the specific needs of ELLs. A unique and remarkable contribution to the theoretical and research-based literature."—Karen C. Evans, PrincipalDavid Walker Elementary School, Evanston, IL"Reyes and Vallone invite readers on an exciting journey inside classrooms where knowledgeable, caring, advocacy
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Qualitative Research

Challenging the Orthodoxies in Standard Academic Discourse(s)

Edited by Sandra G. Kouritzin, Nathalie A.C. Piquemal, Renee Norman ...

Series series Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series
"I commend and celebrate the editors and authors for a remarkable book that engages the reader’s imagination, heart, mind, spirit, and body. Out of creative and courageous commitments to challenging orthodoxies by living and writing research that is personal, political, and poetic, these scholars invite the kind of vigorous dialogue that will continue to promote creative possibilities for inquiry ... Read more

$73.99 USD

"I commend and celebrate the editors and authors for a remarkable book that engages the reader’s imagination, heart, mind, spirit, and body. Out of creative and courageous commitments to challenging orthodoxies by living and writing research that is personal, political, and poetic, these scholars invite the kind of vigorous dialogue that will continue to promote creative possibilities for inquiry
... Read more
Foundations of Embodied Learning

A Paradigm for Education

by Mitchell J. Nathan ...

Foundations of Embodied Learning advances learning, instruction, and the design of educational technologies by rethinking the learner as an integrated system of mind, body, and environment. Body-based processes—direct physical, social, and environmental interactions—are constantly mediating intellectual performance, sensory stimulation, communication abilities, and other conditions of learning. ... Read more

$60.99 USD

Foundations of Embodied Learning advances learning, instruction, and the design of educational technologies by rethinking the learner as an integrated system of mind, body, and environment. Body-based processes—direct physical, social, and environmental interactions—are constantly mediating intellectual performance, sensory stimulation, communication abilities, and other conditions of learning.
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Collaboration and the Future of Education

Preserving the Right to Think and Teach Historically

by Gordon Andrews, Wilson J. Warren, James Cousins ...

Series series Routledge Research in Education
Current educational reforms have given rise to various types of "educational Taylorism," which encourage the creation of efficiency models in pursuit of a unified way to teach. In history education curricula, this has been introduced through scripted textbook-based programs such as Teacher Curriculum Institute’s History Alive! and completely online curricula. They include the jargon of authentic ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Current educational reforms have given rise to various types of "educational Taylorism," which encourage the creation of efficiency models in pursuit of a unified way to teach. In history education curricula, this has been introduced through scripted textbook-based programs such as Teacher Curriculum Institute’s History Alive! and completely online curricula. They include the jargon of authentic
... Read more
Marxism and Education

Renewing the Dialogue, Pedagogy, and Culture

by P. Jones ...

Series series Education (R0)
Marxist thinking can offer a critical understanding of education in an international context. Jones tackles these issues from a variety of angles and perspectives, taking advantage of recent theoretical innovations in Marxist analysis as well as the personal experiences of educational practitioners with Marxist commitments. With a specific focus on pedagogical practices as cultural practices, this ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Marxist thinking can offer a critical understanding of education in an international context. Jones tackles these issues from a variety of angles and perspectives, taking advantage of recent theoretical innovations in Marxist analysis as well as the personal experiences of educational practitioners with Marxist commitments. With a specific focus on pedagogical practices as cultural practices, this
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Emergent Learning for Wisdom

by M. Taylor ...

Series series Education (R0)
The new millennium presents us with unexpected events that challenge us to think and act in different ways. Meeting these challenges requires creation of knowledge and development of wisdom. This book draws together forty years of scholarship, practice and original research, to catalyze our expertise in learning about what we don't know. ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The new millennium presents us with unexpected events that challenge us to think and act in different ways. Meeting these challenges requires creation of knowledge and development of wisdom. This book draws together forty years of scholarship, practice and original research, to catalyze our expertise in learning about what we don't know.
... Read more
Strategic and Innovative Pricing

Price Models for a Digital Economy

by Mathias Cöster, Einar Iveroth, Nils-Göran Olve, Carl-Johan Petri, Alf Westelius ...

Series series Routledge Research in Strategic Management
This book provides a concrete guide on how to execute strategic pricing to excel in an increasingly dynamic and digitised business environment, while developing and deepening relations with contract partners. The secret lies in crafting innovative price models that reward joint value creation in accordance with the business model, rather than engaging in confrontative zero-sum pricing reasoning ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book provides a concrete guide on how to execute strategic pricing to excel in an increasingly dynamic and digitised business environment, while developing and deepening relations with contract partners. The secret lies in crafting innovative price models that reward joint value creation in accordance with the business model, rather than engaging in confrontative zero-sum pricing reasoning
... Read more
International Perspectives on the Contextualization of Science Education

Edited by Ingrid Sánchez Tapia ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores how science learning can be more relevant and interesting for students and teachers by using a contextualized approach to science education. The contributors explore the contextualization of science education from multiple angles, such as teacher education, curriculum design, assessment and educational policy, and from multiple national perspectives. The aim of this exploration ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book explores how science learning can be more relevant and interesting for students and teachers by using a contextualized approach to science education. The contributors explore the contextualization of science education from multiple angles, such as teacher education, curriculum design, assessment and educational policy, and from multiple national perspectives. The aim of this exploration
... Read more
Creating Art for All Ages

Discovery and Knowledge in Ancient and Modern Civilizations

by Frances Flicker, Jeanne Richins, Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld ...

Series series Creating Art for All Ages
This is book two of a series of three books. The series takes students on an interdisciplinary cross content journey entitled, Creating Art Through the Ages. Each book provides experiences in language arts, social studies, math and art as the students investigate ancient and modern civilizations.“Discovery and Knowledge”, explores the ancient Roman civilization, the Middles Ages and Renaissance. ... Read more

$55.09 USD

This is book two of a series of three books. The series takes students on an interdisciplinary cross content journey entitled, Creating Art Through the Ages. Each book provides experiences in language arts, social studies, math and art as the students investigate ancient and modern civilizations.“Discovery and Knowledge”, explores the ancient Roman civilization, the Middles Ages and Renaissance.
... Read more
Responsible Management Education and the Challenge of Poverty

A Teaching Perspective

Edited by Milenko Gudić, Carole Parks, Al Rosenbloom ...

Series series The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series
"End poverty in all its forms everywhere" – UN Sustainable Development Goal 1There has never been a more urgent need to tackle the issue of global poverty, and the need for businesses, business schools and management programmes to address the issue is crucial as they educate and employ the leaders of tomorrow.But with so many competing priorities on courses and considerable ground to cover, it can ... Read more

$77.99 USD

"End poverty in all its forms everywhere" – UN Sustainable Development Goal 1There has never been a more urgent need to tackle the issue of global poverty, and the need for businesses, business schools and management programmes to address the issue is crucial as they educate and employ the leaders of tomorrow.But with so many competing priorities on courses and considerable ground to cover, it can
... Read more
Intercultural Studies of Curriculum

Theory, Policy and Practice

Edited by Christopher Bezzina, Carmel Roofe ...

Series series Intercultural Studies in Education
This book explores the philosophical, ideological and practical dimensions of curriculum using an intercultural lens. It is cross-cultural, comparative and inclusive, with each chapter featuring case studies from a minimum of three countries across different continents. By using the same methods of data collection and analysis for each country level in each chapter, the text explores relationships ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book explores the philosophical, ideological and practical dimensions of curriculum using an intercultural lens. It is cross-cultural, comparative and inclusive, with each chapter featuring case studies from a minimum of three countries across different continents. By using the same methods of data collection and analysis for each country level in each chapter, the text explores relationships
... Read more
Creative Teaching for All

In the Box, Out of the Box, and Off the Walls

by Jack Zevin ...

Read Creative Teaching for All as an antidote to rapidly growing pressures for quick and easy teacher results, and constant evaluations. Employ creative ideas to resist teaching to the (usually factual) test, and to the many choking rules, standards, cores, and state regulations that strangle motivation and destroy experimentation.Reclaim teacher control of curriculum design and instructional ... Read more

$44.59 USD

Read Creative Teaching for All as an antidote to rapidly growing pressures for quick and easy teacher results, and constant evaluations. Employ creative ideas to resist teaching to the (usually factual) test, and to the many choking rules, standards, cores, and state regulations that strangle motivation and destroy experimentation.Reclaim teacher control of curriculum design and instructional
... Read more

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