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  • School and Society

    by Walter Feinberg, Jonas F. Soltis ...
    Series series Thinking About Education Series
    This widely used text has been expanded to include the most important issues in contemporary schooling, including:New end-of-chapter sections for Further Reading.New references added to the useful Additional Resources section.School and Society, Fifth Edition uses realistic case studies, dialogues, and open-ended questions designed to stimulate thinking about problems related to school and society ... Read more

    R481,49

  • The Abolition of Man

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as love and faith, courage and honor, in contemporary society. This modern classic also probes the role of education in man's moral and spiritual development. ... Read more

    R31,61 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

    R202,62

  • The Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm

    Seven Steps to Increased Student Learning

    by David Pace ...
    Series series Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    Teaching and learning in a college setting has never been more challenging. How can instructors reach out to their students and fully engage them in the conversation? Applicable to multiple disciplines, the Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm offers a radically new model for helping students respond to the challenges of college and provides a framework for understanding why students find academic ... Read more

    R155,12

  • The Practice of Teaching

    by Philip W. Jackson ...
    This collection of six original essays, written over a period of several years, brings together Philip Jackson’s reflections and insights on the practice of teaching. He emphasizes the “deceiving simplicity of teaching” and aims to uncover the complexity of the craft by addressing the uncertainties teachers face, the inherent difficulties of defining what is “teaching,” and the apparent duality of ... Read more

    R306,12

  • Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19

    International Perspectives and Experiences

    Edited by Krishna Bista, Roy Chan, Ryan Allen ...
    This timely volume documents the immediate, global impacts of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on teaching and learning in higher education. Focusing on student and faculty experiences of online and distance education, the text provides reflections on novel initiatives, unexpected challenges, and lessons learned.Responding to the urgent need to better understand online teaching and learning ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • Philosophy, Dialogue, and Education

    Nine Modern European Philosophers

    by Alexandre Guilherme, W. John Morgan ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
    Philosophy, Dialogue, and Education is an advanced introduction to nine key European social philosophers: Martin Buber, Mikhail Bakhtin, Lev Vygotsky, Hannah Arendt, Emmanuel Levinas, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Simone Weil, Michael Oakeshott, and Jürgen Habermas. This detailed yet highly readable work positions the socio-political views of each philosopher within a European tradition of dialogical ... Read more

    R1 196,45

  • Gender and Sexuality Diversity in a Culture of Limitation

    Student and Teacher Experiences in Schools

    by Tania Ferfolja, Jacqueline Ullman ...
    Gender and Sexuality Diversity in a Culture of Limitation provides an outstanding and insightful critique of the ways that contemporary education is impacted by a range of political, social and cultural influences that inform the approaches that schools take in relation to gender and sexuality diversity.By applying feminist poststructural and Foucauldian frameworks, the book examines the ongoing ... Read more

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  • The Absorbent Mind

    by Maria Montessori ...
    Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in public and private schools throughout the world. In 1947 she returned to India and gave courses in Adyar and Ahmedabad. These courses led to the book The Absorbent Mind, in which Montessori described ... Read more

    R19,90 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teacher Education Landscapes in India

    Governance and Quality Management

    Edited by Pranati Panda ...
    This book examines the unexplored dimensions in the teacher education sector in India. It engages with critical concerns and attempts to provide a comprehensive and holistic perspective on how governance and quality management are conceptualised, debated, developed, and implemented in the teacher education sector in India. Drawing arguments from research and contributions of academicians, the book ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • India Higher Education Report 2023

    Higher Education Research

    Edited by Pradeep Kumar Misra, Anupam Pachauri ...
    This book traces the contours of higher education research in India. It analyses the Indian higher education system that has seen unprecedented expansion in the last couple of decades with increasing institutional and programme diversification, diverse participants accessing higher education, and curricula becoming more market oriented in a globalised context.The book provides an empirical ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Rethinking Education in Light of Global Challenges

    Scandinavian Perspectives on Culture, Society, and the Anthropocene

    Edited by Karen Bjerg Petersen, Kerstin von Brömssen, Gro Hellesdatter Jacobsen, Jesper Garsdal, Michael Paulsen, Oleg Koefoed ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education, Society and the Anthropocene
    Rethinking Education in Light of Global Challenges discusses challenges to education in Scandinavian welfare states due to global trends like migration, neoliberal strategies, and the exploitation of nature. This anthology comprises case studies, theoretical articles, and reflective studies, grouped under the headings of Culture, Society, and the Anthropocene.This book directly addresses three ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • Education in Malaysia

    Developments, Reforms and Prospects

    Edited by Donnie Adams ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
    This book examines Malaysia’s ambitious reform agenda and educational landscape, drawing upon the eleven key shifts in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025.It provides a comprehensive plan for a rapid and sustainable transformation of the Malaysian education system, and what is needed in shaping the educational reforms in Malaysia, especially post-COVID, through to 2025. The contributors to ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing in Graduate Education

    Teaching, Learning, Policy, and Praxis

    Edited by Snežana Obradović-Ratković, Mirjana Bajovic, Ayse Pinar Sen, Vera Woloshyn, Michael Savage ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Higher Education
    Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing in Graduate Education recognizes new pressures impacting graduate students and their supervisors, teachers, and mentors globally. The work provides a range of insights and strategies which reflect on wellbeing as an integral part of teaching, learning, policy, and student-mentor relationships.The authors offer a uniquely holistic approach to supporting the ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • The Education of Young Children

    by D.E.M. Gardner ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1956, The Education of Young Children is focused on presenting the psychological needs of children within education, following several talks given by the author at conferences for teachers of young children.The book highlights the importance of meeting all aspects of a child’s needs. It demonstrates that physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs are all intrinsically ... Read more

    R847,41

  • Education in a 'Ghetto'

    The Paradoxes of a Muslim-Majority School

    by Farah Javed Farooqui ...
    In her compelling journey with a government-aided, Muslim-majority school of (old) Delhi, a manager discovers structures of power, politicking, conflict and harmony. This book explores how teachers, administrators and students of low-income and disadvantaged communities navigate limited opportunities and resources. It examines the socio-economic-cultural background of students, institutional ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • The Transnational Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Youth in the US

    Education and Identity in Globalized Contexts

    by Xiangyan Liu ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
    Detailing ethnographic research conducted in U.S. public high schools, this text considers how Chinese immigrant youth's educational positionality and identity are shaped by diasporic and transnational migrant experiences.The Transnational Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Youth in the US presents a critical examination of themes relevant to Chinese immigrant education such as academic achievement, ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • Supporting Children with Anxiety to Understand and Celebrate Difference

    A Get to Know Me Workbook and Guide for Parents and Practitioners

    by Louise Lightfoot ...
    Series series Get To Know Me
    The ‘Get to Know Me’ resources aim to support children, with those around them, who may have additional/special educational needs. They are designed to empower the professionals and adults who support those with identified needs. Developed by child psychologist Dr Louise Lightfoot, the series includes activities specific to anxiety, depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In supporting ... Read more

    R997,00

  • Education Research in the Public Interest

    Social Justice, Action, and Policy

    by Gloria Ladson-Billings, William F. Tate ...
    Acclaimed African American scholar and teacher educator Gloria Ladson-Billings examines the field of teacher education through the accomplishments and contributions of well-known African American teacher educators—Lisa Delpit, Carl Grant, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Geneva Gay, Cherry McGee Banks, William Tate, and Joyce King. Using in-depth interviews and storytelling, Ladson-Billings depicts ... Read more

    R569,24

  • Chinese Conceptions of Democratic Education

    Ethnographic Insights and Classroom Practice

    by Wenchao Zhang ...
    Series series Critical Global Citizenship Education
    This book draws on a rich ethnographic study to examine Chinese democracy and its practices in democratic education.As the first book to interrogate practices of democratic education from an insider perspective, it offers a unique model of Chinese democratic education based in school practices. It illuminates connections between the school practices of Chinese democratic education, the Chinese ... Read more

    R1 121,66

  • Gender and Craftwork in Rural Society

    The Role of Education

    by Nidhi Gaur ...
    This book examines the potential of craft-centred education to influence the gender socialisation of rural children through a philosophical, sociological, and psychological lens. It discusses Gandhi’s vision of craft-centred education and situates its place within his concept of ‘swaraj.’The volume looks at the construction of gender at home, students’ participation in crafts at school, and ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Organizational Policy Development

    Guidelines for Establishing Purposes and Procedures

    by M. Scott Norton ...
    This book focuses on the paramount importance of policies and regulations for successful governance operations in any organization. ... Read more

    R462,06

  • The Essential Enthymeme

    Propositions for Educating Students in a Modern World

    Edited by Jorge Juan Vega y Vega ...
    The enthymeme in education is essential because it reflects what humans do when they think. It informs not only how we make inferences about the world to discover new knowledge, but also how we express those discoveries to influence the minds of others. Thus, the enthymeme provides an effective pedagogical approach to the analysis and synthesis of ideas in the classroom. In this volume, such an ... Read more

    R2 074,24

  • Practicing Embodied Thinking in Research and Learning

    Edited by Donata Schoeller, Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir, Greg Walkerden ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
    This book delves into the embodied ground of thinking, illuminating the transition from theorising about the embodied mind to actively practising embodied thinking in research, teaching, and learning. The authors speak from immersing themselves in novel methods that engage the felt, experiential dimensions of cognition in inquiry.The turn to embodiment has sparked the development of new ... Read more

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