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Miseducating for the Global Economy: How Corporate Power Damages Education and Subverts Students' Futures by Gerald Coles 9781583676912
RRP: £70.00£56.29All across the United States, corporations, politicians, economists, educators - and now, most remarkably, Ivanka Trump - cry out for new "education for the twenty-first century economy." Meanwhile, millions of Americans face increasing... -
We're In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk-Education by Mark K. Claypool 9781475814477
RRP: £50.00£40.71We’re In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk-Education is a timely book that explores the use by public schools of private education companies to meet the needs of some of the nation’s most challenged and challenging... -
Transformative Language Arts in Action by Ruth Farmer 9781475810592
RRP: £88.00£77.09Transformative Language Arts, an emerging field and profession, calls on us to use writing, storytelling, theater, music, expressive and other arts for social change, personal growth, and culture shift. In this landmark anthology, Transformative Language... -
Learning That Never Ends: Qualities of a Lifelong Learner by Margie Pearse 9781475805307
RRP: £89.00£77.95Creating lifelong learners is ideally what we, as teachers, desire for all students. We understand the values and rewards that come from acquiring a thirst for knowledge. Wanting children to see learning as a valuable tool is easy, but knowing how to... -
Defending the Value of Education as a Public Good: Philosophical Dialogues on Education and the State by Katarzyna Wrońska 9781032471693
RRP: £135.00£117.68Centred around a philosophical argument for contemporary education as a fundamental good, this edited volume demonstrates the benefits that education brings in a civil and flourishing societal context, while also critiquing the state’s role in supporting... -
Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education: Riteway Flows by John Davis 9781032288352
RRP: £135.00£117.28Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education demonstrates how to bring Indigenous Knowledges to the forefront of education practice and provides educators with the tools to enact culturally responsive curricula and... -
United States Congress and Bilingual Education by Abdul Karim Bangura 9780820440002
RRP: £19.90£16.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820440002Author Abdul Karim BanguraFormat PaperbackPage Count 159Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 250g -
What If All the Kids Are White? by Louise Derman-Sparks 9780807752128
£34.00In this updated edition, two distinguished early childhood educators tackle the crucial topic of what White children need and gain from anti-bias and multicultural education. The authors propose seven learning themes to help young White children resist... -
To Restore American Democracy: Political Education and the Modern University by Robert E. Calvert 9780742534551
RRP: £43.00£37.78At a time when democracy in America suffers from a profound sense of cynicism, lack of trust, and disengagement, especially among young adults, this book is a much needed antidote. Here are original essays by some of the most distinguished and... -
The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community by Wm. Theodore De Bary 9780231162760
RRP: £84.00£65.69Having spent decades teaching and researching the humanities, Wm. Theodore de Bary is well positioned to speak on its merits and reform. Believing a classical liberal education is more necessary than ever, he outlines in these essays a plan to update... -
College and Career Ready in the 21st Century: Making High School Matter by James R. Stone III 9780807753231
RRP: £35.95£32.28More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all American youth for productive lives as well as continued learning beyond high... -
Education for the Twenty-First Century by Hedley Beare 9781032196633
RRP: £27.99£24.28First published in 1993, Education for the Twenty-First Century grew out of a common and deep-seated concern about the way young people think of their own future, and about some of the relatively simplistic education reforms advocated, often by people... -
Observations upon Liberal Education by George Turnbull 9780865974128
RRP: £10.95£9.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865974128Author George TurnbullFormat PaperbackPage Count 445Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 778g -
Observations upon Liberal Education by George Turnbull 9780865974111
RRP: £19.95£16.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865974111Author George TurnbullFormat HardbackPage Count 442Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 885g -
High-Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning: The Real Crisis in Education by David Hursh 9780742561489
RRP: £88.00£80.82This book examines the changes in educational policy in the U.S. and Britain over the last twenty-five years. Hursh argues that education in the States and Britain has been radically transformed, first through efforts to create curricular standards, more... -
The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community by Wm. Theodore De Bary 9780231162777
RRP: £28.00£22.20Having spent decades teaching and researching the humanities, Wm. Theodore de Bary is well positioned to speak on its merits and reform. Believing a classical liberal education is more necessary than ever, he outlines in these essays a plan to update... -
Essays on Religion and Education by R. M. Hare 9780198249962
£48.77R. M. Hare, one of the most widely discussed of today's moral philosophers, here presents his most important essays on religion and education, in which he brings together the theoretical and the practical. The book opens with an exposition of his ideas... -
Global Panaceas, Local Realities: International Agencies and the Future of Education by Jason Beech 9783631594773
RRP: £38.80£31.83By analysing the proposals for teacher education drawn up by UNESCO, the World Bank and OECD, this book shows that even though each of these organizations has different views about education, their proposals are based on a similar set of assumptions... -
Now I Get It!: Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper Meaning by Judy Tilton Brunner 9781610486125
RRP: £95.00£83.12Literacy, differentiated instruction, student engagement and academic achievement continue to be hot topics for educators, parents, legislators, and government officials. Now I Get It! Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper Meaning is a practical,... -
Multiculturalism in the Age of the Mosaic: Essays in Honor of Rudolph G Wilson by Michael Oladejo Afolayan 9781608769957
RRP: £143.99£95.36'Multiculturalism in the Age of the Mosaic: Essays in Honor of Rudolph G Wilson' is a festschrift that takes scholarship in multiculturalism one step beyond stereotypical discourses and procedural dimensions. With a conglomerate of scholars from fields... -
Delving into Diversity: An International Exploration of Issues of Diversity in Education by Vanessa Green 9781608763610
RRP: £159.99£105.76There is considerable interest in diversity within education as our communities become increasingly globalised and the evidence mounts that diversity is in fact the norm within most educational contexts. This book aims to highlight some of the issues... -
Teaching on a Tightrope: The Diverse Roles of a Great Teacher by Jack Zevin 9781607095897
RRP: £95.00£83.12Teaching on a Tightrope offers those seeking to play the teacher's role a way of thinking about the major components of teaching. These components or dimensions are described in terms of pairings that interact and overlap with each other, e.g., teaching... -
Employability Imperative: Schooling for Work as a National Project by Alexander W. Wiseman 9781600210891
RRP: £163.99£108.34The focus of this book is not whether schooling prepares youth for future work. Instead, the focus of this book is on how schooling for work has become a global phenomenon and a concerted project of nations. The importance of this phenomenon for... -
Youth Transition in a Globalized Marketplace by Nigel Bagnall 9781594542077
RRP: £137.99£91.46Youth Transition in a Globalized Marketplace (YTGM) is based on the experiences of youth in a number of countries. The authors of this study are internationally recognised as leaders in the field of youth research. It deals with the increasingly complex... -
Changing the School Learning Environment: Where Do We Stand After Decades of Reform? by Jack R. Frymier 9781578861187
RRP: £59.00£51.45The No Child Left Behind Legislation by the federal government led to another round of emphasis on public schools, resulting in a focus on "school renewal" or, as often termed, "school reform". The National Association of Secondary... -
How Real Teachers Learn to Engage All Learners by Sarah J. Noonan 9781475804591
RRP: £78.00£68.48The first few years of teaching represent an intense period of experimentation and learning, leading to the adoption of learner-centered practices to help students achieve. A critical incident or nagging problem triggers critical reflection on practice,... -
Conflicts in Culture: Strategies to Understand and Resolve the Issues by Sandra Harris 9781475805178
RRP: £45.00£39.49The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural understandings. In this book the authors discuss the... -
Modernization or Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Reading of Taiwan's National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study by Yun-shiuan Chen 9781433120299
RRP: £93.40£76.00This book focuses on the development of Taiwan's long-standing National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study between 1955 and 2000. The National Scholarship Program can be seen as Taiwan's governmental pursuit of strategic modernization for national... -
The Power of the Whole: What Is Lost by Focusing on Individual Things by Sean Slade 9781475873665
RRP: £58.00£50.59This is a book about ourselves, and our world, but it is also a book about, and for education. Education is undergoing constant scrutiny – as it should. But what makes, or made, an education successful is too often left behind in the shadows when we... -
Improving Multicultural Education: Lessons from the Intergroup Education Movement by Cherry A.McGee Banks 9780807745076
RRP: £33.95£30.55This book looks at how a group of educators, social activists, and scholars tried to reduce intergroup tensions and create schools where people of all groups could learn from and with each other.Book InformationISBN 9780807745076Author Cherry A.McGee... -
Educating for Social Justice & Inclusion in an African Context: Pathways & Transitions by Anbanithi Muthukrishna 9781604566673
RRP: £85.99£56.97The proposed book moves away from a special education course, reflecting a broad consideration of social justice and inclusion that encompasses a variety of concerns about the lived experience of domination, oppression and injustice, and seeks to... -
Toys, Tools & Teachers: The Challenges of Technology by Marge Cambre 9781578861644
RRP: £46.00£40.35Here, Cambre and Hawkes offer a framework for thinking about technology as it impacts teaching and learning today. Toys, Tools & Teachers takes a hard look at the benefits and the trade-offs of a technology-saturated education. The authors look at... -
Pushing the Limits: How Schools Can Prepare Our Children Today for the Challenges of Tomorrow by Kelly Gallagher-Mackay 9780385685382
RRP: £32.95£19.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for The Donner Prize.Book InformationISBN 9780385685382Author Kelly Gallagher-MackayFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Doubleday CanadaPublisher Random House... -
Using Alternative Assessments in Vocational Education by Brian M. Stecher 9780833024893
RRP: £14.99£14.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833024893Author Brian M. StecherFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 272g -
The Theory of Oz: Rediscovering the Aims of Education by Howard Good 9781578862535
£44.32What makes someone educated? Is it getting a perfect score on a standardized test or passing a prescribed curriculum? Is it landing a good job after high school? In this book, Howard Good answers these questions imaginatively using the beloved movie... -
Hizmet Movement, A Lived Experience, and Introspections on Pedagogy by Koray Lynx 9781636674636
RRP: £28.00£24.29This book is first in its category to reflect a lived experience from a phenomenological viewpoint within the Hizmet Movement (HM). Through the author’s lens, you will read about the transformation of HM along with his own over a span of three decades... -
Literacy Is Liberation: Working Toward Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching by Kimberly N Parker 9781416630906
RRP: £25.95£17.76Literacy is the foundation for all learning and must be accessible to all students. This fundamental truth is where Kimberly Parker begins to explore how culturally relevant teaching can help students work toward justice. Her goal is to make the literacy... -
Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Film: Reel Education by Daniel P. Liston 9780415737661
RRP: £105.00£90.86Films about education provide many of the most popular interpretations of what teaching and learning mean in schools. An analysis of this medium reveals much about the historical, cultural, political, and philosophical dimensions of education. Timely and... -
Environmental Education in Indonesia: Creating Responsible Citizens in the Global South? by Lyn Parker 9780367784249
RRP: £41.99£36.75Indonesia's wealth of natural resources is being exploited at breakneck speed, and environmental awareness and knowledge among the populace is limited. This book examines how young people learn about the environment to see how education can help to... -
What Do You Think, Mr. Ramirez?: The American Revolution in Education by Geoffrey Galt Harpham 9780226480787
RRP: £80.00£76.61Geoffrey Galt Harpham's book takes its title from a telling anecdote. A few years ago Harpham met a Cuban immigrant on a college campus, who told of arriving, penniless and undocumented, in the 1960s and eventually earning a GED and making his way to a...