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Forms of Education analyses the basic tenets of the humanist legacy in terms of its educational ethos, examining its contradictions and its limits, as well as the extent of its capture of educational thought. It develops a broader conception of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959347132Author Ilene WinokurFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint EdumatchPublisher EdumatchWeight(grams) 349g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788740296Author Stephen CowdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Peter Lang International Academic PublishersPublisher Peter Lang International...

In this sequel to his internationally acclaimed classic, The Call to Teach, David Hansen revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary expectations in education. Reimagining The Call to Teach brings to life an ethical approach to...

This book examines how common e-learning technologies open up compelling, if limited, experiential spaces for users, similar to the imaginary worlds opened up by works of fiction. However, these experiential worlds are markedly different from the "real"...

The concepts of knowledge and practice are frequently discussed in education – but what is meant by these ideas, and how do they relate to each other? Drawing on recent research, this book breaks new ground to provide novel approaches to conceptualising...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543101Author Richard A. DetweilerFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Diva, Prima Donna, Maestro, Virtuoso: creative geniuses with the ability to deliver artistic excellence. However this perception can serve to tilt the balance of power in relationships and to substantiate the notion of artistic temperament; the Master is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986759550Author Peter QuartermainFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint Zat-So ProductionsPublisher Zat-So ProductionsWeight(grams) 730gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970133646Author Kyle AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint EdumatchPublisher EdumatchWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

STREET SCHOLAR is an unapologetic call-to-action that challenges the Academy to thoughtfully and intentionally engage in public scholarship. Dr. Angel Jones introduces us to a "street scholar" - someone whose mission, movements, and motivation are rooted...

This book argues for returning to the classical liberal arts educational system so that students are prepared for lifelong learning."Wisdom and Eloquence is an indispensable contribution to the literature of classical Christian education." -E. Christian...

Children are born learning machines who want to learn and can organize and manage their own learning. Unfortunately, today children have little choice over what they do in school and how and when they do it. Children prepared in this ""other-determined""...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909717848Author Helen WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint John Catt Educational LtdPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 280gDimensions(mm)...

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...

The aim of this book is to find a paradigm that can be used to achieve greater social fairness, by finding individual/local solutions still in line with national policies and strategies. This book is an argument for equity and inclusion in education...

Here, Daniel S. Janik, MD, PhD, argues replacing education and teaching with non-traumatic, curiosity-based, discovery-driven, and mentor-assisted transformational learning. Unlock the Genius Within is an easy read that explains-in conversational...

Apologies 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852449882Author Mark GeorgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint GracewingPublisher Gracewing

The ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines are reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both students and the general public, they will be appreciated by anyone desiring a...

Students, parents, and educators at all levels are increasingly frustrated, demoralized, burned out, and discontented with education and schooling today. At no previous time has it been more necessary to revitalize hope in the promise of education or to...

In 2009, the first edition of Transformative Innovation set out a blueprint for educational reform in Scotland. This second edition incorporates the results and practical experience of introducing and managing that reform. The book's message has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820481470Author Peter L. McLarenFormat PaperbackPage Count 411Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 790g

As diversity continues to increase in the United States, ethnic, cultural, social-class, and linguistic gaps are widening between teachers and their students. The rapidly changing educational landscape presents unique challenges and opportunities for...

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Many teacher resources explore the fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This one takes UDL to the next level for educators who understand the basics-and can't wait to start using UDL in their lesson plans and classrooms.In this practical,...

Ferrara, Jacobson, and their colleagues illuminate how community schools become a comprehensive, place-based strategy that both supports high-quality teaching and learning and addresses out-of-school barriers to success. They provide first-hand accounts...

Feminist research has both held and contested experience as a category of epistemological importance, often as a secular notion. However, spirituality and sacred knowing are also fundamental to a Black/endarkened feminist epistemology in teaching and...

This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive history of moral education in American schools provides an invaluable historical context for contemporary debates. McClellan traces American traditions of moral education from the colonial era to the present,...

What happens when teachers share power with students? In this text, Ira Shor - one of the earliest proponents of critical pedagogy in the United States - relates the story of an experiment that nearly went out of control. Shor provides the reader with a...

Table of Contents 1. From Here to Integrity Ron Best, Chris Watkins and Caroline Lodge 2. Integrity and Uncertainty - Why Young People Need Doubtful Teachers Guy Claxton 3. The Child Tricia David 4. Curriculum for the Future Ian Barr and...

In Diverse Families, Desirable Schools, Mira Debs offers a richly detailed study of public Montessori schools, which make up the largest group of progressive schools in the public sector. As public Montessori schools expand rapidly as alternatives to...

Strength 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777191337Author Sensei Paul DavidFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint SenseipublishingPublisher SenseipublishingWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994448323Author Hopper DebbieFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Life Skills 4 KidsPublisher Life Skills 4 Kids

In Character Compass, Scott Seider offers portraits of three high-performing urban schools in Boston, Massachusetts that have made character development central to their mission of supporting student success, yet define character in three very different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999875503Author David FreemanFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint David FreemanPublisher David FreemanWeight(grams) 235gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820452241Author Carey JewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams)...

This interactive playbook provides the language, moves, and evidence-based advice you need to nurture social and emotional learning in yourself, your students, and your school.About the AuthorNancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego...