Educational Policy & Reform

The basis for a major documentary, two leading experts sound an urgent call for the radical reimagining of American education so we can equip students for the realities of the twenty-first-century economy. We prize academic achievement,...

"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."-Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR's Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful...

Co-creation of learning and teaching, where students and staff collaborate to design curricula or elements of curricula, is an important pedagogical idea within higher education, key to meaningful learner engagement and building positive student-staff...

novel and timely contribution to current discussions around decolonising the curriculum represents a timely and much needed conversation among law school educators and administrators as well as decolonizing researchers and scholars reflective of an...

This book addresses one of the most exciting and innovative developments within higher education: the rise in prominence of the creative arts and the accelerating recognition that creative practice is a form of research. The book considers how creative...

This book is an up-to-date critical examination of schooling in Japan by an expert in this field. It focuses on developments in the last two decades, with a particular interest in social justice. Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916133006Author Mohun AngelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Scarab Hill PublishingPublisher Scarab Hill PublishingWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm)...

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2023'A compelling, fast-moving narrative . . . delivers real emotional impact' Telegraph'A literary provocateur' GuardianIsobel lives an isolated life in North London, working at a nearby library. She feels safe if she...

In Why Knowledge Matters, influential scholar E. D. Hirsch, Jr., addresses critical issues in contemporary education reform and shows how cherished truisms about education and child development have led to unintended and negative consequences.Hirsch,...

Based on current research, debates and concerns, this Reader adopts a cross disciplinary approach to understanding and working with those who experience difficulties with literacy. It provides a broad view of difficulties in literacy and related...

Ensure Conversations About Collaboration Get Results. Ask any educational professional about collaboration and chances are they'll tell you it's one of their core values. But this familiar sentiment doesn't always translate into meaningful...

An introduction to critical pedagogy for all those working within higher education.Critical Pedagogy is an approach that is fundamentally democratic, informal, non-hierarchical, determined by participants, privileges the oppressed and their perspectives...

Unpacking Critical Race Theory (CRT) and exploring why it has become a focus in politics across the US and the UK, White Lies uses CRT to expose the systemic racism that shapes education. It charts the coordinated campaigns - involving think tanks,...

Cloud computing continues to expand dramatically and the 'as a Service' model is now both mainstream and ubiquitous. Cloud now encompasses everything from the remote provision of essential computer processing and storage resources, through to delivery of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789526651460Author Dhyan ManikFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Dolphin BooksPublisher Dolphin BooksWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 15mm

A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State...

As a field, education has largely failed to learn from experience. Time after time, promising education reforms fall short of their goals and are abandoned as other promising ideas take their place. In Learning to Improve, the authors argue for a new...

Education policies should drive success and equity but in many countries they are failing to do so. Situating the cases of England and Australia within broader global policy trends, this book critically analyses what has gone wrong. Drawing on extensive...

Dr Dylan Wiliam is the world's foremost authority on formative assessment and has worked for years to improve the state of education in the US and abroad. Through his experience teaching in classrooms, leading schools, and directing research, Dr Wiliam...

Complex times call for clear solutions-If initiative overload and fragmentation are keeping your best plans from becoming reality, it's time to start leading differently. The key to bringing about the kind of successful and sustainable change you need is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781579550295Author Conrad WolframFormat HardbackPage Count 332Imprint Wolfram Media IncPublisher Wolfram Media Inc

Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials-acorns, hardware, stones, aluminium foil, fabric scraps, for example-that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts are alluring and...

Education has betrayed its promises to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Young people study harder but learn less, running up a down-escalator of devalued qualifications to become overqualified but underemployed, unable to move...

Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. This clause in Magna Carta was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250212832Author Marc BrackettFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success--from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K-12 teachers have a practical, highly readable guide to enhancing these critical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623171889Author Susan BauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and Higher Education policy-making as well as Primary and Secondary, the author examines the evolution of...

Innovate and implement new, effective ways of teaching in your school In Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools, veteran educator, MIT professor, and incorrigible innovator Justin Reich delivers an insightful bridge between contemporary educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535052Author James J. HeckmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 114mm * 11mm

An essential book for all existing and aspiring school governors in England which tells you everything you need to know about the role. Across primary and secondary, each of the roles within the governing body are fully outlined including teacher,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946444097Author Joy KirrFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Publisher Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Weight(grams)...

In I Love You, Mario Testino presents a celebration of weddings. A beginning in life -that is also a culmination and a public promise - captured by a unique photographic point of view which shows beauty not only in emotion and tradition, but in the...

Intellectual Empathy provides a step-by-step method for facilitating discussions of socially divisive issues. Maureen Linker, a philosophy professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, developed Intellectual Empathy after more than a decade of...

The Rediscovery of Teaching presents the innovative claim that teaching does not necessarily have to be perceived as an act of control but can be understood and configured as a way of activating possibilities for students to exist as subjects. By framing...

Teaching for Realists is a funny and honest guide to surviving and thriving as an early career teacher, despite the challenges of the education system. We all know the education system has its flaws, but they shouldn't stand in the way of providing...

A thought-provoking and engaging guide to coaching in an educational setting, demonstrating how to coach young people in the classroom and how to embed a coaching culture in schools. Aimed at teachers, school leaders and aspiring educators, Coaching...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993243141Author Public Health EnglandFormat PaperbackImprint TheNationalCurriculum.comPublisher Shurville Publishing

Education is a continuing key political issue for the UK government. It is seen as a crucial factor in ensuring economic productivity and competitiveness, in generating social mobility and tackling social inequality - but are these goals either feasible...

Perfect for new or prospective education advisers, this book gives you the foundation knowledge you need to explore the purpose, responsibilities and importance of the education adviser role. Part of The Education Adviser series, and fully aligned...