Educational Policy & Reform

Colleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987895486Author Frances WiddowsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Frontier Centre for Public PolicyPublisher Frontier Centre for Public...

Winner of the Jackie Kirk AwardWinner of the AESA Critics' Choice Award"Blazes new trails in the study of the lives of girls, challenging all of us who care about justice and gender equity not only to create just and inclusive educational institutions...

Across the world, a number of long-term (and inelegantly named) trends - globalization, marketization, managerialism - are now impacting on national education policies. In Education, Policy and Ethics, Mike Bottery shows how, paradoxically, these forces...

Based on theories of economics, sociology, and education, the book aims to explore the role of government and the market in China's higher education investment.The authors comprehensively overview the characteristics of China's higher education...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815735700Author Rebecca WinthropFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578922997Author Peter LangmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Langman Psychological Associates, LLCPublisher Langman Psychological Associates,...

Drawing on treaties, international law, the work of other Indigenous scholars, and especially personal experiences, Marie Battiste documents the nature of Eurocentric models of education, and their devastating impacts on Indigenous knowledge. Chronicling...

Self-directed play is the cornerstone of the Waldorf early childhood work, one that is threatened from many sides in our time. This important book asks, what is the true nature of such play? How can we learn to observe and understand it? Drawing on...

It seems like common sense that children do better when parents are actively involved in their schooling. But how well does the evidence stack up? The Broken Compass puts this question to the test in the most thorough scientific investigation to date of...

A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America's best-known education experts.Diane Ravitch,former assistant secretary of education and a...

Examines the various aspects of the relationships between mothers and education at different levels in the education system. In particular, mothers of young children in relation to various educational policies are looked at in interaction with their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642939125Author Bonnie Kerrigan SnyderFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Bombardier BooksPublisher Bombardier BooksWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999277621Author Tim DerocheFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Redtail PressPublisher Redtail PressWeight(grams) 522g

Most of us assume that public schools in America are unequal--that the quality of the education varies with the location of the school and that as a result, children learn more in the schools that serve mostly rich, white kids than in the schools serving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770435684Author Jonathan KozolFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crown Publishing Group (NY)Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY)Weight(grams)...

In Districts That Succeed, long-time education writer Karin Chenoweth turns her attention from effective schools to effective districts. Leveraging new, cutting-edge national research on district performance as well as in-depth reporting, Chenoweth...

When it comes to sizing up America's public schools, test scores are the go-to metric of state policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the "best" schools. Yet ample research indicates that standardized tests are a poor way to...

Social capital and lifelong learning are central to current policy concerns both in the UK and internationally. This book confirms the significance of social capital as an analytical tool, while challenging the basis on which current policy is being...

Educational Partnerships and the State is a compelling collection of essays by an international group of scholars that provides a critical exploration of the role of partnerships in contemporary educational reform. Their focus is on the expanding role...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583672433Author John MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.

Reviewing the field of language policy and planning, this text sets out current practice and ways of thinking about language policy and planning, looking at methodology and the key areas of education, literacy and economics. Case studies of key language...

This title considers the philosophical debates surrounding equality and education. "Educational Equality and the New Selective Schooling" by Harry Brighouse was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2000. In this...

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A conservative, bipartisan consensus dominates the discussion about what's wrong with our schools and how to fix them. It offers "solutions" that scapegoat teachers, vilify unions, and impose a market mentality. But in each case, students lose. This...

Both nationally and internationally there is a drive to increase participation in post-compulsory education. Yet with existing participation rates already high by historical standards, it is not easy to see how this can be done. Now Liz Thomas provides a...

Arts Programming for the Anthropocene argues for a role for the arts as an engaged, professional practice in contemporary culture, charting the evolution of arts over the previous half century from a primarily solitary practice involved with its own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760294861Author Beth SaggersFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Allen & UnwinPublisher Taylor & FrancisWeight(grams) 640g

Advance Praise for Moving the Rock "The future comes at us fast - which means school reformers don't have time to wait. They need real tools in real time. That's why Moving the Rock is so important. Grant Lichtman has guidance for anyone - teachers,...

For courses in Educational Policy and Educational Leadership; For potential and current K-12 administrators From a leader in the field-a comprehensive text covering education policy and the policy process that encourages future educational leaders...

The global education crisis is a complex problem that requires change from teachers, school managers, civil society, implementers, planners, governments and donors. Addressing the issues that lie beneath this crisis requires new ways of working. Systems...

Helping you understand the technological foundations for a wide range of digital devices, New Perspectives Computer Concepts Comprehensive, 21st edition, presents what every learner should know about using technology to complete your education, launch a...

This book compares ways in which children's rights in, to, and through education, formal and informal, are viewed and implemented in a variety of social and political contexts, aiming to shed light on how policies and practices can improve equal access...

For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded a millennial tone, the actual reforms have been gradual and incremental. Tinkering toward...

You can successfully develop your higher education research profile while balancing the demands of training teachers and administration. While teacher education is key to preparing qualified teachers who can educate pupils for the demands of the...

This book explains how school organization by age (grade) alone, sets schools on a factory course that is harmful and ultimately self-defeating to all involved and to ecology. It returns us to three systems thinking concepts; purpose, measures, and...

Radical Pedagogy articulates a new theory of identity based on recent research in psychoanalysis, social psychology and cognitive science. It explains how developing identity is a prerequisite for developing intelligence, personal well being, and the...

This collection of articles, stories, songs, circles, and puppet plays provides thoughtful reflections on the cycle of the year and on the nature of each season, along with many practical ideas and materials to bring into the classroom.Many of the...

Caroline Benn made an immense contribution to public life through her work on educational politics and the comprehensive movement. She was a committed democrat, socialist and internationalist and this book of essays dedicated to her life and work was the...

Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of...