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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914171628Author Jonathan GlazzardFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 700g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398387461Author Tracey O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint John Catt Educational LtdPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm)...

Walk into any school in America and you will see adults who care deeply about their students and are doing the best they can every day to help students learn. But you will also see a high degree of variability among classrooms-much higher than in most...

While leaders may desire or have been told that they must put certain structures into place in order to enhance their leadership capabilities, they may not know exactly what structures are needed, or the skills that are required for implementation...

You're in at 7am, there until 7pm and marking into the late hours. You've got one student who's a full time carer, another who's pregnant, and a third who's just joined a gang. You haven't got enough textbooks to go around, and one of the parents just...

Disciplinary Literacy is about to go from theory to game plan-taking students from superficial understanding to deep content expertise. And guess what? ReLeah Lent's big secret lies in highlighting each content area's differences-advancing a...

Is there life after death for secondary education?This book focuses upon the quality of learning. 'Reform', so called, too often begins with qualifications, examinations, institutional provision, paths of progression. All those are very important, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781579550363Author Conrad WolframFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Wolfram Media IncPublisher Wolfram Media Inc

During his four years as the tenth Chancellor of Berkeley (2013-17), Nicholas B. Dirks was confronted by crises arguably more challenging than those faced by any other college administrator in the contemporary period. This thoughtfully candid book,...

From academisation and free schools to workforce retention and curriculum change, education policy is a complicated, constantly evolving topic that sits at the heart of any academic study of education. This book offers a critical contextual analysis...

This historical perspective on The Open University, founded in 1969, frames its ethos (to be open to people, places, methods and ideas) within the traditions of correspondence courses, commercial television, adult education, the post-war social...

What will it take to create equitable educational opportunities for all students? According to veteran educator Vernita Mayfield, teachers and school leaders need to learn how to recognize culturally embedded narratives about racial hierarchy and...

Linked to the Early Career Framework, this book provides an understanding of cognitive load theory and its application to teaching for all those training or new to the job. Cognitive science is fast becoming the cornerstone for understanding how students...

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949595208Author Starr SacksteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Publisher Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Weight(grams)...

In recent decades there has been an immense global surge in the numbers both of universities and of students. In the UK alone there are now over 140 institutions teaching more subjects than ever to nearly 2.5 million students. New technology offers new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992834180Author Shurville PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Shurville PublishingPublisher Shurville PublishingDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm...

Success in the twenty-first century demands knowledge power - for individuals, organisations, cities, regions and countries. This book offers a map showing the structure of the knowledge space in a contemporary context. The routes beyond traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949183047Author Ted J RauFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Institute for Peaceable Communities, IncPublisher Institute for Peaceable Communities,...

Parents have a crucial role in supporting children's learning, development and wellbeing. Forming effective partnerships with families and carers is a key feature of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Achieving this takes time, reflective practice, skill...

As a professor at Yale, William Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation's brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critically and creatively and how to find a sense of...

Religion and Worldviews: The Triumph of the Secular in Religious Education provides the first serious analysis and review of the Commission on Religious Education's proposed worldviews framework for the subject. It argues that religious education has an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912508891Author Jonathan GlazzardFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 240g

Providing a unique and critical insight into some of the most significant issues affecting Early Years Policy, this book has chapters from leading authorities and researchers in the field and draws on current research, addresses key debates and...

This book considers the detrimental changes that have occurred to the institution of the university, as a result of the withdrawal of state funding and the imposition of neoliberal market reforms on higher education. It argues that universities have lost...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619490017Author Friedrich EngelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Empire BooksPublisher Empire BooksWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 3mm

The introduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework heralds an era of unprecedented scrutiny and focus on the quality of teaching in universities in England. This book offers inter-disciplinary, evidence-informed discussion around notions of excellence...

Containing invaluable insights from the original director of the National Literary Strategy (NLS) and its director of training, this book provides the only systematic exploration of the reform programme.A vital introduction and critical appraisal for...

There is a lack of studies and practical resources available for supporting the professional development of middle leaders. Based on research and consultations with influential school middle leaders, Middle Leadership in Schools presents ideas and...

'Sarma's book may be the most important work on education written this century' - SkepticAs the head of Open Learning at MIT, Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to fling open the doors of the MIT experience for the benefit of the wider world...

This book will help all academic staff in higher education (HE) develop more informed teaching and better support students as they transition to university. It explores the organisations who advise students pre-university and uncovers the myths and...

Winner, Best Book in Education, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the...

When Students Love to Learn and Teachers Love to TeachIn this revolutionary book, Marshall Rosenberg empowers educators to transform schools into life-serving, learning-rich environments that maximize the potential of each student. Filled with insight,...

The Creative Classroom presents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. Drawing on the latest research and his studies of jazz and improvised theater, Sawyer describes curricula and classroom...

There is a misconception, within the teaching profession and the general public, that Ofsted, the Health and Safety Executive and the establishment are against children being exposed to danger and that schools are prevented from giving children...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951600105Author Cj ReynoldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Publisher Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Weight(grams)...

The ultimate toolkit for lecturers and practitioners in higher education aimed at developing creative pedagogy that will inspire and empower students. It demonstrates how creative teaching and learning methods can engage students and encourage them...

Within the field of academic development, the last twenty years have seen a great expansion of published research into practice and the further development of theoretical approaches. This growth in the scholarship of academic development matches a growth...

This book teaches students and educators in the midwifery field how to tackle dilemmas and decision making. Combining theory and practice, and promoting critical thinking, this book provides key knowledge alongside case studies of how to approach...

It's the deadliest combination going: bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. All it takes to understand that this is a recipe for tragedy is a...