Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

How to nurture creativity in tomorrow's innovators-today's college students When asked what they want colleges to emphasize most, employers didn't put science, computing, math, or business management first. According to AAC&U's 2013 employer survey,...

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,...

Published in 1903, this book was the first comprehensive treatise on the logical foundations of mathematics written in English. It sets forth, as far as possible without mathematical and logical symbolism, the grounds in favour of the view that...

The New Essential Steiner is a completely new introduction to the philosophy and essential writings of Rudolf Steiner, introduced and edited by Robert McDermott. This new volume offers selections from a wide variety of Steiner's published works,...

The ideas upon which public education was founded in the last half of the nineteenth century were wrong. And despite their continued dominance in educational thinking for a century and a half, these ideas are no more right today. So argues one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604861143Author Judith SuisaFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 264g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849354363Author The Education for Liberation NetworkFormat PaperbackPage Count 375Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press

"Jarvis does a real service by introducing a new vision of research into the current debates over the nature and mission of the academy." --Continuing Higher Education Review "Jarvis has managed to bridge the worlds of theory and professional practice...

Ethics and Educational Technology explores the creation and implementation of learning technologies through an applied ethical lens. The success of digital tools and platforms in today's multi-faceted learning and performance contexts is dependent not...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401310776Author Alexandra RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 204mm * 133mm * 30mm

In this highly practical book, Rona Tutt and Paul Williams explore how schools and other educational settings can provide students with the right environment to support their emotional wellbeing and hence to maximise their learning potential. Encouraging...

Many people, whether educators or not, will agree that an education that does not inspire wonder is barren. Wonder is commonly perceived as akin to curiosity, as stimulating inquiry, and as something that enhances pleasure in learning, but there are many...

Brings together current research in philosophy, cognitive science, and education to uncover and criticize the traditional assumptions of how and why we should learn through imitation.Imitation and Education provides an in-depth reassessment of learning...

At the beginning of the new millennium, educators, parents, and others should reevaluate what it means for adults and young people to grow up in a world that has been radically altered by a hyper capitalism that monopolizes the educational force of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922435699Author Luke MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Book Bound StudiosPublisher Book Bound StudiosWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college diplomas give Americans and Europeans a competitive...

This is the first book to explicitly link healing and wellness practices with critical pedagogy. Bringing together scholars from Brazil, Canada, Malta and the USA, the chapters combine critical pedagogy and social justice education to reorient the...

In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers chart the development of philosophy of education in the twentieth century and point to signficant questions for its future. Presents a definitive introduction to the core areas of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853830Author Muriel I. ElmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629637952Author Robb JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. For decades, it has been the province of journals, memoirs, poets, and language arts classrooms. Social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803696447Author Clare BunticFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

Expertise has been around since the dawn of civilisation, but until recently the creation of experts was able to go on without anyone having to understand it, or pay any attention to its social impact. Today, as societies compete to produce more and...

This introductory text, now in its fifth edition, is a classic in its field. It shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching. What is involved in the idea of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791470985Author Paula M. SalvioFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621380962Author Friedrich SchillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This open access handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the growing field of positive education, featuring a broad range of theoretical, applied, and practice-focused chapters from leading international experts. It demonstrates how positive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945644429Author Carter Godwin WoodsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Innovative Eggz LLCPublisher Innovative Eggz LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947447387Author Joris VliegheFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Punctum BooksPublisher Punctum BooksWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

This is the first book to offer a philosophical engagement with microaggressions. It aims to provide an intersectional analysis of microaggressions that cuts across multiple dimensions of oppression and marginalization, and to engage a variety of...

This book draws connections between Paulo Freire and some of the most influential critical scholars of the 20th century. Each chapter pairs Freire with one of eleven critical scholars, giving a biographical summary and expanding the shared themes in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999578025Author Robin P ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Best Books PressPublisher Best Books PressWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830838455Author Dallas WillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 323Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 539g

How Deleuze's philosophy informs the interdisciplinary and multi-faceted problematic of education. The 12 original essays in this volume look at contemporary debates on teaching and learning across the broad territory of educational theory and philosophy...

Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome...

An incisive study showing how cultural ideas of merit in academic science produce unfair and unequal outcomes. In Misconceiving Merit, sociologists Mary Blair-Loy and Erin A. Cech uncover the cultural foundations of a paradox. On one hand, academic...

Not long ago, it was understood that universities and culture were intimately related. However, to a large extent, that understanding has faded. Culture and the University confronts this situation. Written by three leading scholars of higher education...

For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Global Auction forces us to reconsider our deeply held and mistaken...

Continuing Joel Spring's reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education, this text offers a comprehensive overview and synthesis of current research, theories, and models related to the topic. Written in his signature clear,...