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An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education experts In this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2016-06-28
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This volume is dedicated to the career of Jill Adler and the role she has played in growing mathematics education research in South Africa, Africa and beyond. Her work epitomises what is referred to as the ‘engaged scholar’: i.e. doing rigorous and theoretically rich...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-28
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The subject of this book is young children’s emotional-social learning and development within early childhood care and education settings in Aotearoa-New Zealand.The focus on emotional complexity fills a gap in early childhood care and education research where young...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-06-28
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This survey book reviews four interrelated areas: (i) the relevance of heuristics in problem-solving approaches – why they are important and what research tells us about their use; (ii) the need to characterize and foster creative problem-solving approaches – what type...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-27
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How can we improve support for teachers as they negotiate the pathways into the profession? This books highlights how strong networks of connections with other teachers and with resources have been shown to make a big difference. Online learning networks are one...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2016-06-24
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Self-study research is making an impact on the field of science education. University researchers employ these methods to improve their instruction, develop as instructors, and ultimately, impact their students’ learning. This volume provides an introduction to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-22
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This book examines the Singapore government’s controversial practice of recruiting students from China and granting them full scholarships on the condition of a service “bond”. It offers detailed ethnographic accounts of the Chinese “foreign talent” students’...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-06-22
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This book portrays the various ways in which mentoring occurs in higher education. Targeting the stakeholders who benefit from mentoring, namely faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and their professional colleagues, this book supports those who are involved in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-21
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This book explores terminology, frameworks, and research being conducted worldwide on virtual manipulatives. It brings together international authors who provide their perspectives on virtual manipulatives in research and teaching. By defining terminology, explaining...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-21
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This book takes a fresh look at professional practice and professional education. In times of increased managerialism of academic teaching and a focus on graduate learning outcomes, it discusses possibilities to teach and learn otherwise. A deliberate professional is...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-21
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This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices. Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-21
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Winner of the 2018 Outstanding Book by the Michigan Council Teachers of EnglishChoice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2018Winner of the 2017 AERA Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) Exemplary Research AwardThis book draws upon a queer...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-06-21
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This work compiles experiences and lessons learned in meeting the unique needs of women and children regarding crime prevention and criminal justice, in particular the treatment and social reintegration of offenders and serves as a cross-disciplinary work for academic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-20
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Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake. Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2016-06-20
Collection :
New Human Frontiers
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Curriculum and curriculum issues are at the heart of current debates about schooling, pedagogy and learning. This book will enable practitioners, scholars and academics to understand how to re-design or to suggest changes to curriculum structure, shape and content....
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2016-06-20
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This ICME-13 Topical Survey provides a review of recent research into statistics education, with a focus on empirical research published in established educational journals and on the proceedings of important conferences on statistics education. It identifies and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-18
Collection :
ICME-13 Topical Surveys
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This book examines the transformations of epistemic governance in education, the way in which some actors are shaping new knowledge, and how that new knowledge impacts other actors in charge of implementing this knowledge in the context of the decision-making process...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-17
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This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and discusses its relevance for teaching about technology.Teaching about technology, at all levels of education, can...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-16
ePub
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Gene doping is regarded as the form of performance enhancement in elite sports with the greatest potential which also raises issues for all of society that transcend competitive sport. This book brings together detailed concepts for lessons dealing with the scientific,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-06-16
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Erwachsenenbildung ist der Bildungssektor, in dem die Menschen die Kenntnisse, Fertigkeiten und Einstellungen erwerben und entwickeln können, die es ihnen gestatten, sowohl ihre Arbeitskraft besser verkaufen wie auch ihr Leben besser gestalten zu können. Die Beiträge...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-06-16
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