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In America today, the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest ever recorded--larger than any other industrialized nation. It has become far too easy to ignore the hardships of millions of children plagued by poverty, poor health, illiteracy, violence, adult...
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Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2008-09-23
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Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010
Classroom talk, by which children make sense of what their peers and teachers mean, is the most important educational tool for guiding the development of understanding and for jointly...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-23
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'This book is an essential resource for all those in Early Years settings; providing invaluable information about addressing the wide range of aspects involved in developing effective provision for able learners' - Nursery World
'This book is essential reading for all...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-23
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14-19 education and training is a complex, fast changing and contested terrain which has been the focus of enormous controversy. This book will help those involved in the education of young people understand the wider context for 14-19 reform, the main dimensions of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-18
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'This is an important contribution to the field of SEN. By putting the child into a context, the authors recognize that each child is unique and cannot be reduced to a simple diagnosis. Highly recommended' - SEN Magazine
'In just over 100 pages this book gives the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-18
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The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia is a comprehensive overview of a complex field. It is a rich, critical assessment of past and present theory and current research, which also looks to the future. The editors have brought together key figures from the international...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-18
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'[This book] is readable, engaging, informative and provoking' - Tony Rae, ESCalate
'The book is encompassing all my own passions as a holistic practitioner; I feel it is multi-cultural, offering powerfully diverse and inclusive ideas of pedagogy. In particular, the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-17
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In today’s dynamic global business environment where knowledge is a main asset and learning becomes the most important process, Business Education needs to employ the right practices to develop future leaders. Businesses require graduates that become true experts. But...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2008-09-17
Collection :
Advances in Business Education and Training
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Gifts, Talents and Education: A Living Theory Approach is a practical guide for teachers on how to help all their pupils to enhance their gifts and talents in the classroom. Examples reveal how teachers can transform the way education is understood in schools, by...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-09-15
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This book contains contributions from eminent clinicians and researchers in the field of language impairment, and crosses the bridge between children and adults. It reflects the developments that have taken place in Speech and Language Therapy over the past 10 years and...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-09-15
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'The text is clear and accessible and gives a fascinating overview of how drawing can help children to learn and understand the thinking of others…It is highly recommended for all students and practitioners interested in understanding more about how children express...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-12
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'This book would be excellent for anyone thinking of taking on the role of home/support worker or someone already in this post who would like to refresh their ideas and views. The book would also be of interest to those who want further insight into the complex role of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-12
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Professional teaching placements are an essential part of secondary teacher training, with trainees spending around two thirds of their time in schools. This practical handbook helps trainees fully prepare for their school experience, offering the guidance and...
Editeur :
Learning Matters
Parution :
2008-09-05
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'I recommend the book as an inspiration to those who are looking for the words that express what they may already do (or will do in the future!) for these well known writers have world wide experience in recognising and knowing what it is that makes the passionate...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-08-21
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`This is a well written and thoroughly researched book on an issue of vital importance. It places the experiences of individual teachers under pressure into the larger UK and worldwide context. Policy makers need to wake up to its messages' - Sara Bubb, Institute of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-08-15
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Includes CD-Rom
Pupils are rarely taught the principles of effective co-operation although being able to work effectively as part of a group is critical in all contexts; school, life and work.
The book is based on the author's practical experience of running the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-08-07
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From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2008-08-04
ePub
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Our federal and state tax dollars are going to fund higher education. If corporations kick in a little more, should they be able to dictate the research or own the discoveries? During the past two decades, commercial forces have quietly transformed virtually every...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-08-01
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From the author of Frames of Mind, the definitive account of Multiple Intelligences theory and its applications. “For those of us who suspect that intelligence is too complex a phenomenon to be measured by the single number of I.Q. derived from an...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-07-31
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This book introduces trainees and newly qualified teachers to the teaching of history in primary schools, and covers key concepts, skills and knowledge for the history curriculum at Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2. Contents include planning, teaching and learning...
Editeur :
Learning Matters
Parution :
2008-07-30
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