Education Handbooks

New and Published Handbooks

1. International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education

   Edited by Robert B. Stevenson, Michael Brody, Justin Dillon, Arjen E.J. Wals

   The environment and contested notions of sustainability are increasingly topics of public interest, political debate, and legislation across the world. Environmental education journals now publish research from a wide variety of methodological traditions that show linkages between the environment,...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Handbook of Orthography and Literacy

   Edited by R. Malatesha Joshi, P.G. Aaron

   Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English language learners. This situation is now changing. As the worldwide demand for literacy continues to grow, researchers from different...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching

   Edited by Paul Potrac, Wade Gilbert, Jim Denison

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Over the last three decades sports coaching has evolved from a set of customary practices based largely on tradition and routine into a sophisticated, reflective and multi-disciplinary profession. In parallel with this, coach education and coaching studies within higher education have developed...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. Handbook of Distance Education

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Michael Grahame Moore

   The third edition of this award-winning Handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of distance education, arguably the most significant development in education over the past three decades. While the book deals with education...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge International Companion to Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

   Edited by Ted Cole, Harry Daniels, John Visser

   Responding to disruptive or troubled pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) remains a highly topical issue. The challenges these children present relate to wider issues of continuing political concern: the perceived declining discipline in schools; school and social exclusion; the...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
6. Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Olivia N. Saracho, Bernard Spodek

   The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world. This singular resource provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues as well as the information necessary to make informed...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education

   Edited by Derek Davis, Elena Miroshnikova

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks of Education

   How and what to teach about religion is controversial in every country. The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education is the first book to comprehensively address the range of ways that major countries around the world teach religion in public and private educational institutions. It...

   Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education

   Edited by Jean B. Crockett, Bonnie Billingsley, Mary Lynn Boscardin

   This book brings together for the first time research informing leadership practice in special education from preschool through transition into post-secondary settings. It provides comprehensive coverage of 1) disability policy 2) leadership knowledge, 3) school reform, and 4) effective educational...

   Published June 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. Handbook of Family Literacy

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Barbara H. Wasik

   The Handbook of Family Literacy, 2e, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of family literacy of any available book. It documents the need for literacy education for children and parents, describes early literacy and math development within the home, analyses interventions in home...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
10. Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

    Edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Kristine W. Webb

    Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career,...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge