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Education for Civic and Political Participation
A Critical Approach
Series: Routledge Research in Education
Participation as an element of active citizenship in democracies is a key project of international and national educational policy. Institutionalized approaches for compulsory schools provide participatory access to all young European citizens. But does this picture depict the possibilities and...
Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Care in Education
Teaching with Understanding and Compassion
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This philosophical commentary explores the meaning and significance of care in education, demonstrating how teaching with care enriches the art and soul of pedagogy. Wilde draws upon Western and Eastern philosophies that envision an integrated image of care to illuminate the value of...
Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Diversity, Intercultural Encounters, and Education
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This book concerns the challenges and tensions rising from mass migration flows, unbalanced north-south and east-west relations and the increasing multicultural nature of society. The scope of the book’s theme is global, addressing diversity and identity, intercultural encounters and conflict, and...
Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Language, Literacy, and Pedagogy in Postindustrial Societies
The Case of Black Academic Underachievement
Series: Routledge Research in Education
In postindustrial economies such as the United States and Great Britain, the black/white achievement gap is perpetuated by an emphasis on language and language skills, with which black American and black British-Caribbean youths often struggle. This work analyzes the nature of educational pedagogy...
Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
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Education and Culture
Series: Routledge Research in Education
Quinn presents a radical new perspective on the interrelationships between education and culture. Rather than viewing education in isolation from major cultural debates, she demonstrates how culture shapes education and education shapes culture. Cultural perspectives and rich empirical data from a...
Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
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Rethinking School Bullying
Dominance, Identity and School Culture
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This book takes a new angle on a much-studied phenomenon, focusing on the role of domination and identity construction, understanding and self-knowledge, moral transformation and the social community, systems of training and hierarchy used by schooling, and the role they play in...
Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
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The Role of Participants in Education Research
Ethics, Epistemologies, and Methods
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This book explores different perspectives on the role, influence and importance of participants in education research. Drawing on a variety of philosophical, theoretical and methodological approaches, the book examines how researchers relate to and with their participants before, during, and after...
Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
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Family, Community, and Higher Education
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This book explores social topics and experiences that illustrate the various ways in which the family unit influences and impacts college students. In the text, the authors not only explore family memories, but also challenge the traditional lack of inclusion and appreciation for “family” as...
Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
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Picturebooks, Pedagogy and Philosophy
Series: Routledge Research in Education
Contemporary picturebooks open up spaces for philosophical dialogues between people of all ages. As works of art, picturebooks offer unique opportunities to explore ideas and to create meaning collaboratively. This book considers censorship of certain well-known picturebooks, challenging the...
Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
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Virtual Literacies
Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People
Series: Routledge Research in Education
The growth of interest in virtual worlds and other online spaces for children and young people raises important issues for literacy educators and researchers. This book is a timely and much-needed collection of current research in the area. It provides a synthesis of knowledge and understanding and...
Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
Forthcoming Books
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Language Teaching Through the Ages
To Be Published February 4th 2013 -
Refugees, Immigrants, and Education in the Global South: Lives in Motion
To Be Published March 20th 2013 -
The Politics of Knowledge in Education
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Universities and Global Diversity: Preparing Educators for Tomorrow
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Teaching and Learning with Technology: Beyond Constructivism
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Teacher Learning That Matters: International Perspectives
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Children’s Drawing and Writing: The Remarkable in the Unremarkable
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Beyond Binaries in Education Research
To Be Published April 9th 2013 -
Collaboration in Education
To Be Published April 9th 2013


