Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Positive Psychology in Higher Education

   Edited by Acacia Parks

   Positive psychology – the scientific study of happiness – is a rapidly burgeoning field, and in no area more so than education. More departments than ever are offering courses in positive psychology, and demand for these courses is consistently high. Graduate programs offering concentrations in...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Growing Child

   Laying the foundations of active learning and physical health

   By Clair Stevens

   Series: Foundations of Child Development

   How do children’s early physical experiences influence their future health and well-being? What are the future consequences of a sedentary childhood on life chances and health? What importance do we place in the UK on sleep, fresh air, good nutrition and movement? The Growing Child thoughtfully...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
3. Ethical Issues in Literacy Research

   Edited by Carole S. Rhodes, Kenneth J. Weiss

   Literacy educators and researchers at all stages of their careers face ethical issues whenever they embark on research studies. In this book experienced literacy researchers identify and address multi-faceted, multi-dimensional ethical issues related to conducting studies in school, home, community...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
4. The Thinking Child

   Laying the foundations of understanding and competence

   By Pamela May

   Series: Foundations of Child Development

   What characteristics do children need to become motivated to learn? How do children’s experiences and relationships affect their cognitive development? How do you provide learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of every child in your care? The Thinking Child thoughtfully discusses...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. Workplace Learning in Physical Education

   By lisahunter, Richard Tinning, Tony Rossi, Erin Flanagan, Doune Macdonald

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Pre-service and beginning teachers have to negotiate an unfamiliar and often challenging working environment, in both teaching spaces and staff spaces. Workplace Learning in Physical Education explores the workplace of teaching as a site of professional learning. Using stories and narratives from...

   Published March 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. A Mirror to Kathleen's Face (Routledge Revivals)

   Education in Independent Ireland 1922-60

   By Donald Akenson

   First published in 1975, Donald Akenson’s book was at the forefront of a radically new approach to the study of Irish educational history. Instead of investigating the evolution of the schools as an isolated process, he explores the complex interrelations of Irish education, institutions and...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
7. Education and Enmity (Routledge Revivals)

   The Control of Schooliing in Northern Ireland 1920-50

   By Donald Akenson

   First published in 1973 Professor Akenson’s book traces the series of religious and political controversies which have battered the state schools of Northern Ireland. After the government’s admirably intentioned, but muddled, attempt to create a non-sectarian school system in the early 1920s, the...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
8. Human Development and Capabilities

   Re-imagining the university of the twenty-first century

   Edited by Alejandra Boni, Melanie Walker

   Globally, universities are the subject of public debate and disagreement about their private benefits or public good, and the key policy vehicle for driving human capital development for competitive knowledge economies. Yet what is increasingly lost in the disagreements about who should pay for...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
9. Universities and Global Diversity

   Preparing Educators for Tomorrow

   Edited by Beverly Lindsay, Wanda J. Blanchett

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This volume seeks to critically examine the nexus between globalization and diversity as it affects the preparation of professional educators on several continents, taking into account the extensive changes in economic, sociopolitical, and cultural dynamics within nations and regions that have...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
10. Handbook of Critical Race Theory in Education

    Edited by Marvin Lynn, Adrienne D. Dixson

    This handbook illustrates how education scholars employ Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a framework to bring attention to issues of race and racism in education. It is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive description and analysis of the topic, from the defining...

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge