Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Social Origins of Educational Systems

   By Margaret Archer

   Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism

   First published in 1979, this now classic text presents a major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Music Education

   Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today, 4th Edition

   Edited by Michael Mark

   Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today is a collection of thematically organized essays that illuminate the importance of music education to individuals, communities and nations. The fourth edition has been expanded to address the significant societal changes that have...

   Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Early Childhood Education

   A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based, Multi-Tiered Service Delivery

   By Gina Coffee, Corey E. Ray-Subramanian, G. Thomas Schanding, Jr., Kelly A. Feeney-Kettler

   Series: School-Based Practice in Action

   In the past several years, models of multi-tiered service delivery have emerged as a framework for supporting the needs of school-aged children in schools across the country and have received much attention in scholarly publications of education and related fields. Despite the needs of young...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
4. History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia

   Divided Memories

   Edited by Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms of culture and economy. Still, the region cannot escape from the burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical memory in four Northeast Asian...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. Affective Learning Together

   Social and emotional dimensions of collaborative learning

   Edited by Michael Baker, Jerry Andriessen, Sanna Järvelä

   Series: New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction

   In the twenty-first century, being able to collaborate effectively is important at all ages, in everyday life, education and work, within and across diverse cultural settings. People are increasingly linked by networks that are not only means for working and learning together, but are also ways of...

   Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. Implementing Response-to-Intervention to Address the Needs of English-Language Learners

   Instructional Strategies and Assessment Tools for School Psychologists

   By Holly S. Hudspath-Niemi, Mary Lou Conroy

   Series: School-Based Practice in Action

   There is considerable concern surrounding the complex issue of how to meet the learning needs of English-language learners within general and special education programs. Implementing Response-to-Intervention to Address the Needs of English-Language Learners increases school psychologists’ knowledge...

   Published January 24th 2013 by Routledge
7. Urban Youth and School Pushout

   Gateways, Get-aways, and the GED

   By Eve Tuck

   Series: Critical Youth Studies

   Recent efforts to reform urban high schools have been marked by the pursuit of ever-increasing accountability policies, most notably through the use of mayoral control and secondary school exit exams. This innovative and provocative volume excavates the unintended consequences of such policies on...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by Routledge
8. Authenticity in and through Teaching in Higher Education

   The transformative potential of the scholarship of teaching

   By Carolin Kreber

   What does it mean to be authentic? Why should it matter whether or not we become more authentic? How might authenticity inform and enhance the social practice of the scholarship of university teaching and, by implication, the learning and development of students? Authenticity in and through...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by Routledge
9. Moving Teacher Education into Urban Schools and Communities

   Prioritizing Community Strengths

   Edited by Jana Noel

   When teacher education is located on a university campus, set apart from urban schools and communities, it is easy to overlook the realities and challenges communities face as they struggle toward social, economic, cultural, and racial justice. This book describes how teacher education can become a...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. The Essence of Play

    A Practice Companion for Professionals Working with Children and Young People

    By Justine Howard, Karen McInnes

    A unique companion to professional play practice! All play professionals are united in their belief that play is important for children’s development – and there are inherent characteristics of play that underpin professional play practice across contexts. Providing an overarching concept of play,...

    Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge