Curriculum Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Framing Languages and Literacies

   Socially Situated Views and Perspectives

   Edited by Margaret R. Hawkins

   In this seminal volume leading language and literacy scholars clearly articulate and explicate major social perspectives and approaches in the fields of language and literacy studies. Each approach draws on distinct bodies of literature and traditions and uses distinct identifiers, labels, and...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. 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
3. Learning, Problem Solving, and Mindtools

   Essays in Honor of David H. Jonassen

   Edited by J. Michael Spector, Barbara B. Lockee, Sharon Smaldino, Mary Herring

   Learning, Problem Solving, and Mindtools is inspired by the substantial body of learning research by David H. Jonassen in the areas of mind tools and problem solving. The focus of the volume is on educational technology, especially with regard to how new technologies have facilitated and...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
4. Aesthetic Experience in Science Education

   Learning and Meaning-Making as Situated Talk and Action

   By Per-Olof Wickman

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   This book examines the role of aesthetic experience in learning science and in science education from the perspective of knowledge as action and language use. The theoretical underpinnings are based on the writings of John Dewey and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In their spirit aesthetics is examined as it...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. 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 March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Scientific and Technological Thinking

   Edited by Michael E. Gorman, Ryan D. Tweney, David C. Gooding, Alexandra P. Kincannon

   At the turn of the 21st century, the most valuable commodity in society is knowledge--particularly new knowledge that may give a culture, company, or laboratory an adaptive advantage. Knowledge about the cognitive processes that lead to discovery and invention can enhance the probability of making...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
7. Fluency in Reading

   Synchronization of Processes

   By Zvia Breznitz

   This is the first book to examine in-depth the crucial role of the speed of information processing in the brain in determining reading fluency in both normal and dyslexic readers.Part I explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspectives. Fluency has historically been viewed...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Globalization, the Nation-State and the Citizen

   Dilemmas and Directions for Civics and Citizenship Education

   Edited by Alan Reid, Judith Gill, Alan Sears

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in civics and citizenship education. There have been unprecedented developments in citizenship education taking place in schools, adult education centers, or in the less formally structured spaces of media images and commentary around the world....

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
9. Literacy as Translingual Practice

   Between Communities and Classrooms

   Edited by Suresh Canagarajah

   The term translingual highlights the reality that people always shuttle across languages, communicate in hybrid languages and, thus, enjoy multilingual competence. In the context of migration, transnational economic and cultural relations, digital communication, and globalism, increasing contact is...

   Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
10. Thinking About The Curriculum (Routledge Revivals)

    The nature and treatment of curriculum problems

    By William Reid

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1978, this book looks at the ‘curriculum crisis’ of the 1970s, examining the effect it has had for Curriculum Studies and curriculum policy making. It focuses on a time when long-established structures and procedures were challenged and schools were accused of having lost touch...

    Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge