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1. Young Children, Pedagogy and the Arts

   Ways of Seeing

   Edited by Felicity McArdle, Gail Boldt

   Series: Changing Images of Early Childhood

   Young Children, Pedagogy and the Arts is an innovative text that describes practices and research that cross all five strands of the arts—visual, drama, music, dance, and media—and illuminates ways of understanding children and their arts practices that go beyond the common traditions. The book:...

   To Be Published April 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. Educating Activist Allies

   Social Justice Pedagogy with the Suburban and Urban Elite

   By Katy Swalwell

   Series: Critical Social Thought

   Educating Activist Allies offers a fresh take on critical education studies through an analysis of social justice pedagogy in schools serving communities privileged by race and class. By documenting the practices of socially committed teachers at an urban private academy and a suburban public...

   Published March 21st 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. Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age

   Designing for 21st Century Learning, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Helen Beetham, Rhona Sharpe

   Through a critical discussion of the issues surrounding the design, sharing and reuse of learning activities, the second edition of Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age examines a wide range of perspectives on effectively designing and delivering learning activities to ensure that future...

   To Be Published April 8th 2013 by Routledge
5. Expanding the Donor Base in Higher Education

   Engaging Non-Traditional Donors

   Edited by Noah D. Drezner

   Traditionally, institutions have relied on wealthy White men to reach their fundraising goals. But as state investment in public higher education lessens and institutions look to philanthropy to move from excellence to eminence, advancement officers continually need to engage all populations,...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Meaning-Centered Education

   International Perspectives and Explorations in Higher Education

   Edited by Olga Kovbasyuk, Patrick Blessinger

   In a time of globally changing environments and economic challenges, many institutions of higher education are attempting to reform by promoting standardization approaches. Meaning-Centered Education explores the counter-tide for an alternative vision of education, where students and instructors...

   To Be Published April 8th 2013 by Routledge
7. Developing and Validating Test Items

   By Thomas M. Haladyna, Michael C. Rodriguez

   Since test items are the building blocks of any test, learning how to develop and validate test items has always been critical to the teaching-learning process. As they grow in importance and use, testing programs increasingly supplement the use of selected-response (multiple-choice) items with...

   To Be Published April 16th 2013 by Routledge
8. 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
9. The Arts and Emergent Bilingual Youth

   Building Culturally Responsive, Critical and Creative Education in School and Community Contexts

   By Sharon Verner Chappell, Christian J. Faltis

   The Arts and Emergent Bilingual Youth offers a critical sociopolitical perspective on working with emerging bilingual youth at the intersection of the arts and language learning. Utilizing research from both arts and language education to explore the ways they work in tandem to contribute to...

   To Be Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
10. Culturally Relevant Arts Education for Social Justice

    A Way Out of No Way

    Edited by Mary Stone Hanley, Gilda L Sheppard, George W. Noblit, Thomas Barone

    A groundswell of interest has led to significant advances in understanding and using Culturally Responsive Arts Education to promote social justice and education. This landmark volume provides a theoretical orientation to these endeavors. Examining a range of efforts across different forms of art,...

    To Be Published April 18th 2013 by Routledge
11. Religion in Education

    Innovation in International Research

    Edited by Joyce Miller, Kevin O'Grady, Ursula McKenna

    Series: Routledge Research in Religion and Education

    This volume explores numerous themes (including the influence of ethnography on religious education research and pedagogy, the interpretive approach to religious education, the relationship between research and classroom practice in religious education), providing a critique of contemporary...

    Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge