Education: Curriculum Studies

Edited by Gerald Kulm

Focusing on the elementary and secondary grades, this book explores current theory, research, practice, and policy in the assessment of higher order thinking in mathematics. The chapter authors combine current knowledge and research on mathematics learning and testing to provide examples of…

Paperback – 2017-10-31 
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By Ronald P. Carver

This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement. It concentrates on the main factors that influence how much a student gains in reading achievement during a year of school, or a calendar year. An…

Paperback – 2017-10-31 
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By Jason Kotch, Edward Cosentino

7 Steps to Sharing Your School’s Story on Social Media empowers school leaders to use social media through a simple and accessible plan that increases engagement and enhances the school’s vision and mission. In a step-by-step guide for easy implementation, this book provides the nuts and bolts, as…

Paperback – 2017-10-24 
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Edited by Geoffrey Walford

Academies were introduced by Labour in 2000 and first opened their doors in 2002, but during Labour’s time in power the nature of the Academies changed. At first they were designed to replace existing failing schools but, by 2004, the expectation had widened to provide for entirely new schools…

Paperback – 2017-10-24 
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Edited by Christopher Naughton, Gert Biesta, David R. Cole

This volume has been brought together to generate new ideas and provoke discussion about what constitutes arts education in the 21st century, both within the institution and beyond. Art, Artists and Pedagogy is intended for educators who teach the arts from early childhood to tertiary level,…

Paperback – 2017-10-23 
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Edited by Stewart Martin, Michele Notari

Technology-enhanced, collaborative and blended learning settings can promote more effective approaches to teaching, learning and assessment when context, agency and individual characteristics are taken into account. This book presents critical insight into the theoretical and practical progress…

Hardback – 2017-10-19 
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By Farhad Saba, Rick L. Shearer

Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning takes a fresh look at one of the pioneering educational theories that accommodates the impact of information and communications technologies in learning. The theory of transactional distance (TTD) provides a distinct analytical and planning foundation…

Paperback – 2017-10-19 
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Edited by Kate de Medeiros, Kelly Niles-Yokum, Judith L. Howe

Increasingly, scholars from many disciplines have begun to incorporate various modalities from the humanities and arts – novels, films, artwork, and other forms of expression – to help connect students with the experience of aging in deeply meaningful and person-centered ways. This collection…

Hardback – 2017-10-17 
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Edited by Akira Tajino

This book proposes Meaning-order Approach to Pedagogical Grammar (MAP Grammar) as a practical pedagogical approach in ESL and EFL contexts. Teaching grammar through an easy-to-understand three-dimensional model, MAP Grammar establishes the clause as the fundamental unit of English and interprets…

Hardback – 2017-10-13 
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Routledge Research in Language Education

Edited by Ninni Wahlström, Daniel Sundberg

Focusing on the meaning of teaching, Transnational Curriculum Standards and Classroom Practices contributes to a deepened understanding of what it means to be a teacher in an institutional context ranked high on the policymakers’ agenda. While the policy literature emphasises efficiency in teaching…

Hardback – 2017-10-13 
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Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education

Edited by James Arthur, Terence Lovat

The academic fields of religion and values have become the focus of renewed interest in contemporary thinking about human activity and its motivations. The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values explores and expands upon a range of international research related to this…

Paperback – 2017-10-11 
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Routledge International Handbooks

Edited by Dominic Wyse, Richard Andrews, James Hoffman

Edited by three authorities in the field, this Handbook presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in…

Paperback – 2017-10-11 
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Routledge International Handbooks of Education