Educational Reform category: 2687 books
2 Million Children
Success for All
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Based on a program that has benefited over 2 million children, this updated edition outlines steps for school reform and achievement through prevention, intervention, and assessment to promote reading.
Minority Students in East Asia
Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
In Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses authors discuss their research on minority students’ schooling (elementary to higher education) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Minority students’ educational issues are...
Higher Education in Ethiopia
Structural Inequalities and Policy Responses
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
This book focuses on higher education in Ethiopia, analysing persisting inequalities and policy responses against the backdrop of the extensive expansion and reform that the system has experienced in recent years. Drawing on empirical data generated through interviews, policy reviews and focus-group...
The Transformation of Initial Teacher Education
The Changing Nature of Teacher Training
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
Tracing the development of initial teacher education since the large-scale expansion of the teaching profession after the Second World War to the present day, The Transformation of Initial Teacher Education explores the changing nature of teacher training.
Examining the growth of the ‘teaching...
Pedagogies for Development
The Politics and Practice of Child-Centred Education in India
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Pedagogies for Development takes a sociological approach to examine the introduction of child-centred education in contemporary Indian policy and school contexts. It investigates the promise of democratic learning in development discourses to ask how far child-centred models can address poverty and...
Private Education in China
Achievement and Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2018
This book takes an in-depth look at the development of the private education sector in modern China. Readers will find valuable data and materials never before presented in such an accessible and transparent way, together with analyses of the major changes and challenges in the course of this development....
Does Every Child Matter?
Understanding New Labour's Social Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
Every Child Matters represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. This book moves beyond a descriptive ‘how to’ framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda.
The authors’ analysis reveals that Every...
Education and the Family
Passing Success Across the Generations
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Why it is that success, deprivation or disadvantage are so often passed down intergenerationally? What part does education play?
The educational achievement of parents is often reflected in that of their children and there are many underlying causes for such a relationship. Education and the...
by Nicholas C. Burbules, Wendy R. Kohli
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Feminist theory has come a long way from its nascent beginnings—no longer can it be classified as “liberal,” “socialist,” or “radical.” It has shaped and evolved to take on multiple meanings and forms, each distinct in its own perspective and theory. In Feminisms and Educational Research,...
Brigada Eskwela
Essays on Philippine Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Former Education Undersecretary Juan Miguel Luz puts together his learning and insights on Philippine education in a collection of essays that tackles the challenges faced by the largest agency of the Philippine government and possible solutions for reform.
by Jason Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
In this compelling book, professional educator, Jason Davis, shares his insider perspective about why, despite millions of tax dollars and decades of school reform, we are no closer to achieving meaningful change in our nation’s public schools. Readers follow Davis on a first-person journey through...
Psychosocial Skills and School Systems in the 21st Century
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of research on psychosocial skills, examining both theory and areas of application. It discusses students’ psychosocial skills both as components of academic success and desired educational outcomes in grades K through 12. The book...
An UnCommon Theory of School Change
Leadership for Reinventing Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change—an...
by Tania Ferfolja, Jacqueline Ullman, Criss Jones Díaz
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
In contemporary classrooms, it is crucial for teachers to have a thorough understanding of sociological issues in education. Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices addresses sociological theory, highlighting its relevance to policy, curriculum and practice for the pre-service...