Educational Theory category: 17068 books
by Jacqueline P. Leighton
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
The field of education is rife with calls to action and for research to improve higher-level thinking and learning outcomes in primary, secondary, and tertiary education. With the No Child Left Behind Act and even more recently the Every Student Succeeds Act, policymakers are acknowledging the need...
Metacognitive Learning
Advancing Learning by Developing General Knowledge of the Learning Process
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
In this book, the educational theory of metacognitive learning and its instructional implications are used to describe and illustrate how learners can become effective or self-directive learners. First, three levels of general knowledge of the learning process are discussed in this book through an...
by Ming Yang, Hao Ni
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
This book presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the educational governance reform trajectory and the latest issues in China, addressing several important topics such as administration, internal management, provision, enrollment, employment, financing, examinations, evaluation and quality...
Classroom Cultures
Equitable Schooling for Racially Diverse Youth
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This practical resource will assist secondary educators in creating equitable schooling environments for racially diverse youth. Classroom Cultures provides direct insight into the experiences, challenges, and successes of teachers and school leaders who were among more than 500 educators across 29...
Between Truth and Freedom
Rousseau and our contemporary political and educational culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book engages in a broad reading of Rousseau’s writings on educational and political thought in order to explore and address the competing demands of the enculturation and individuation of the young in Western societies. Although Rousseau’s Emile has been frequently utilised in educational...
by Frank Adams
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Case Studies in Educational Psychology is comprised of 55 diverse and realistic case studies that will shape and compliment any Educational Psychology curriculum. The essays are grouped into 10 well-organized units that address issues ranging from Classroom Management to Moral Development, Children...
by Alan Pritchard, John Woollard
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Psychology for the Classroom: Constructivism and Social Learning provides a lively introduction to the much debated topics of talk and group collaboration in classrooms, and the development of interactive approaches to teaching. The authors provide a background to research in constructivist and social...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Educational policy controversies in the United States invariably implicate legal issues. Policy debates about testing and school choice, for example, cannot be disentangled from legal rights and mandates. The same is true for issues such as funding, campus safety, speech and religion rights, as well...
The Future of Educational Change
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
This timely book provides a systematic overview and critique of contemporary approaches to educational change from some of the best-known writers and scholars in the field, including Andy Hargreaves, Larry Cuban, Ivor Goodson, Jeannie Oakes, Milbrey McLaughlin, Judyth Sachs and Ann Liebermann.
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Rhetoric and Educational Discourse
Persuasive Texts
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Educational policy is often dismissed as simply rhetoric and a collection of half truths. However, this is to underestimate the power of rhetoric and the ways in which rhetorical strategies are integral to persuasive acts. Through a series of illustrative chapters, this book argues that rather than...
Deconstructing Educational Leadership
Derrida and Lyotard
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Jacques Derrida and Jean-François Lyotard constitute two of the most notable figures of poststructuralist thought and philosophy of the postmodern period. Both worked to reveal instabilities and uncertainty, and to destabilise assumptions and self-evident traditions for the purposes of reflection,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The idea for this book was born from discussions at several recent academic events including the Women Leading Education (WLE) International Conference in Volos, Greece (2012) and the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2011) as well as...
The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools
The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Educational Policy and Practice, 1982-2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2010
The adoption of the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an era of unprecedented judicial influence on Canada's public policy. The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools examines how the Constitution Act has affected educational policy during...
Education in the Best Interests of the Child
A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children’s educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionately...