Stephen D Brookfield: 9 books
by Stephen D. Brookfield
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Praise for Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults
"Stephen Brookfield has used his gifts for clear thinking and lucid writing to produce this theoretically informed, immensely practical book on how the dynamics of power and adult teaching intersect. It should be required reading for everyone...
Discussion as a Way of Teaching
Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the landmark book Discussion as a Way of Teaching shows how to plan, conduct, and assess classroom discussions. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill suggest exercises for starting discussions, strategies for maintaining their momentum, and...
by Stephen D. Brookfield
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
A practical guide to the essential practice that builds better teachers.
Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher is the landmark guide to critical reflection, providing expert insight and practical tools to facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique. Stephen Brookfield shows how you...
Engaging Imagination
Helping Students Become Creative and Reflective Thinkers
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
How to nurture creativity in tomorrow’s innovators—today’s college students
When asked what they want colleges to emphasize most, employers didn’t put science, computing, math, or business management first. According to AAC&U’s 2013 employer survey, 95% of employers give hiring preference...
The Skillful Teacher
On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teaching
Students say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester...
The Discussion Book
50 Great Ways to Get People Talking
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Build teams, make better decisions, energize groups, and think out of the box
Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this timely manual spur creativity, stimulate...
Exploiting Childhood
How Fast Food, Material Obsession and Porn Culture are Creating New Forms of Child Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Children deserve to live a life that is safe from exploitation and harm, but are we failing in our duty to protect them?
Childhood today is big business - it is impossible for any child growing up to avoid pervasive and intense marketing from companies. Whether it be for fatty foods resulting...
Radicalizing Learning
Adult Education for a Just World
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
Radicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision...
Teaching Race
How to Help Students Unmask and Challenge Racism
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
A real-world how-to manual for talking about race in the classroom
Educators and activists frequently call for the need to address the lingering presence of racism in higher education. Yet few books offer specific suggestions and advice on how to introduce race to students who believe we live...