Educational Theory category: 17068 books
The Global Education Race
Taking the Measure of PISA and International Testing
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
A global education race now pits countries, regions, and school systems against one another. The racecourse has been created by a small number of influential international testing programs, and the popular media announces winners and losers. Fear of falling behind haunts policy-makers and shapes educational...
Education and the Reverse Gender Divide in the Gulf States
Embracing the Global, Ignoring the Local
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and reveals that women’s participation and achievement in education is rapidly outpacing that of men’s. Ridge refers to this situation as...
An Emerging Approach for Education and Care
Implementing a Worldwide Classification of Functioning and Disability
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
An Emerging Approach for Education and Care provides a synthesis of the extensive research that has been conducted worldwide about the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth in education and care. The main purpose of the ICF is to provide a classification...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
School leaders play a critical role in shaping learners for the future. In Australia, some states have begun to establish programs to develop excellence in leadership through professional development programs, strategic initiatives, support, and networking opportunities for school leaders. And yet,...
by Corrie Stone-Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Generational identity plays a large role in how teachers view educational change and school reform. Teachers of the Boomer generation, an era characterized by optimism and innovation, tend to be more resistant to change than those of Generation X, for whom standardization represents the norm, not...
Educational Innovation in Economics and Business
Pedagogy, Technology and Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Like previous volumes in the "Educational Innovation in Economics and Business" series, this one is genuinely international in terms of its coverage. It reflects the worldwide interest in, and commitment to, innovation in business education with a view to enhancing the learning experience...
Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey
Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Neoliberal policies have had an impact on educational systems globally. This book provides a detailed and critical analysis of neoliberal educational policies and reforms in Turkey by focusing on the Justice and Development Party's reform efforts over the last eight years.
Mobile Learning
Structures, Agency, Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
As with television and computers before it, today’s mobile technology challenges educators to respond and ensure their work is relevant to students. What’s changed is that this portable, cross-contextual way of engaging with the world is driving a more proactive approach to learning on the part...
Young People's Educational Careers in England and Germany
Integrating Survey and Interview Analysis via Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
In this comparative study of young people's educational careers in England and Germany, individual factors, social class, school and country characteristics are shown jointly to shape these careers through mutually reinforcing processes. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is combined with interview analysis to explore generative mechanisms.
According to the Book
Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
How are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom?
According to the Book presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)....
by Rolf Arnold
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
This text is a call to action. The title Escape from Teaching may sound a bit like an imperative. However, much of the recent findings from educational and brain research, especially regarding the potential benefits of informal and self-structured learning, are never realized in educational practice....
by Torin M. Finser
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Society debates, legislates, and regulates education more than it does any other profession. It has become popular to think that democracy gives everyone an equal say in educational matters, while those in other professions are relatively free to work according to standards set by their professional...
by Zane Ma Rhea
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
This book brings together the academic fields of educational leadership, educational administration, strategic change management, and Indigenous education in order to provide a critical, multi-perspective, systems level analysis of the provision of education services to Indigenous people. It draws...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Federal and state funding agencies have invested billions of dollars into secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Education, Mathematics) educational reform over the past decade. This volume addresses the interplay of external and internal variables associated with school reform and how this dynamic has impacted many efforts.