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Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
An essential component of good practice in physical education is ensuring inclusivity for all pupils, regardless of need, ability or background. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education fully explores the theoretical and practical issues faced by physical...
Black Education
A Transformative Research and Action Agenda for the New Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2006
This volume presents the findings and recommendations of the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Commission on Research in Black Education (CORIBE) and offers new directions for research and practice. By commissioning an independent group of scholars of diverse perspectives and voices...
Globalization and Japanese Exceptionalism in Education
Insiders' Views into a Changing System
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Globalization is the most common overriding characteristic of our time, with societies all over the world struggling to change their educational systems to meet what are perceived to be the needs of globalization. This book provides an insider's account of how the Japanese educational system is trying...
Market Education
The Unknown History
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Discontent with public education has been on the rise in recent years, as parents complain that their children are not being taught the basics, that they are not pushed to excel, and that their classrooms are too chaotic to encourage any real learning. The public has begun to reject school bond levies...
by Professor Dilly Fung, Professor of Higher Education Development & Academic Director UCL Centre for Advancing Learning and
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Is it possible to bring university research and student education into a more connected, more symbiotic relationship? If so, can we develop programmes of study that enable faculty, students and ‘real world’ communities to connect in new ways? In this accessible book, Dilly Fung argues that it...
by James R. Estep, Michael Anthony, Greg Allison
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
What is “Christian” about Christian education; how is it different from on-Christian education? A Theology for Christian Education examines this question in depth and argues that the doctrines of systematic theology should drive the content, purpose, and methods of the educational program of the...
by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Harry Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“In the face of much handwringing over higher education in America today, this eclectic set of essays offers an engaging call to sustain core values like civic education, the liberal arts, intellectual community and not pandering to fake science, even as a hugely different population with very...
Your Special Education Rights
What Your School District Isn’t Telling You
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Drawing on decades of experience, Jennifer Laviano, a high-profile special education attorney, and Julie Swanson, a sought-after special education advocate, help parents of students with disabilities navigate their school systems to get the services they need for their children.
Parents will...
by Randy Chapman, Esq.
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
You do not have to be a lawyer to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law is written by an attorney in a concise and accessible manner and is a valuable resource to all involved in educating students with disabilities, including...
Philosophies of Islamic Education
Historical Perspectives and Emerging Discourses
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
The study of Islamic education has hitherto remained a tangential inquiry in the broader focus of Islamic Studies. In the wake of this neglect, a renaissance of sorts has occurred in recent years, reconfiguring the importance of Islam’s attitudes to knowledge, learning and education as paramount...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Debates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues, concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding.
The...
Transnational Migration, Social Inclusion, and Adult Education
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 146
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
As a result of transnational migration, many countries are becoming increasingly ethnoculturally diverse, creating both new opportunities and challenges for practices of adult education. This volume examines the changing nature of adult education in the age of increased transnational migration and:
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The Case for Character Education
A Developmental Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this dynamic look at the current state of character education, Alan Lockwood assesses its strengths and weaknesses and finds fault with leading advocates for failing to respond to sound critiques of their work. Lockwood argues that contemporary character education can be significantly improved...
International Organizations and Higher Education Policy
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally?
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Higher Education operates in an increasingly global context, and yet the examination of what drives and moves the field has remained largely focused on domestic campus leaders, national governments and institutional actors. International Organizations and Higher Education Policy expands the analysis...