Educational Psychology category: 2684 books
by Rachel Pilkington
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Discourse, Dialogue and Technology Enhanced Learning is invaluable to all those wanting to explore how dialogic processes work and how we facilitate them. Dialogue is an important learning tool and it is by understanding how language affects us and how we use language to encourage, empathise, inquire,...
by Rita Borromeo Ferri
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
This timely resource fills a gap in existing literature on mathematical modeling by presenting both theory- and evidence-based ideas for its teaching and learning. The book outlines four key professional competencies that must be developed in order to effectively and appropriately teach mathematical...
Critical Pedagogy and Marx, Vygotsky and Freire
Phenomenal Forms and Educational Action Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
This book explores Marx's theory of the phenomenal forms in relation to critical pedagogy and educational action research, arguing that phenomenal forms pose a pedagogical obstacle to any endeavour that seeks to expand an individual's awareness of the larger social whole.
The New Reality for Suburban Schools
How Suburban Schools Are Struggling with Low-Income Students and Students of Color in Their Schools
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Since the year 2000, the population of people of color and of poor families in the suburbs has been rapidly increasing, making these areas far more diverse than they were a generation ago. Along with the increase in diversity has come re-segregation, leaving some schools with very high concentrations...
Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement
Creating Inclusive School Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Children and young people who are visibly different face significant social and psychological challenges at school. Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement demystifies a difficult and delicate subject. Teachers and others working in education can use this book to acquire a better knowledge of...
Didactics of Smart Pedagogy
Smart Pedagogy for Technology Enhanced Learning
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
The focus on smart education has become a new trend in the global educational field. Some countries have already developed smart education systems and there is increasing pressure coming from business and tech communities to continue this development. Simultaneously, there are only fragmented studies...
Learning-Centered School Leadership
School Renewal in Action
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
This book, a sequel to A Resource Book for Improving Principals’ Learning-Centered Leadership, first introduces the content and process of the Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program. It then presents nine case studies and a cross-case analysis of how schools enacted the content and process,...
Learning Path Construction in e-Learning
What to Learn, How to Learn, and How to Improve
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
This book focuses on developing methods for constructing learning paths in terms of “learning resources” (learning contents), “learning approaches” (learning method), and “learning quality” (learning performance) to support learning. This book defines different teaching approaches for...
by Clare Bartholomaeus, Damien W. Riggs
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive account of the educational experiences of students, parents, and educators—transgender and cisgender—in the context of current debates about the inclusion of transgender people in schools. Drawing on critiques of cisgenderism and emphasising the importance of...
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...
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...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
This book considers the scope and dynamics of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and learning in schools in Africa. It explores the conditions and processes that support such learning, and examines how ESD in schooling can improve the quality and relevance of education. The quality of education...
Arts Integration in Education
Teachers as Agents of Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Arts Integration in Education is an insightful, even inspiring, investigation into the enormous possibilities for change that are offered by the application of arts integration in education. Presentingresearch from a range of settings, from pre-school to university, and featuring contributions from...
Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice
A Practical Guide for Positive Action
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
Now in its second edition, Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice is a practical guide to enable all those involved in educational activities to learn through the practices of reflection. The book highlights the power that those responsible for teaching and learning have to appraise, understand...