Educational Theory category: 17068 books
by Mellita Jones, Karen McLean
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
This volume sheds light on debates about personalised learning in teacher education by exploring the popular emergence of personalising learning in education and hence its significance in teacher education in the 21st century. It examines personalising learning theory and explores the tenets of this...
The Ambitious Elementary School
Its Conception, Design, and Implications for Educational Equality
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
The challenge of overcoming educational inequality in the United States can sometimes appear overwhelming, and great controversy exists as to whether or not elementary schools are up to the task, whether they can ameliorate existing social inequalities and initiate opportunities for economic and civic...
Changing Educational Assessment
International Perspectives and Trends
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Assessment is a key area of interest and debate in education. Its increased use by governments as a powerful means of influencing educational practice are now features of the educational scene worldwide. This volume was the first major international review of such developments and it explores the...
by Ramon Flecha (Ed.)
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
This monograph analyses and describes successful educational actions with a specific focus on vulnerable groups (i.e. youth, migrants, cultural groups e.g. Roma, women, and people with disabilities). Concrete data that shows success in school performance in subject matters such as math or language...
Internationalizing Teacher Education for Social Justice
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
In Internationalizing Teacher Education for Social Justice: Theory, Research, and Practice, editors Suniti Sharma, JoAnn Phillion, Jubin Rahatzad, and Hannah L. Sasser present a collection of personal, passionate, and participatory global perspectives of teacher educators on internationalizing teacher...
Sociocultural Theories of Learning and Motivation
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
It is now nearly thirty years since sociocultural theories of learning created great excitement and debate amongst those concerned with learning in diverse contexts. Since that time significant advances have been made in sociocultural theory and research. Various sociocultural approaches to the understanding...
Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically
An Essential Guide for Teachers and School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
This book shares the goal of the classic text How to Lie with Statistics, namely, preventing and correcting statistical misconceptions that are common among practitioners, though its focus is on the educational context. It illustrates and discusses the essentials of educational statistics that will...
by Kedir Ahmed
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Pedagogy - Intercultural Pedagogy, Linköping University, language: English, abstract: Sweden has a long period of time been among the European countries that give asylum for many young immigrants from across the world. According to Swedish Statistics...
Beyond Actions
Psychology of Action Research for Mindful Educational Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Beyond Actions is a new breed of book on action research, going beyond procedural descriptions of action research and discusses psychological processes and epistemological challenges involved in planning and conducting action research. The book discusses in depth key concepts of action research and...
Educational Policies and Youth in the 21st Century
Problems, Potential, and Progress
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
As our student population diversifies rapidly, there is a critical need to better understand how national, regional, and/or local policies impact youth in school settings. In many cases, educational policies constructed with the goal of helping youth often have the unintended consequence of inhibiting...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Leading faculty members in educational psychology, who are expert classroom teachers, describe inherent difficulties encountered when teaching different subject matter in educational psychology to diverse populations of students, including undergraduate teacher candidates, psychology and child development...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Blended learning continues to emerge as a more proactive and high quality method of teaching and learning. Yet as the academic landscape shifts towards technology-based efforts, the lack of economic support in developing countries has hindered its educational growth. Advancing Technology and Educational...
Vision
The First Critical Step in Developing a Strategy for Educational Technology
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
This book provides a straightforward approach to developing a school or district’s vision to guide all stakeholders toward a common goal with educational technology. This book is intended for educational leaders to provide a structured methodology for a school or district to develop their own vision...
Finnish Lessons 2.0
What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The first edition of Finnish Lessons won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Education in 2013. It was featured inThe New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, The Guardian, CNN, Education Week, The Huffington Post, and Dan Rather Reports and has been translated...