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Inspecting the Inspectorate

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Keven Avison, Tim Benson, Mick Brookes

£9.00 19 Nov 2008 Paperback Civitas:Institute for the Study of Civil Society

Presents a broad variety of informed perspectives in response to the question: 'what is currently working in Ofsted's school inspections and what is not?'. This title includes a collection of essays that set out the weaknesses in the school inspection regime and the changes required if Ofsted is to contribute to raising educational standards.

Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cultural and Philosophical Foundations

By Rita Sommers-Flanagan, John Sommers-Flanagan

£21.13 19 Nov 2008 Dvd John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Takes mental health professionals on a tour of ethics covering both the theoretical as well as practical aspects of providing sound, ethical care. This book challenges students and professionals to consider both the process and the content of making ethical choices as a helping professional.

Early Childhood Education

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Society and Culture

By Angela Anning, Joy Cullen, Marilyn Fleer

£21.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Examines sociocultural and historical approaches to theories of learning in early childhood education. This book sets out research-based evidence linking theory and practice in early childhood settings. It extends a strong and traditional theme - the importance of the child's perspective and respect for each child's individual background.

Early Childhood Education

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Society and Culture

By Angela Anning, Joy Cullen, Marilyn Fleer

£65.00 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

The Leader in Me

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How Schools and Parents Around the World are Inspiring Greatness, One Child

By Stephen R. Covey

£12.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster Ltd

Focusing on the extraordinary story of the A.B. Combs school in the US, Stephen R Covey shows how to apply his famous 7 Habits to our youngest citizens with truly incredible results

Service-Learning and Community Engagement

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cognitive Developmental Long-term Social Concern

By Andrew Stelljes

£55.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambria Press

Education, Migration, and Cultural Capital in the Chinese Diaspora

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Transnational Students Between Hong Kong

By Johanna L. Waters

£61.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambria Press

Visible Learning

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hattie

£24.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. This book covers areas such as the influence of the student, home, school, curricula, teacher, and teaching strategies. It develops a model of teaching and learning based on the notion of visible teaching and visible learning.

Visible Learning

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hattie

£80.00 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Managing Extreme Behaviours in the Early Years

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Angela Glenn, Alicia Helps, Jacquie Cousins

£16.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback David Fulton Publishers Ltd

Increasing numbers of children attending pre school provision have led to increasing referrals to the advisory services for behavioural issues. This book suggests strategies based upon long, varied experiences in real life situations and have a grounding in practice, designed to be manageable, realistic and relevant to educational settings.

Evidence Based Teaching

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Practical Approach

By Geoff Petty

£21.99 17 Nov 2008 Paperback Nelson Thornes Ltd

Computer Education for Teachers

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Integrating Technology into Classroom Teaching

By Vicki F. Sharp

£40.50 17 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Presents a concise introduction to computers. This title emphases on multimedia and the Internet, covering topics such as digital photography, iPods in the classroom, the Internet and distance learning. It also contains video tutorials on topics such as creating a digital portfolio and making a Podcast.

Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians and

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

of Teachers, Librarians, and Administrators for Elementary and Secondary

By Elizabeth A. Kaye

£25.50 17 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of Chicago Press

Offers the listings of the requirements for certification of a range of educational professionals at the elementary and secondary levels.

Tracking Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Findings from Longitudinal Research

By Rder/Bynner

£60.00 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Poor literacy and numeracy skills of adults remain substantial problems in societies. This volume examines this issue through an analysis of adult education programs and their impact on basic skills development. It offers conclusions about what works and for what reasons in addressing adult literacy and numeracy.

People Don't Grow by Being Measured

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Recollections and Reflections of a Dyslexic Grandmother

By Brenda Crowe

£8.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Troubador Publishing

Raises questions about educational theory and practice: Should we aim to 'put right' children with special educational needs, or respect and support the unique people they already are? Should we teach subjects, or teach children? How do we educate children for life and not just for exams?

Art & Design Directory 2009

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£29.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback ISCO Publications

Rugg's recommendations on the colleges., 26th ed.

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£14.26 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Ruggs Recommend

Growing Up with Three Languages

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Birth to Eleven

By Xiao-Lei Wang (Pace University)

£59.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Multilingual Matters Ltd

Suitable for parents who live in a foreign country and intend to raise their children in their own heritage language(s), this book offers helpful suggestions for this challenging situation and provides useful strategies in the daily interactions between parents and children.

Online Science Learning

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Best Practices and Technologies

By Kevin F. Downing, Jennifer K. Holtz

£74.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback IGI Global

Reviews trends and efforts in Web-based science instruction and evaluates contemporary philosophies and pedagogies of online science instruction.

Infusing Technology into the Classroom

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Continuous Practice Improvement

By Catherine Schifter

£74.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback IGI Global

The Continuous Practice Improvement professional development program introduces teachers to infusing computers into the curriculum and classroom activities seamlessly. This work covers a successful computer-related professional development program that was implemented into Kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms of a Philadelphia school.

Race and Class Matters at an Elite College

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Elizabeth Aries

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Temple University Press,U.S.

Offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by black and white college students from widely different class backgrounds as they come to live together as freshmen. This book chronicles what they learned from racial and class diversity - and what colleges might do to help their students learn more.

Race and Class Matters at an Elite College

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Elizabeth Aries

£48.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Temple University Press,U.S.

Management of Defense Acquisition Projects

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rene G. Rendon, Keith Snider

£55.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Offers an overview of various functional areas that support defense acquisition projects as well as their application to those projects. This book also highlights significant issues such as organizational considerations, the defense industrial base, and acquisition workforce issues.

Autism Spectrum Disorder and AAC

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pat Mirenda, Teresa Iacono

£42.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Brookes Publishing Co

Part of the "AAC" series, this book addresses the use of AAC for children and adolescents with autism to enhance their language, communication, and literacy development. Discussing AAC use in autism in 3 sections, it presents an overview of important issues in autism, including history, assessment, and research.

Succeeding in Your Medical School Interview

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Matt Green, Tony Edgar

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Apply2 Ltd

By inviting you to interview, the medical school admissions tutors are saying that they are keen to meet you. They want to see for themselves if you have what it takes to make a success of your medical studies. This comprehensive guide can help you give your very best account of yourself in your own unique way.

Class Degrees

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Smart Work, Managed Choice, and the Transformation of Higher Education

By Evan Watkins

£18.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Fordham University Press

Argues that reforms in vocational education in the 1980s and 1990s can explain a great deal about the changing directions of class formation in the United States, as well as how postsecondary educational institutions are changing.

Class Degrees

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Smart Work, Managed Choice, and the Transformation of Higher Education

By Evan Watkins

£63.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Fordham University Press

7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Naomi Steiner

£8.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amacom

The best time to learn a second language is as a child. This book helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve bilingual goals for their children.

Liberating Language

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sites of Rhetorical Education in Nineteenth-Century Black America

By Shirley Wilson Logan

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Identifies experiences of 19th-century African Americans - categorized as sites of rhetorical education - that provided opportunities to develop communication and text-interpretation skills. This book shows how nontraditional sites, which seldom involved formal training in rhetorical instruction, proved effective for African American advancement.

Controversies in the Classroom

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Radical Teacher Reader

By Bernadette Anand, Nancy Barnes, Lilia I. Bartolome, Bill Bigelow, Lawrence Blum, Marjorie Feld

£47.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Teachers' College Press

Focuses on the personal experience of teachers and the practical realities of teaching, revealing how our nation's educators grapple with imperative issues of race, class, gender in their daily lives. This work is suitable for progressive thinkers and those interested in how social justice theories translate to the real world.

Library World Records

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Godfrey Oswald

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Offers answers to hundreds of questions about libraries, periodicals, books, and reference databases. This book includes more than 380 entries organized by national libraries; public and subscription libraries; university and academic libraries; specialty libraries and archives; books, periodicals, and bookstores; and library buildings.

Computer Assisted Language Learning

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Martha C. Pennington

£60.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is an approach to language teaching and learning in which computer technology is used as an aid to the presentation, reinforcement and assessment of material to be learned, usually including a substantial interactive element. This books provides a comprehensive overview of CALL.

Adult Learning in Groups

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brid Connolly

£55.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Open University Press

In this era of lifelong learning, more adults are participating in learning in post-compulsory, further and higher education. This book provides an overview of adult learning groups. It evaluates theories and perspectives in the field, as well as related fields which have been influential in developmental work with adults.

Congress and the Classroom

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From the Cold War to No Child Left Behind

By Lee W. Anderson

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Pennsylvania State University Press

Few pieces of legislation have caused as much public controversy as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This book analyzes the passage of this law, compares it to other federal education policies, and shows that No Child Left Behind is an indicator of how and why conservative and liberal ideologies are gradually transforming.

Laboring to Learn

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Women's Literacy and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era

By Lorna Rivera

£16.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of Illinois Press

Analyzing the web of ideological contradictions regarding 'work first' welfare reform policies, this title argues that poverty is produced and reproduced when women with low literacy skills are pushed into welfare-to-work programs and denied education.

School leadership & administration : important concepts, case studies, & simulations

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gorton, Richard A.

£46.31 15 Nov 2008 Paperback McGraw-Hill/Irwin/McGraw-Hill

This text helps prospective and experienced principals, administrators, and supervisors increase their knowledge and skills through concepts, case-studies, and simulations. Part I presents important theoretical concepts and research findings that can improve educators problem-solving and leadership effectiveness. Part II consists of over 65 reality-based case studies, In-Basket Exercises, simulations, and role-plays to illustrate problems and issues. The case studies, simulations, and exercises stimulate class discussion and reflection on key issues facing todays school administrator and offer guidelines for thoughtful problem-solving and resolution. The new edition has been updated to include the most current research on areas such as leadership, as well as refocused chapters to more accurately address real life school situations..

Decoding Dyslexia

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

14 Programes for Helping Dyslexia and the Hidden Ingredient They Share

By Jennifer Poole

£12.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Troubador Publishing

Based on a 5-year research project on the shared 'active ingredients' of 14 successful methods for helping children with dyslexia, this book outlines three major theories on dyslexia before describing 14 different programmes. It describes the research method adopted to study these methods with the resulting 'common denominators' found in practice.

Why Do We Educate?

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Renewing the Conversation

By Coulter

£19.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

School Leadership

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim O'Brien, Daniel Murphy, Janet Draper

£14.95 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Dunedin Academic Press

Effective school leadership is essential. As schools become increasingly complex organizations and their role in socializing young people is recognized, the task of leading the school community is receiving greater attention than ever before. School Leadership summarizes current thinking about leadership in schools and suggests ways forward. School leadership is set in its social context. Is leadership associated with function within a bureaucratically ordered hierarchy, is it widely shared across communities, or is it both? The school is considered both as an institution of the State and as an agency of democratic values. Ideas as to who the leaders are and what leadership involves are recast. The authors' recent experience with Scotland's Headship preparation and development is discussed and analyzed. The Scottish experience provides examples of general issues facing many schools and school leaders. School Leadership is required reading for head teachers, education administrators, an

Emotional Literacy

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David Spendlove

£9.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Educators worldwide claim that as their pupils learn to control their emotional behaviour their learning improves drastically. This book shows teachers how they can use emotional intelligence to make a real difference to their student's literacy and overall learning abilities.

Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Alan Thwaites

£10.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Suitable for the primary school market, this title provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics. It is intended for teachers involved with children's development in the primary school.

Working Together for Children

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Critical Introduction to Multi-agency Working

By Gary Walker

£22.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Offers a factual and analytical introduction to the systems and processes of multi-agency work with children and families. This book is suitable for trainee practitioners in childcare, education, social work and health care.

Academic Advising

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Comprehensive Handbook

By Gordon, Virginia N.

£38.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Includes academic advising policies and practices that address the wide range of developmental needs and educational interests of students. This book is suitable for academic and student affairs leaders committed to student success and institutional effectiveness.

Improving Classroom Learning with ICT

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rosamund Sutherland, Susan Robertson, Peter John

£22.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Examines the ways in which ICT can be used in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning in different settings and across different subjects. This book explains why the process of integrating ICT is not straightforward. It emphasises the pivotal role that teachers play in supporting learning with ICT across the curriculum.

Improving Classroom Learning with ICT

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rosamund Sutherland, Susan Robertson, Peter John

£75.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

100+ Educational Strategies to Teach Children of Color

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jawanza Kunjufu

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback African American Images

Because the attrition rate for new teachers in high-poverty schools averages between 40 per cent and 50 per cent over the first five years of teaching, this book offers practical solutions to more than 100 of the daily challenges they face. It tackles issues of race and class.

The P.A.R.E.N.T Approach

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How to Teach Young Moms and Dads the Art and Skills of Parenting

By Jeanne Warren Lindsay

£8.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Morning Glory Press Inc

Addresses the challenges of helping school-age parents improve their parenting skills. This title covers strategies and techniques that can be applied to various curricula and encompass the many aspects of child rearing, including healthy pregnancy and delivery, proper nutrition and care, and the importance of dual parental involvement.

Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14

By Libby Kumin

£16.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.

As children with Down syndrome reach age 6, they encounter more complex speech and language demands in their learning and relationships with others. This book covers the scope of speech and language issues important for this age group, from understanding language pragmatics to building conversation skills.

Language is Served

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Games, Writing Prompts, and Other Language Arts Activities on the Yummy

By Cheryl Miller Thurston

£14.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Cottonwood Press Inc

Encourages teachers to use the topic of food to bring a change of pace to the language arts classroom. Provides a range of tools - including word games, writing prompts, and research-oriented activities. It helps to engage young writers by inspiring them to play with vocabulary and improve communication skills.

A Funny Thing About Teaching

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Connecting with Kids Through Laughter... and Other Pointers for New Teachers

By Jack Rightmyer

£8.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Cottonwood Press Inc

Addresses the challenges that new teachers face in front of a class. This work offers methods for using levity to build trust with students and learn how to detect and avoid common pitfalls in the classroom. It offers advice on discipline, testing, bullying, and coaching. It also provides a perspective on maintaining control of the class.

Victorian Class Conflict?

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Schoolteaching and the Parson, Priest and Minister, 1837-1902

By John T. Smith

£49.50 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Villages and towns in the Victorian era saw an expansion in educational provision, and witnessed the rise of the elementary teaching profession, often provided by local clergymen. This book investigates the social and economic relationships of such clergymen and teachers who worked co-operatively and at times in competition with each other.

E-Learning

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

21st Century Issues and Challenges

By Audrey R. Lipshitz, Steven P. Parsons

£85.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Electronic learning or E-learning is a general term used to refer to computer-enhanced learning. It is used interchangeably in so many contexts that it is critical to be clear what one means when one speaks of 'eLearning'. This book presents the research in the field.

International Schools as Agents for Change

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nigel Bagnall

£52.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

International schools are not static institutions but living organisms that continue to develop and change as the world changes. This book deals with international schools and presents information applicable to education around the world.

Teach Me Everyday Korean

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Judy Mahoney

£12.50 12 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Teach Me Tapes Inc.,U.S.

Includes illustrated books, which teach children language basics like vocabulary, the alphabet, numbers and colours, days of the week and more.

Teach Me Everyday English

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Judy Mahoney

£12.50 12 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Teach Me Tapes Inc.,U.S.

Teaches children language basics like vocabulary, the alphabet, numbers and colours, and days of the week.

If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids

By Bernie Schein

£12.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Sentient Publications

Contrary to traditional educational thought, true emotion, rather than pure reason, is the secret to creativity and intelligence. The truth is ultimately personal - that's why it's universal. This work features a collection of stories from the author's classroom.

Supporting Youth

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How to Care, Communicate, and Connect in Meaningful Ways

By Nancy Tellett-Royce

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Search Institute

Suitable for adult youth leaders, educators, and other adults who work with youths, this book offers tools for providing supportive leadership to youth. It outlines six Support Assets in detail so that both novices and seasoned professionals can incorporate these principles in their daily work.

Autism and the Transition to Adulthood

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Success Beyond the Classroom

By Paul Wehman, Marcia Datlow Smith, Carol Schall

£25.50 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Brookes Publishing Co

Focuses on youth with autism. This title discusses how considerations for transition are different for young adults with autism and presents strategies for planning.

As Fast as Lightning!

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On the Edge of Your Seat

By Craig Hicks

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Coloursports Publishing Incorporated

A basketball play-by-play action story. It includes a Special Bonus Literacy Page Format to practice and build early reading skills. It is suitable for boys aged 4 to 8 and their dads.

Overtime

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On the Edge of Your Seat

By Craig Hicks

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Coloursports Publishing Incorporated

A hockey play-by-play action story. It includes a Special Bonus Literacy Page Format to practice and build early reading skills. It is suitable for boys aged 4 to 8 and their dads.

Big Rebound

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On the Edge of Your Seat

By Craig Hicks

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Coloursports Publishing Incorporated

A soccer play-by-play action story. It includes a Special Bonus Literacy Page Format to practice and build early reading skills. It is suitable for boys, aged 4 to 8 and their dads.

Tremendous Whack

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On the Edge of Your Seat

By Craig Hicks

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Coloursports Publishing Incorporated

A baseball play-by-play action story. It creates the drama and thrill of a live baseball game. It includes a Special Bonus Literacy Page Format to practice and build early reading skills.

The Muslim Next Door

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Qur'an, the Media and That Veil Thing

By Sumbul Ali-Karamali

£11.50 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Caveat Press

Presents an overview of Islam written for the lay reader and conveyed through anecdotes and stories about growing up Muslim and female in the West. This title covers the basics of Islam and builds toward more complicated issues like jihad and the status of women in Islam.

Teaching as the Learning Profession

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Handbook of Policy and Practice

By Linda Darling-Hammond, Gary Sykes

£32.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Presents an overview of the issues and challenges that are facing the teaching profession. This book includes principles for better staff development, proposals for the reform of unions, and practical as well as conceptual advice on recruitment, licensing, redefining the teaching career, enhancing diversity, and developing leadership.

Safer Driving

11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

One Page a Day

By Kathleen Comerford

£10.00 11 Nov 2008 Paperback Kathleen Comerford

New Directions for Student Services

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By SS (Student Services)

£16.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Dyspraxia in the Early Years

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christine Macintyre

£19.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

There are many children in need of a variety of additional support needs, and many of these children have poor movement as a key contributory factor. This book covers a section on the neurology of dyspraxia, showing the motor pathways that are energized and define motor competence. It also places emphasis on balance, coordination and control.

Everywhere All the Time

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A New Deschooling Reader

By Matt Hern

£10.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback AK Press

Debates about education often revolve around standardized testing, taxes and funding, teacher certification, and more. This work presents an array of historical and contemporary alternatives to traditional schooling, demonstrating that children's capacity to learn decreases as soon as they enter bureaucratic, institutional facilities.

Teaching NLP in the Classroom

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kate E. Spohrer

£9.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

NLP is very effective in enabling young people to overcome fears, anxieties and limitations. This book provides strategies for teachers to use in the classroom. It includes topics such as: understanding that we only see what we believe is possible; realising that we create our own experience; and using embedded commands to aid homework.

Multimodal Semiotics

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Functional Analysis in Contexts of Education

By Len Unsworth

£75.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Pioneered by M A K Halliday, social semiotic theory sees meaning as created through the interaction of texts (including writing, images, sound and space) within a given context. Divided into five sections, this title features contributors who use social semiotic theory to analyse a range of contexts, including the classroom, museum, and cinema.

Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pace, Judith L. Bixby, Janet S.

£14.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback State University of New York Press

This book offers a groundbreaking examination of citizenship education programs that serve contemporary youth in schools and communities across the United States. These programs include social studies classes and curricula, school governance, and community-based education efforts. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the experiences and perspectives of educators and youth involved in these civic education efforts. The contributors offer rich analyses of how mainstream and alternative programs are envisioned and enacted, and the most important factors that shape them.

Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pace, Judith L. Bixby, Janet S.

£41.75 06 Nov 2008 Hardback State University of New York Press

Examines various aspects of citizen education programs that serve contemporary youth in the United States.

Resilience

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Queer Professors from the Working Class

By Oldfield, Kenneth Johnson III, Richard

£14.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback State University of New York Press

Academia can be overwhelmingly foreign and hostile to those who have poor or working-class backgrounds. For people who are from the working class and also queer, the obstacles to earning a graduate degree may prove insurmountable. Frequently discouraged from attending college in the first place, these students often struggle to pay for their education while they simultaneously battle prejudice and discrimination because of their sexual orientation and blue-collar backgrounds. Resilience offers inspiring personal stories of those who made it: thirteen professors and administrators provide their moving accounts of struggle, marginalization, and triumph in the accomplishments that their parents, guidance counselors, and sometimes even they themselves would have thought out of reach.

Some Observations on American Education

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert M. Hutchins

£15.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

This book is based on the Sir George Watson lectures given at British Universities in the autumn of 1954.

The Peripatetic University

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cambridge Local Lectures 1873-1973

By Edwin Welch

£17.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Dr Welch has written a detailed history of the board and its predecessor, the Local Lectures Syndicate, based primarily on the archive material at Stuart House, Cambridge.

Contemporary Curriculum

05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

in Thought and Action

By John D. McNeil, Jaye T. Darby

£82.50 05 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Curriculum is a field in continual flux, the result of an ongoing discussion among teachers approaching from a multitude of perspectives. This book offers the tools to participate in curriculum discussion and to construct and implement curriculum in the classroom.

Fostering Comprehension in English Classes

04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Raymond Philippot, Michael F. Graves

£32.00 04 Nov 2008 Hardback Guilford Publications

Gives middle and secondary English teachers the tools to help them improve the comprehension skills of their students. This work focuses on building comprehension skills in a range of students, from high achievers to struggling readers and English language learners.

Fostering Comprehension in English Classes

04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Raymond Philippot, Michael F. Graves

£17.95 04 Nov 2008 Paperback Guilford Publications

A research-based guide that offers middle and secondary English teachers the tools needed to improve the comprehension skills of all their students. It contains chapters that explain specific practices for fostering learning from texts; nurturing meaningful responses to literature; and, explicitly teaching comprehension strategies.

Faculty Professional Growth Considered

04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Toward a Generative View of the Faculty, Their Careers, Work, and Work-lives

By Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel, Kelly Ward

£17.99 04 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Health and Wellbeing - Scottish Primary 5 to 7

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Julia Stanton, Angi Cooper

£60.00 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Scholastic

Health and Wellbeing - Scottish Primary 3 to 5

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Julia Stanton, Angi Cooper

£60.00 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Scholastic

Listening to Music History

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Active Listening Materials to Support a School Music Scheme

By Helen MacGregor

£29.99 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item A & C Black Publishers Ltd

Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children inlistening. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book full of activities, a CD of allthe recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities,printouts, and sample lesson plans.

Assessment Update

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Au (Assessment Update)

£17.99 03 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The American Community College

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer

£38.99 03 Nov 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Focussing on community colleges, this title is suitable for those who want to understand these complex and dynamic institutions - how they are evolving, the contributions they make, the challenges they face, the students they serve, and the faculty and leaders who deliver the services and the curricula.

How to pay for your degree in education & related fields., 4th ed., 2008-2010

02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£16.48 02 Nov 2008 Hardback Reference Service Pr

Gourman Report: A rating of graduate & professional programs in American & international universities., 9th ed.

02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£10.96 02 Nov 2008 Paperback Natl Educ Standard

The ISS directory of international schools., 28th ed., 2008-2009.

02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£27.45 02 Nov 2008 Paperback Intl Schools Services

Peterson's graduate programs in the humanities, arts & social sciences., 43rd ed., 2009.

02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peterson's

£30.19 02 Nov 2008 Hardback Simon & Schuster

Non Calpestate I Sogni: Favole Per Crescere

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cesa-Bianchi, Anna

£16.46 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Springer

Sentire E Pensare: Emozioni E Apprendimento Fra Mente E Cervello

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cristini, Carlo Ghilardi, Alberto

£27.45 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Springer

Vietato Non Toccare

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ramani, Donato Drioli, Alessandra Drioli, Aliessandra

£16.46 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Springer

Understanding learning-centred higher education

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Claus Nygaard, Clive Holtham

£51.00 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Copenhagen Bus Sch Pr, DK/ISBS

Addresses the importance of moving from a content-based view to a learning-centred view of higher education. This book discusses three central themes that concern learning-centred higher education: the concept of learning; curriculum; and learning, teaching and assessment (LTA) processes.

Teaching Entrepreneurship: Cases for Education and Training

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sijde, Peter C. Van Der Blaauw, Gerben Ridder, Annemarie

£59.99 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Springer

Offers various examples for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in academia. This work helps readers gain insight into the real work and experience of entrepreneurship educators from universities and business schools across Europe, especially from Northern Europe.

Beyond tracking : multiple pathways to college, career, and civic participation

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£30.19 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Harvard Educ Publ Grp

Beyond tracking : multiple pathways to college, career, and civic participation

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£16.46 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Harvard Educ Publ Grp

Miseducation of Black Children

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kmt G. Shockley

£8.99 01 Nov 2008 Paperback African American Images

Postulating that teachers' expectations of black children are too low, this book argues the importance of nurturing needy students even under non-discriminatory standardisation policies that can help raise a school's overall level of excellence.

Seeking balance in an unbalanced world : a teacher's journey

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fishbaugh, Angela Schmidt.

£9.86 01 Nov 2008 Paperback Redleaf Press, US/Consortium Bk Sales Dst

Teachers can help children achieve academically when they themselves feel balanced and whole. Filled with classroom management strategies and character education activities, "Seeking Balance in an Unbalanced World" is for anyone who works in an educational setting and wants to live a less chaotic life. Through meaningful exercises guided by the philosophy of the Six Dimensions of Wellness, developed by Dr. Bill Hettler of the National Wellness Institute, teachers can define and nourish their whole selves and gain balance in their lives.