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Life and Narrative - The Risks and Responsibilities of Storying Experience (Hardcover): Brian Schiff, A. Elizabeth McKim,... Life and Narrative - The Risks and Responsibilities of Storying Experience (Hardcover)
Brian Schiff, A. Elizabeth McKim, Sylvie Patron
R2,050 Discovery Miles 20 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The challenge of life and literary narrative is the central and perennial mystery of how people encounter, manage, and inhabit a self and a world of their own - and others' - creations. With a nod to the eminent scholar and psychologist Jerome Bruner, Life and Narrative: The Risks and Responsibilities of Storying Experience explores the circulation of meaning between experience and the recounting of that experience to others. A variety of arguments center around the kind of relationship life and narrative share with one another. In this volume, rather than choosing to argue that this relationship is either continuous or discontinuous, editors Brian Schiff, A. Elizabeth McKim, and Sylvie Patron and their contributing authors reject the simple binary and masterfully incorporate a more nuanced approach that has more descriptive appeal and theoretical traction for readers. Exploring such diverse and fascinating topics as 'Narrative and the Law,' 'Narrative Fiction, the Short Story, and Life,' 'The Body as Biography,' and 'The Politics of Memory,' Life and Narrative features important research and perspectives from both up-and-coming researchers and prominent scholars in the field - many of which who are widely acknowledged for moving the needle forward on the study of narrative in their respective disciplines and beyond.

Practical Strategies for Teaching K-12 Social Studies in Inclusive Classrooms (HC) (Hardcover, New): Timothy Lintner, Windy... Practical Strategies for Teaching K-12 Social Studies in Inclusive Classrooms (HC) (Hardcover, New)
Timothy Lintner, Windy Schweder
R2,616 Discovery Miles 26 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A volume in International Social Studies Forum: The Series Series Editors Richard Diem, University of Texas at San Antonio and Jeff Passe, Towson University With the national push towards inclusion, more students with disabilities are being placed in general education settings. Furthermore, when placed, more students with disabilities are entering social studies classrooms than any other content area. Classroom teachers are being asked to "reach and teach" all students, often with little support. There are numerous texts on the teaching of social studies, an equal number on teaching students with disabilities. Blending best practice in social studies and special education instruction, this book provides both pre - and in-service educators simple, practical strategies that support the creation of engaging, relevant, and appropriate social studies opportunities for all students. Though the strategies presented are useful for all students, they are particularly beneficial for students with disabilities. From Universal Design for Learning, mnemonics, graphic organizers, and big ideas, to co-teaching, screen readers and the Virtual History Museum, this book offers hands-on, practical ideas general educators can use when teaching K-12 social studies in inclusive classrooms.

Advanced Studies in Behaviormetrics and Data Science - Essays in Honor of Akinori Okada (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Tadashi... Advanced Studies in Behaviormetrics and Data Science - Essays in Honor of Akinori Okada (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Tadashi Imaizumi, Atsuho Nakayama, Satoru Yokoyama
R3,697 Discovery Miles 36 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the latest developments in behaviormetrics and data science, covering a wide range of topics in data analysis and related areas of data science, including analysis of complex data, analysis of qualitative data, methods for high-dimensional data, dimensionality reduction, visualization of such data, multivariate statistical methods, analysis of asymmetric relational data, and various applications to real data. In addition to theoretical and methodological results, it also shows how to apply the proposed methods to a variety of problems, for example in consumer behavior, decision making, marketing data, and social network structures. Moreover, it discuses methodological aspects and applications in a wide range of areas, such as behaviormetrics; behavioral science; psychology; and marketing, management and social sciences. Combining methodological advances with real-world applications collected from a variety of research fields, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners, as well as for applied statisticians and data analysts.

Gender and Migration (Hardcover): Katie Willis, Brenda Yeoh Gender and Migration (Hardcover)
Katie Willis, Brenda Yeoh
R7,920 Discovery Miles 79 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume demonstrates the ways in which a gender perspective has been incorporated into existing themes and methods of migration research and has also led to the development of new areas of interest. It draws together the most important published articles on gender and migration in North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia in order to highlight major theoretical developments relating to employment, gender relations, household organisation, identity, citizenship, transnationalism and migration policy. In the introduction the editors provide an overview of these key developments in gender and migration research, as well as suggesting topics for future research. Gender and Migration will be a valuable resource for demographers, geographers and gender studies researchers.

Craft Learning as Perceptual Transformation - Getting 'the Feel' in the Wooden Boat Workshop (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Craft Learning as Perceptual Transformation - Getting 'the Feel' in the Wooden Boat Workshop (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Tom Martin
R3,125 Discovery Miles 31 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through an examination of three wooden boat workshops on the East coast of the United States, this volume explores how craftspeople interpret their tools and materials during work, and how such perception fits into a holistic conception of practical skill. The author bases his findings on first-person fieldwork as a boat builder's apprentice, during which he recorded his changing sensory experience as he learned the basics of the trade. The book reveals how experience in the workshop allows craftspeople to draw new meaning from their senses, constituting meaningful objects through perception that are invisible to the casual observer. Ultimately, the author argues that this kind of perceptual understanding demonstrates a fundamental mode of human cognition, an intelligence frequently overlooked within contemporary education.

Parental Choice? - A Critical Reconsideration of Choice and the Debate About Choice (HC) (Hardcover, New): P. L Thomas Parental Choice? - A Critical Reconsideration of Choice and the Debate About Choice (HC) (Hardcover, New)
P. L Thomas
R2,771 Discovery Miles 27 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A volume in Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society Series Editor: Curry Stephenson Malott Education has rarely been absent from local and national public discourse. Throughout the history of modern education spanning more than a century, we have as a culture lamented the failures of public schooling, often making such claims based on assumptions instead of any nuanced consideration of the many influences on teaching and learning in any child's life-notably the socioeconomic status of a student's family. School reform, then, has also been a frequent topic in political discourse and public debate. Since the mid-twentieth century, a rising call for market forces to replace government-run schooling has pushed to the front of those debates. Since A Nation at Risk in the early 1980s and the implementation of No Child Left Behind at the turn of the twenty-first century, a subtle shift has occurred in the traditional support of public education-fueled by the misconception that private schools out perform public schools along with a naive faith in competition and the promise of the free market. Political and ideological claims that all parents deserve school choice has proven to be a compelling slogan. This book unmasks calls for parental and school choice with a postformal and critical view of both the traditional bureaucratic public school system and the current patterns found the body of research on all aspects of school choice and private schooling. The examination of the status quo and market-based calls for school reform will serve well all stakeholders in public education as they seek to evaluate the quality of schools today and form positions on how best to reform schools for the empowerment of free people in a democratic society.

Quantitative Psychology - The 85th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Virtual (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Marie Wiberg,... Quantitative Psychology - The 85th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Virtual (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Marie Wiberg, Dylan Molenaar, Jorge Gonzalez, Ulf Boeckenholt, Jee-Seon Kim
R5,669 Discovery Miles 56 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This proceedings volume highlights the latest research and developments in psychometrics and statistics. It represents selected and peer-reviewed presentations given at the 85th Annual International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS), held virtually on July 13-17, 2020. The IMPS is one of the largest international meetings on quantitative measurement in education, psychology and the social sciences. It draws approximately 500 participants from around the world, featuring paper and poster presentations, symposiums, workshops, keynotes, and invited presentations. Leading experts and promising young researchers have written the included chapters. The chapters address a wide variety of topics including but not limited to item response theory, adaptive testing, Bayesian estimation, propensity scores, and cognitive diagnostic models. This volume is the 9th in a series of recent works to cover research presented at the IMPS.

Civil Service Systems in Central and Eastern Europe (Hardcover): Tony Verheijen Civil Service Systems in Central and Eastern Europe (Hardcover)
Tony Verheijen
R4,032 Discovery Miles 40 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the emerging civil service systems in 9 Central and East European states. Its comparative nature provides a fascinating insight into the emerging patterns of administrative development in the region since the beginning of the transition period. The authors apply the same methodological framework developed by the Civil Service Research Consortium to all the country case studies, which gives the book a high level of coherence and enhances the comparability of the country case studies. This methodological framework provides a solid background for the in-depth analysis of the history of the civil service system, internal labour market, public opinion, relations between politicians and administrators and civil service reform and development. Special attention is given to topical issues such as the influence of the European Union on the emerging civil service systems and possibility of European Union candidature. Civil Service Systems in Central and Eastern Europe will be warmly welcomed by academics and advanced level students in public administration, law, political science and transition studies as well as policymakers and international organizations helping to develop civil services in former communist countries.

The New Epidemic- Grading Practices - A Systematic Review of America's Grading Policy (Hardcover): Andre' Mathews The New Epidemic- Grading Practices - A Systematic Review of America's Grading Policy (Hardcover)
Andre' Mathews
R842 Discovery Miles 8 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rasch Measurement - Applications in Quantitative Educational Research (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Myint Swe Khine Rasch Measurement - Applications in Quantitative Educational Research (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Myint Swe Khine
R4,588 Discovery Miles 45 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on the use of the Rasch measurement model in validation studies and in analyzing the psychometric properties of a variety of test instruments, questionnaires, and scales in international contexts. It broadly examines the development and application of Rasch modeling, providing in-depth analyses of the properties of various scales used in the fields of education, and humanities and social sciences research. The book includes exemplary works on educational research and practices that highlight recent and innovative applications, as well as theoretical and practical aspects of Rasch modeling. Readers will find it helpful to understand the latest approaches to Rasch measurement in educational research, as well as practices for future studies and quantitative research. 'This book provides a diverse set of perspectives on Rasch models from scholars across the globe. The volume is both theoretical and applied. The first section of the book provides an overview of Rasch modeling and explains the theoretical and conceptual framework underlying the Rasch model. The remainder of the book highlights multiple applications of the Rasch model within educational assessment as well as several examples of how Rasch modeling can be used for validation studies. This volume showcases the wide variety of ways in which Rasch modeling can be applied to assessment data to provide insights into students' achievement and learning and to improve instruction.'-Betsy McCoach, University of Connecticut, USA. 'A well-written collection of articles. Grouped by the theoretical and applied aspects of Rasch measurement, each chapter in this edited volume makes notable contributions to knowledge and practice. Written by leading scholars in the field, these chapters were written in a clear, succinct, and assertive manner, providing readers with up-to-date information, analyses, and debates. This book should be found in the core collection of emerging researchers and established scholars in educational measurement.'-Timothy Teo, Murdoch University, Australia.

Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research (Hardcover): Luigi Ceccaroni, Jaume Piera Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research (Hardcover)
Luigi Ceccaroni, Jaume Piera
R5,111 Discovery Miles 51 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the need for sustainable development practices around the world continues to grow, it has become imperative for citizens to become actively engaged in the global transition. By evaluating data collected from various global programs, researchers are able to identify strategies and challenges in implementing civic engagement initiatives. Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research focuses on analyzing data on current initiatives and best practices in citizen engagement and education programs across various disciplines. Highlighting emergent research and application techniques within citizen science initiatives, this publication appeals to academicians, researchers, policy makers, government officials, technology developers, advanced-level students and program developers interested in launching or improving citizen science programs across the globe.

Rethinking Education Across Borders - Emerging Issues and Critical Insights on Globally Mobile Students (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Rethinking Education Across Borders - Emerging Issues and Critical Insights on Globally Mobile Students (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Uttam Gaulee, Shyam Sharma, Krishna Bista
R2,917 Discovery Miles 29 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on critical issues and perspectives concerning globally mobile students, aspects that have grown in importance thanks to major geopolitical, economic, and technological changes around the globe (i.e., in and across major origins and destinations of international students). Over the past few decades, the field of international higher education and scholarship has developed robust areas of research that guide current policy, programs, and pedagogy. However, many of the established narratives and wisdoms that dominate research agendas, scope, and foci have become somewhat ossified and are unable to reflect recent political upheavals and other changes (e.g. the Brexit, Trump era, and Belt and Road Initiative) that have disrupted a number of areas including mobility patterns and recruitment practices, understanding and supporting students, engagement of global mobile students with their local counterparts, and the political economy of international education at large. By re-assessing established issues and perspectives in light of the emerging global/local situations, the contributing authors - all experts on international education - share insights on policies and practices that can help adapt to emerging challenges and opportunities for institutions, scholars, and other stakeholders in international higher education. Including theoretical, empirical, and practitioner-based methods and perspectives provided by scholars from around the world, the book offers a unique and intriguing resource.

The Struggle for Economic Support of the Indigenous Business Women in Zimbabwe (Hardcover): Lindiwe Chopamba The Struggle for Economic Support of the Indigenous Business Women in Zimbabwe (Hardcover)
Lindiwe Chopamba
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"True development, justice and the fulfillment of the maximumeconomic and social potential of Zimbabwe can take place only whendevelopment experts give serious and adequate consideration to the keyroles women play in their economies and societies. While social policyhas improved women's lives in some important ways, it has failed toimprove w omen's poorer economic situation compared to men."

Tax Practitioners' Perceptions Regarding Fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit Claims - A Descriptive Case Study to... Tax Practitioners' Perceptions Regarding Fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit Claims - A Descriptive Case Study to Investigate the Phenomenon of Tax Practitioner Filing Fraudulent Tax Claims (Hardcover)
Michael Fidelis-Nwaefulu
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reflexive Ethnographic Practice - Three Generations of Social Researchers in One Place (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Amanda... Reflexive Ethnographic Practice - Three Generations of Social Researchers in One Place (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Amanda Kearney, John Bradley
R3,383 Discovery Miles 33 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Putting the anthropological imagination under the spotlight, this book represents the experience of three generations of researchers, each of whom have long collaborated with the same Indigenous community over the course of their careers. In the context of a remote Indigenous Australian community in northern Australia, these researchers-anthropologists, an archeologist, a literary scholar, and an artist-encounter reflexivity and ethnographic practice through deeply personal and professionally revealing accounts of anthropological consciousness, relational encounters, and knowledge sharing. In six discrete chapters, the authors reveal the complexities that run through these relationships, considering how any one of us builds knowledge, shares knowledge, how we encounter different and new knowledge, and how well we are positioned to understand the lived experiences of others, whilst making ourselves fully available to personal change. At its core, this anthology is a meditation on learning and friendship across cultures.

Feature Learning and Understanding - Algorithms and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Haitao Zhao, Zhihui Lai, Henry... Feature Learning and Understanding - Algorithms and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Haitao Zhao, Zhihui Lai, Henry Leung, Xianyi Zhang
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book covers the essential concepts and strategies within traditional and cutting-edge feature learning methods thru both theoretical analysis and case studies. Good features give good models and it is usually not classifiers but features that determine the effectiveness of a model. In this book, readers can find not only traditional feature learning methods, such as principal component analysis, linear discriminant analysis, and geometrical-structure-based methods, but also advanced feature learning methods, such as sparse learning, low-rank decomposition, tensor-based feature extraction, and deep-learning-based feature learning. Each feature learning method has its own dedicated chapter that explains how it is theoretically derived and shows how it is implemented for real-world applications. Detailed illustrated figures are included for better understanding. This book can be used by students, researchers, and engineers looking for a reference guide for popular methods of feature learning and machine intelligence.

Modern Quantification Theory - Joint Graphical Display, Biplots, and Alternatives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Shizuhiko... Modern Quantification Theory - Joint Graphical Display, Biplots, and Alternatives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Shizuhiko Nishisato, Eric J Beh, Rosaria Lombardo, Jose G. Clavel
R3,897 Discovery Miles 38 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a new look at well-established quantification theory for categorical data, referred to by such names as correspondence analysis, dual scaling, optimal scaling, and homogeneity analysis. These multiple identities are a consequence of its large number of properties that allow one to analyze and visualize the strength of variable association in an optimal solution. The book contains modern quantification theory for analyzing the association between two and more categorical variables in a variety of applicative frameworks. Visualization has attracted much attention over the past decades and given rise to controversial opinions. One may consider variations of plotting systems used in the construction of the classic correspondence plot, the biplot, the Carroll-Green-Schaffer scaling, or a new approach in doubled multidimensional space as presented in the book. There are even arguments for no visualization at all. The purpose of this book therefore is to shed new light on time-honored graphical procedures with critical reviews, new ideas, and future directions as alternatives. This stimulating volume is written with fresh new ideas from the traditional framework and the contemporary points of view. It thus offers readers a deep understanding of the ever-evolving nature of quantification theory and its practice. Part I starts with illustrating contingency table analysis with traditional joint graphical displays (symmetric, non-symmetric) and the CGS scaling and then explores logically correct graphs in doubled Euclidean space for both row and column variables. Part II covers a variety of mathematical approaches to the biplot strategy in graphing a data structure, providing a useful source for this modern approach to graphical display. Part II is also concerned with a number of alternative approaches to the joint graphical display such as bimodal cluster analysis and other statistical problems relevant to quantification theory.

Abduction in Cognition and Action - Logical Reasoning, Scientific Inquiry, and Social Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): John... Abduction in Cognition and Action - Logical Reasoning, Scientific Inquiry, and Social Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
John R. Shook, Sami Paavola
R3,399 Discovery Miles 33 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gathers together novel essays on the state-of-the-art research into the logic and practice of abduction. In many ways, abduction has become established and essential to several fields, such as logic, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy of science, and methodology. In recent years this interest in abduction's many aspects and functions has accelerated. There are evidently several different interpretations and uses for abduction. Many fundamental questions on abduction remain open. How is abduction manifested in human cognition and intelligence? What kinds or types of abduction can be discerned? What is the role for abduction in inquiry and mathematical discovery? The chapters aim at providing answer to these and other current questions. Their contributors have been at the forefront of discussions on abduction, and offer here their updated approaches to the issues that they consider central to abduction's contemporary relevance. The book is an essential reading for any scholar or professional keeping up with disciplines impacted by the study of abductive reasoning, and its novel development and applications in various fields.

Let's Calculate Bach - Applying Information Theory and Statistics to Numbers in Music (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Alan... Let's Calculate Bach - Applying Information Theory and Statistics to Numbers in Music (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alan Shepherd
R3,912 Discovery Miles 39 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book shows how information theory, probability, statistics, mathematics and personal computers can be applied to the exploration of numbers and proportions in music. It brings the methods of scientific and quantitative thinking to questions like: What are the ways of encoding a message in music and how can we be sure of the correct decoding? How do claims of names hidden in the notes of a score stand up to scientific analysis? How many ways are there of obtaining proportions and are they due to chance? After thoroughly exploring the ways of encoding information in music, the ambiguities of numerical alphabets and the words to be found "hidden" in a score, the book presents a novel way of exploring the proportions in a composition with a purpose-built computer program and gives example results from the application of the techniques. These include information theory, combinatorics, probability, hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo simulation and Bayesian networks, presented in an easily understandable form including their development from ancient history through the life and times of J. S. Bach, making connections between science, philosophy, art, architecture, particle physics, calculating machines and artificial intelligence. For the practitioner the book points out the pitfalls of various psychological fallacies and biases and includes succinct points of guidance for anyone involved in this type of research. This book will be useful to anyone who intends to use a scientific approach to the humanities, particularly music, and will appeal to anyone who is interested in the intersection between the arts and science.With a foreword by Ruth Tatlow (Uppsala University), award winning author of Bach's Numbers: Compositional Proportion and Significance and Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet."With this study Alan Shepherd opens a much-needed examination of the wide range of mathematical claims that have been made about J. S. Bach's music, offering both tools and methodological cautions with the potential to help clarify old problems." Daniel R. Melamed, Professor of Music in Musicology, Indiana University

Interviewing Elites, Experts and the Powerful in Criminology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Olga Petintseva, Rita Faria, Yarin Eski Interviewing Elites, Experts and the Powerful in Criminology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Olga Petintseva, Rita Faria, Yarin Eski
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers practical advice on designing, conducting and analyzing interviews with 'elite' and 'expert' persons (or 'socially prominent actors'), with a focus on criminology and criminal justice. It offers dilemmas and examples of 'good' and 'bad' practices in order to encourage readers to critically asses their own work. It also addresses methodological issues which include: access, power imbalances, getting past 'corporate answers', considerations of whether or not it is at times acceptable to ask leading questions and whether to enter a discussion with a respondent at all. This book will be valuable to students and scholars conducting qualitative research.

So, You Want To Be A Doctoral Learner Huh? Are You Nuts?! - A short story of my difficult journey as an online doctoral... So, You Want To Be A Doctoral Learner Huh? Are You Nuts?! - A short story of my difficult journey as an online doctoral learner, and some tips to help you succeed (Hardcover)
L.A. Davis; Foreword by Keith Adams; Edited by Melissa Caudle
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Several Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multi-Attribute Decision Making Methods and Their Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Zhinan... Several Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multi-Attribute Decision Making Methods and Their Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Zhinan Hao, Zeshui Xu, Hua Zhao
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces readers to the latest advances in and approaches to intuitionistic fuzzy decision-making methods. To do so, it explores a range of applications to practical decision-making problems, together with representative case studies. Examining a host of decision-making methods, most of which are based on intuitionistic fuzzy aggregation operators, its goal is to offer readers a new way to study decision-making methods in the intuitionistic fuzzy environment. Chiefly intended for practitioners and researchers working in the areas of risk management, decision-making under uncertainty, and operational research, the book can also be used as supplementary material for graduate and senior undergraduate courses in these areas.

Developments in Demography in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Joachim Singelmann, Dudley L. Poston Jr Developments in Demography in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Joachim Singelmann, Dudley L. Poston Jr
R4,148 Discovery Miles 41 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces demographic applications which employ current demographic concepts and theories and cutting-edge methods and findings, all of which have and will continue to have an impact in the broad area of social demography. Through providing an introduction to new and current developments in demography, methodological and statistical issues, data issues, issues of health, aging and mortality, and issues in social demography, this book gives new insights into data, substantive issues, and methodological approaches that will assist readers in their use of demography in their research. At the same time it shows demographers, sociologists, economists, statisticians, methodologists, planners, and marketers how they may learn and improve upon the quality and relevance of their demographic investigations now and in the future.

Preserving History - The Construction of History in the K-16 Classroom (HC) (Hardcover, New): Scott Monroe Waring Preserving History - The Construction of History in the K-16 Classroom (HC) (Hardcover, New)
Scott Monroe Waring
R2,611 Discovery Miles 26 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What and how to teach in the K-16 classroom history has been a perennial and, at times, heated debate. Beginning as early as 1892, the question of what knowledge is of the most worth and what should be the central function of the history curriculum became a focus of many interested in education. It was felt that the teachers needed to move away from "traditional" methods of teaching history, such as rote memorization and the "dry and lifeless system of instruction by textbook," and find new and engaging ways to "broaden and cultivate the mind." Unfortunately, these recommendations faced many critics and did not take hold in K-16 classrooms at this time or, frankly, at any point since then. Even though we tend to have a nostalgic memory of earlier time periods and, in turn, the educational capabilities of the children from various times in our nation's past, the results from multiple studies examining the historical knowledge base of America's youth has remained fairly discouraging. Much of the lack of knowledge present stems from the manner in which history is traditionally taught. Ineffective instructional methods greatly impact the interest levels, or more frequently the distaste, generated for learning about historical content and, thus, the public's corresponding perception of the importance of history within K-16 curricula. This book makes an effort at overcoming the persistent boredom and lack of historical knowledge present in our students, by focusing on ways in which history instruction can be improved.

Black Brooklyn - The Politics of Ethnicity, Class, and Gender (Hardcover): Ph D John Louis Flateau Black Brooklyn - The Politics of Ethnicity, Class, and Gender (Hardcover)
Ph D John Louis Flateau
R1,003 Discovery Miles 10 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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