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Teaching with Emotion - A Postmodern Enactment (Hardcover, New): Michalinos Zembylas Teaching with Emotion - A Postmodern Enactment (Hardcover, New)
Michalinos Zembylas
R2,701 Discovery Miles 27 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this book is to provide new theoretical, methodological and empirical directions in research on teacher emotion. An attempt is made to encourage a missing conversation in the area of emotions in teaching, by invoking a discussion of ideas that explore how discursive, political and cultural aspects define the experience of teacher emotion. I begin to build an analysis upon which the role of emotion, emotional rules and emotional labor in curriculum and teaching might be investigated. This book includes both conceptual chapters and chapters based on empirical work - and, in particular, a three-year ethnographic study with an early childhood teacher in the context of science teaching - that together illustrate new approaches and perspectives in researching and theorizing about emotion in teaching Essentially, then, there are two overlapping aims in this book. First, to critically examine some of the contemporary ways in which emotions have been conceptualized and understood in teaching; and second, to explore the role of emotion in teaching through different methodologies and theorizations.

Mathematics Teaching and Learning in K-12 - Equity and Professional Development (Hardcover, New): M. Foote Mathematics Teaching and Learning in K-12 - Equity and Professional Development (Hardcover, New)
M. Foote
R1,291 R1,028 Discovery Miles 10 280 Save R263 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume contains a number of studies on professional development that blend issues in mathematics education with issues of equity. The composition of U.S. schools is becoming more diverse while the teaching force remains largely White and middle class. Teachers are thus meeting students who have backgrounds significantly different from their own. Teaching these diverse students effectively involves attending to multiple issues that impact classroom performance, as well as developing multiple knowledge bases including knowledge of content, and knowledge of students and their communities. Professional development must therefore address both mathematics and equity so that student learning can be enhanced.

Sketching a Place for Education in Times of Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Laboratory for Education and Society Sketching a Place for Education in Times of Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Laboratory for Education and Society
R2,536 R1,641 Discovery Miles 16 410 Save R895 (35%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores how traditional institutions of education are affected by the current discourse and practices of 'learning'; and more specifically, how the evolution towards so-called 'learning environments' affects the kind of gathering or association that is staged and configured within families, schools and universities. In addition, it addresses the question of how to articulate what is educational in the context of 'making' family, school or university, and to what extent this making is always also a public act. The aim is to approach and investigate family, school and university as educational practices, to focus on the forms of gatherings or associations that take shape within them, and to explore the public, but also possible 'privatizing' character of these aspects. The book presents a diverse range of sketches intended as preparatory study exercises. What they all share, despite the different hands and eyes, and the different sensitivities, is the attempt to figure out what education is all about. Three objectives can be distinguished for the sketches: a cartographic one (to map the discourse of learning but also the discursive and material arrangements of actual educational practices), a morphological one (to describe the educational forms of gathering) and a theoretical one (to bring educational issues into the discussion). The book's overall aims are to re-establish 'the educational' as an issue; to make it visible, to give it shape, to give it a voice, and to make it a thing that can and should be discussed, thus establishing a point of departure for further inquiry and its (re)invention.

The Yew Chung Approach to Early Childhood Education - Centering Emergent Curriculum, Child-Led Inquiry, and Multilingualism... The Yew Chung Approach to Early Childhood Education - Centering Emergent Curriculum, Child-Led Inquiry, and Multilingualism (Paperback)
Stephanie C. Sanders-Smith, Sylvia Ya-Hsuan Yang, Kutasha Bryan-Silva
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume details the Yew Chung Approach and the Twelve Values that exemplify the approach as a unique contribution to the field of early childhood education. The Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF) in Hong Kong is a nonprofit organization and a high-quality early childhood program that promotes a global lens and multilingualism through an emergent curriculum. This book explores the Twelve Values that exemplify the approach, including relationships, the emergent curriculum, inquiry-based pedagogy, and the multilingual and multicultural approach. Grounding these values in daily classroom practice and the broader sociocultural context of Hong Kong, it shows how the Yew Chung Approach effectively supports additional language learning through a progressive emergent curriculum with a high degree of child agency. It also explores the unique history of Hong Kong as an incubator and setting for the Yew Chung Approach and considers the relationships between the colonial history of the city, Hong Kong's current status as a global city, and the mission of Yew Chung to provide children with a global lens. An important study which exemplifies and investigates a unique program and perspective within the field, this book will benefit scholarly and practitioner audiences within the global early childhood community, as well as appealing to academics, researchers and postgraduates working within early childhood education, comparative education, and bilingual education.

Designing for Depth in the Classroom - A Framework for Purposeful Differentiation (Paperback): Andi McNair Designing for Depth in the Classroom - A Framework for Purposeful Differentiation (Paperback)
Andi McNair
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Outlines process for designing student experiences rather than lesson plans; Provides space for reflection questions and key takeaways; Written in a refreshing conversational tone.

Transition into Higher Education (Paperback): Harriet Jones Transition into Higher Education (Paperback)
Harriet Jones; Edited by Karen Smith, Joy Jarvis; Hilary Orpin, Gemma Mansi, …
R687 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R89 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book will help all academic staff in higher education (HE) develop more informed teaching and better support students as they transition to university. It explores the organisations who advise students pre-university and uncovers the myths and misconceptions held by HE stakeholders. Induction and welcome activities are examined in order to identify best practice, transition problems such as study skills, employment, mental health and identity are covered, and a final chapter focuses on the effects of Covid-19 on transition issues. The Critical Practice in Higher Education series provides a scholarly and practical entry point for academics into key areas of higher education practice. Each book in the series explores an individual topic in depth, providing an overview in relation to current thinking and practice, informed by recent research. The series will be of interest to those engaged in the study of higher education, those involved in leading learning and teaching or working in academic development, and individuals seeking to explore particular topics of professional interest. Through critical engagement, this series aims to promote an expanded notion of being an academic - connecting research, teaching, scholarship, community engagement and leadership - while developing confidence and authority.

Class and the College Classroom - Essays on Teaching (Hardcover, New): Robert C. Rosen Class and the College Classroom - Essays on Teaching (Hardcover, New)
Robert C. Rosen
R4,580 Discovery Miles 45 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We have long been encouraged to look to education, especially higher education, for the solution to social problems, particularly as a way out of poverty for the talented and the hard working. But in its appointed role as the path to upward mobility that makes inequality more acceptable, higher education is faltering these days. As funds for public institutions are cut and tuition costs soar everywhere; as for-profit education races into the breach; and as student debt grows wildly; the comfortable future once promised to those willing to study hard has begun to fade from sight. So now is a good time to take a more serious look at the ways class structures higher education and the ways teachers can bring it into focus in the classroom. In recent decades, scholarly work and pedagogical practice in higher education have paid increasing attention to issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality.But among these four terms of analysis -- and clearly they are interrelated -- class is often an afterthought, and work that does examine class and higher education tends to focus only on admissions, on who is in the college classroom, not on what happens there. Class and the College Classroom offers a broader look at the connections between college teaching and social class. It collects and reprints twenty essays originally published in Radical Teacher, a journal that has been a leader in the field of critical pedagogy since 1975. This wide-ranging and insightful volume addresses the interests, concerns, and pedagogical needs of teachers committed to social justice and provides them with new tools for thinking and teaching about class.

Mathematics Education in the Early Years - Results from the POEM3 Conference, 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Christiane Benz,... Mathematics Education in the Early Years - Results from the POEM3 Conference, 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Christiane Benz, Anna S. Steinweg, Hedwig Gasteiger, Priska Schoener, Helene Vollmuth, …
R4,264 Discovery Miles 42 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book gives insight in the vivid research area of early mathematics learning. The collection of selected papers mirror the research topics presented at the third POEM conference. Thematically, the volume reflects the importance of this relatively new field of research. Structurally, the book tries to guide the reader through a variety of research aims and issues and is split into four parts. The first two parts concentrate on teacher professional development and child learning development; the third part pools research studies creating and evaluating designed learning situations; and the fourth part bridges focuses on parent-child-interaction.

Excellence in Teaching with the Seven Laws - A Contemporary Abridgment of Gregory's Seven Laws of Teaching (Hardcover):... Excellence in Teaching with the Seven Laws - A Contemporary Abridgment of Gregory's Seven Laws of Teaching (Hardcover)
Carl Shafer
R839 R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Place-based Learning for the Plate - Hunting, Foraging and Fishing for Food (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Joel B. Pontius, Michael... Place-based Learning for the Plate - Hunting, Foraging and Fishing for Food (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Joel B. Pontius, Michael P. Mueller, David Greenwood
R2,799 Discovery Miles 27 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume explores 21st century stories of hunting, foraging, and fishing for food as unique forms of place-based learning. Through the authors' narratives, it reveals complex social and ecological relationships while readers sample the flavors of foraging in Portland, Oregon; feel some of what it's like to grow up hunting and gathering as a person of Oglala Lakota and Shoshone-Bannock descent; track the immersive process of learning to communicate with rocky mountain elk; encounter a road-killed deer as a spontaneous source of local meat, and more. Other topics in the collection connect place, food, and learning to issues of identity, activism, spirituality, food movements, conservation, traditional and elder knowledge, and the ethics related to eating the more-than-human world. This volume will bring lively discussion to courses on place-based learning, food studies, environmental education, outdoor recreation, experiential education, holistic learning, human dimensions of natural resource management, sustainability, food systems, environmental ethics, and others.

Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials - Demonstrating and Recognizing Knowledge and Competencies (Hardcover, 1st... Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials - Demonstrating and Recognizing Knowledge and Competencies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Dirk Ifenthaler, Nicole Bellin-Mularski, Dana-Kristin Mah
R6,552 Discovery Miles 65 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges may enhance formal, non-formal and informal education by focusing on technical design issues including organizational requirements, learning and instructional design, as well as deployment. It features current research exploring the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the utilization of digital badges as well as case studies that describe current practices and experiences in the use of digital badges for motivation, learning, and instruction in K-12, higher education, workplace learning, and further education settings.

Positive Peace in Schools - Tackling Conflict and Creating a Culture of Peace in the Classroom (Paperback): Hilary Cremin,... Positive Peace in Schools - Tackling Conflict and Creating a Culture of Peace in the Classroom (Paperback)
Hilary Cremin, Terence Bevington
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Positive Peace in Schools offers a fresh and challenging perspective on the question of conflict, violence and peace in schools. Drawing on the most up-to-date theory and research from the field of peace and conflict studies, this book provides readers with a strong understanding of the concept of positive peace, and how the dimensions of peace-keeping, peace-making and peace-building can be robustly applied in schools. This accessible book challenges educators everywhere to reconsider the nature of direct and indirect violence in schools, and the structural and cultural factors that sustain it. It engages with global traditions of harmony and balance that are often neglected in Western notions of liberal securitised peace, in order to suggest a model for schools that integrates inner and outer peace. The book also includes practical sections that outline restorative approaches to discipline, peer mediation, circle learning, and classroom activities to promote mindfulness, inclusion and wellbeing. Taken together, these provide a philosophy and a highly effective framework for building conflict literacy and a culture of peace in schools.

Virtual Destinations and Student Learning in Middle School - A Case Study of a Biology Museum Online (Hardcover, New): Mindi... Virtual Destinations and Student Learning in Middle School - A Case Study of a Biology Museum Online (Hardcover, New)
Mindi Donaldson
R2,415 Discovery Miles 24 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Educators increasingly leverage the internet to enhance traditional programs and approaches. One strategy in this respect is to employ virtual destination sites for curriculum delivery which are embedded into traditional learning experiences. Virtual Destinations and Student Learning in Middle School provides the most detailed case study of such an approach ever undertaken. It examines the impact of an online museum called Museum Explorer on middle school students' knowledge and learning engagement when combined with traditional pedagogy. This book provides important results and implications for any educator concerned with improving learning outcomes. In addition, the combination of empirical data with fascinating insights makes this work a beacon that will guide educators in their curriculum development efforts.

Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue v. 9, Pt. 1 & 2 (Hardcover, New): Barbara Slater Stern Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue v. 9, Pt. 1 & 2 (Hardcover, New)
Barbara Slater Stern
R2,721 Discovery Miles 27 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

CONTENTS: The President' Message, Alan W. Garrett. The Editor's Notes: Pressures, Problems, and Possibilities in the World of Teaching, Research, Service, and Learning, Barbara Slater Stern. PART I. On the State of Curriculum Studies: A Personal Practical Inquiry, Michael Connelly with Shijing Xu. Narratives of Teaching and Learning: A Tribute to our Teacher, Elaine Chan and Vicki Ross. The Temporal Experience of Curriculum, Candace Schlein. Intergenerational Stories: A Narrative Inquiry Into an Immigrant Child's Life in Canada, Guming Zhao. Excavating Teacher Knowledge in Reforming School Contexts: A Collaborative Approach, Cheryl Craig. One Teacher's Practice in a Kenyan Classroom: Overcoming Barriers to Teaching HIV/AIDS Curriculum, Bosire Mwebi. Classrooms in Transition: Visions and Voices-Teachers in Lahore, Pakistan, Peggy Schimmoeller. New and Veteran Teachers' Perspectives About Delivering Multicultural Education, Timothy Thomas. Curriculum Wars Regarding Islam: Dissent in the Academy, James Moore. Self-Alienation: The Language of Discontent, William White. An Effective Form of Violence: Hegemonic Masculine Identity Performances in the Institutional Context of School, Mark Malaby. PART II. John Dewey and a Curriculum of Moral Knowledge, David Hansen. David Hansen: Influences at Multiple Levels of Teaching, Learning and Service, Blake Bickham, Jim Garrison, Susan McDonough, Janice Ozga, and Michelle Ward. The Angle of Incidence of Progressivism in Rural Science Education, William Veal. No Child Left Behind-A Critical Anaylsis: "A Nation at Greater Risk," Charles Ellis. The Beast in the Matrix, Madeleine Grumet. Dealing with Shifting Expectations in a College of Education: Standing on a Moving Ship, Lynne Bailey, Adam Harbaugh, Kimberly Hartman, Tina Heafner, Charles Hutchison, Teresa Petty, and Lan Quach. The Hidden Hypocrisy of University Faculty Regarding On-Line Instruction, Kathie Good and Kathy Peca. Defining and Examining Technology Intelligence: Cultivating Beginning Teachers', Steven L. Purcell and Diane M. Wilcox. Virtual Literature Circles, Carol Klages, Shana Pate and Peter A. Conforti, Jr. Transforming Discussions From Collegiate to Collegial, Paul Michalec and Hilary Burg. BOOK REVIEW: Chaos, Complexity, Curriculum, and Culture: A Conversation, Angel Kymes. Reviewer Acknowledgments. Call for Manuscripts. About the Authors.

Better Teachers, Better Schools - What Star Teachers Know, Believe, and Do (Hardcover): Valerie Hill-Jackson, Delia Stafford Better Teachers, Better Schools - What Star Teachers Know, Believe, and Do (Hardcover)
Valerie Hill-Jackson, Delia Stafford
R1,665 Discovery Miles 16 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We all know teachers who, in the face of insurmountable district and school level challenges, inspire underserved students to succeed. These teachers are more than good - they are 'stars'. Haberman maintains that school districts still gamble when selecting teachers as an overwhelming number are not stars and are unprepared or underprepared to work effectively with marginalized students. Haberman explains that teacher selection is more important than teacher training. The ability to identify educators with the necessary social justice or relational characteristics may lead to an increase in academic achievement among learners as well as lower teacher attrition. Consequently, all those who are interested in building America's teaching force with stars - including human resources managers for K-12 school districts, administrators, teachers, teacher advocates, teacher education faculty and graduate students - will benefit from this book. Better Teachers, Better Schools is a must read for two main reasons. First, the achievement gap between 16 million children in poverty and their mainstream counterparts is continuing to become even wider. Many urban students are constantly subjected to educational barriers, which limits their future opportunities. These learners deserve teachers that know more than content, but who can build relationships in order to leverage learning with greater outcomes. Second, Haberman was one of the most prolific producers of teachers to date. He reminds us that quality school systems, built on the back of quality teachers, benefit our society. Better Teachers, Better Schools offers a refreshing take on what it means to be a star teacher by sharing some of Haberman's most requested writings as well as new narratives and research that corroborate his star theory. The contributions in this volume give us a window into Haberman's seven relational dispositions of star teachers; or teachers' ideology put into behavior. Also, each chapter contains learning outcomes and reflection questions for discussion.

Stepping into Senior Leadership - A guide for new and aspiring school leaders (Paperback): Jon Tait Stepping into Senior Leadership - A guide for new and aspiring school leaders (Paperback)
Jon Tait
R632 R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Save R161 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading.' - Paul Merrell, Head of School, @pjmerrell This is the ultimate guide for any new or aspiring senior leader in a primary or secondary school. Whether you're looking to move into senior leadership or you've just been appointed to your first post, you'll find expert guidance, tips and advice in this practical pocket handbook. From writing the winning application and acing the interview, to settling into the post and developing a vision for your school, leadership expert Jon Tait reveals what it takes to be the very best senior leader. Giving you space to reflect on your skills and techniques, as well as invaluable tips for leading staff, pupils and parents, Stepping into Senior Leadership will help you to hit the ground running. Perfect for all senior leaders, including assistant heads, deputy heads, SENCOs, curriculum leaders and pastoral leaders, this is the go-to guide for the next phase of your career in education.

Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education - Promoting Equity and Social Justice in Assessment (Paperback): Rola Ajjawi,... Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education - Promoting Equity and Social Justice in Assessment (Paperback)
Rola Ajjawi, Joanna Tai, David Boud, Trina Jorre de St Jorre
R1,078 Discovery Miles 10 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bringing together international authors to examine how diversity and inclusion impact assessment in higher education, this book provides educators with the knowledge and understanding required to transform practices so that they are more equitable and inclusive of diverse learners. Assessment drives learning and determines who succeeds. Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education is written to ensure that no student is unfairly or unnecessarily disadvantaged by the design or delivery of assessment. The chapters are structured according to three themes: 1) macro contexts of assessment for inclusion: societal and cultural perspectives; 2) meso contexts of assessment for inclusion: institutional and community perspectives; and 3) micro contexts of assessment for inclusion: educators, students and interpersonal perspectives. These three levels are used to identify new ways of mobilising the sector towards assessment for inclusion in a systematic and scholarly way. This book is essential reading for those in higher education who design and deliver assessment, as well as researchers and postgraduate students exploring assessment, equity and inclusive pedagogy. Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Creating Equitable Practices in PBIS - Growing a Positive School Climate for Sustainable Outcomes (Paperback): Nikole Y.... Creating Equitable Practices in PBIS - Growing a Positive School Climate for Sustainable Outcomes (Paperback)
Nikole Y. Hollins-Sims, Erica J. Kaurudar, Timothy J Runge
R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This go-to resource guides educators on how to incorporate equitable practices in a PBIS framework. The authors cover core concepts including school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) and multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), define equity, and present methods for enhancing implementation practices through an equity mindset. Chapters also include an analysis of team structures and the evaluation of baseline data sources, walking readers through how to incorporate effective practices to support an integrated MTSS framework and produce sustainable outcomes. This book is ideal for educators, behavioral specialists, and administrators who wish to promote a positive school climate and purposeful educational relationships.

Revisiting The Chinese Learner - Changing Contexts, Changing Education (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Carol K. K. Chan, Nirmala Rao Revisiting The Chinese Learner - Changing Contexts, Changing Education (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Carol K. K. Chan, Nirmala Rao
R4,596 R4,342 Discovery Miles 43 420 Save R254 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is seventeen years since I first formulated 'The paradox of the Chinese learner' in a conference in Kathmandu, Nepal. My original formulation of the paradox was that westerners saw Chinese students as rote learning massive amounts of information in fierce exam-dominated classrooms - yet in international comparisons, students in the Confucian heritage cla- rooms greatly outperformed western students learning in 'progressive' western classrooms. This seeming paradox raised all sorts of questions to which many others have contributed important answers, especially that by Ference Marton on how Chinese learners construed the roles of memory and understanding in ways that were foreign to typical western educators. Much of this work was brought together in The Chinese Learner (1996), edited by David Watkins and myself. That work raised more questions still, especially about educational contexts, beliefs and practices, which were investigated in contributions to Teaching the Chinese Learner (2001). And now we have Revisiting the Chinese Learner, which is a very timely collection of excellent contributions that take into account the many changes that have taken place since 2001, changes such as: 1. The globalisation of education especially through educational technology, and enormous socio-economic changes, especially in China itself. 2. Changes in educational policy, aims, curriculum and organi- tion, and decentralisation of educational decision-making in many Confucian heritage cultures. 3.

Let's Hear It from the Boys - What boys really think about school and how to help them succeed (Paperback): Gary Wilson Let's Hear It from the Boys - What boys really think about school and how to help them succeed (Paperback)
Gary Wilson
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The definitive guide to raising boys' achievement in secondary schools by leading expert Gary Wilson. What better way to raise boys' achievement than to hear the issues from the students themselves? Let's Hear It from the Boys encourages readers to take matters into their own hands and listen to the boys in their school. Gary Wilson offers tips to help start a conversation with boys, and guides secondary teachers in placing the needs of boys firmly on the whole-school agenda. It's a well-known fact that girls outperform boys across every stage of the UK education system. Of the boys who underachieve, white working-class boys are consistently in last place. In this unique practical guide to raising boys' achievement in secondary settings, Gary lets the students do the talking through real-life testimonies. Tackling various aspects of learning in the secondary classroom, from exams, essay-writing and academic setting to punishments and rewards, this book offers a fresh perspective on boys' experiences of education, helping teachers to understand the various reasons why boys may underachieve and how teachers can tackle this. Complete with expert advice and practical strategies, it will spark new ideas in teachers and school leaders to support boys in their settings and create the best learning environment for all students.

Creative Contradictions in Education - Cross Disciplinary Paradoxes and Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ronald A.... Creative Contradictions in Education - Cross Disciplinary Paradoxes and Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ronald A. Beghetto, Bharath Sriraman
R4,735 Discovery Miles 47 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Creative Contradictions in Education is a provocative collection of essays by international experts who tackle difficult questions about creativity in education from a cross-disciplinary perspective. The contributors to this volume examine and provide fresh insights into the tensions and contradictions that researchers and educators face when attempting to understand and apply creativity in educational contexts. Creativity in education is surrounded by many contradictions. Teachers generally value creativity, but question the role it can and should play in their classroom. Many educators find themselves feeling caught between the push to promote students' creative thinking skills and the pull to meet external curricular mandates, increased performance monitoring, and various other curricular constraints. This book brings together leading experts who provide fresh, cross-disciplinary insights into how creative contradictions in education might be addressed. Contributors will draw from existing empirical and theoretical work, but push beyond "what currently is" and comment on future possibilities. This includes challenging the orthodoxy of traditional conceptions of creativity in education or making a case for maintaining particular orthodoxies.

Vocabulary Increase and Collocation Learning - A Corpus-Based Cross-sectional Study of Chinese Learners of English (Hardcover,... Vocabulary Increase and Collocation Learning - A Corpus-Based Cross-sectional Study of Chinese Learners of English (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Haiyan Men
R3,608 Discovery Miles 36 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book highlights research that expands on our knowledge of second- language collocation acquisition. It presents original findings based on the largest collocation database to date, encompassing over 8,000 collocations: verb + noun, adjective + noun, and noun + noun. These collocations, collected from a one-million-learner corpus, were not confined to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a particular proficiency level, but also included learners at three levels. As such, the book provides a panoramic view regarding L2 collocation acquisition, not only in terms of learners' acquisition of different types of collocations, but in terms of the developmental patterns in L2 collocation learning. One major discovery is that there is a collocation lag as learners' proficiency levels rise, which is associated with vocabulary increase, in particular semantic domains-a remarkable insight for second-language acquisition researchers, English teachers and EFL learners alike. The findings reported shed new light on how collocations are acquired by EFL learners, offering guidance on how they can best be taught. In closing, the book discusses pedagogical aspects that arise from considering how learners can be helped with collocation learning.

Just Great Teaching - 50 ideas to tackle the top ten issues in your classroom (Paperback): Ross Morrison McGill Just Great Teaching - 50 ideas to tackle the top ten issues in your classroom (Paperback)
Ross Morrison McGill; Illustrated by Polly Nor; Foreword by Jim Knight 1
R456 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Bursting with fresh ideas, packed with practical tips, filled with wise words, this is an inspiring guide for all teachers.' Lee Elliot Major, Professor of Social Mobility, University of Exeter and co-author of What Works? 50 tried-and-tested practical ideas to help you tackle the top ten issues in your classroom. Ross Morrison McGill, bestselling author of Mark. Plan. Teach. and Teacher Toolkit, pinpoints the top ten key issues that schools in Great Britain are facing today, and provides strategies, ideas and techniques for how these issues can be tackled most effectively. We often talk about the challenges of teacher recruitment and retention, about new initiatives and political landscapes, but day in, day out, teachers and schools are delivering exceptional teaching and most of it is invisible. Ross uncovers, celebrates, and analyses best practice in teaching. Supported by case studies and research undertaken by Ross in ten primary and secondary schools across Britain, including a pupil referral unit and private, state and grammar schools, as well as explanations from influential educationalists as to why and how these ideas work, Ross explores the issues of marking and assessment, planning, teaching and learning, teacher wellbeing, student mental health, behaviour and exclusions, SEND, curriculum, research-led practice and CPD. With a foreword by Lord Jim Knight and contributions from Priya Lakhani, Andria Zafirakou, Mark Martin, Professor Andy Hargreaves and many more, this book inspires readers to open their eyes to how particular problems can be resolved and how other schools are already doing this effectively. It is packed with ideas and advice for all primary and secondary classroom teachers and school leaders keen to provide the best education they possibly can for our young people today.

Imaginative Science Education - The Central Role of Imagination in Science Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Yannis... Imaginative Science Education - The Central Role of Imagination in Science Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Yannis Hadzigeorgiou
R3,387 Discovery Miles 33 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is about imaginative approaches to teaching and learning school science. Its central premise is that science learning should reflect the nature of science, and therefore be approached as an imaginative/creative activity. As such, the book can be seen as an original contribution of ideas relating to imagination and creativity in science education. The approaches discussed in the book are storytelling, the experience of wonder, the development of 'romantic understanding', and creative science, including science through visual art, poetry and dramatization. However, given the perennial problem of how to engage students (of all ages) in science, the notion of 'aesthetic experience', and hence the possibility for students to have more holistic and fulfilling learning experiences through the aforementioned imaginative approaches, is also discussed. Each chapter provides an in-depth discussion of the theoretical background of a specific imaginative approach (e.g., storytelling, 'wonder-full' science), reviews the existing empirical evidence regarding its role in the learning process, and points out its implications for pedagogy and instructional practices. Examples from physical science illustrating its implementation in the classroom are also discussed. In distinguishing between 'participation in a science activity' and 'engagement with science ideas per se', the book emphasizes the central role of imaginative engagement with science content knowledge, and thus the potential of the recommended imaginative approaches to attract students to the world of science.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: An Evidence-Based Perspective (Hardcover, 14., Bearb. Auf):... The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: An Evidence-Based Perspective (Hardcover, 14., Bearb. Auf)
Raymond P Perry, John C. Smart
R7,054 Discovery Miles 70 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Pivotal to the transformation of higher education in the 21st Century is the nature of pedagogy and its role in advancing the aims of various stakeholders. This book brings together pre-eminent scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the USA to critically assess teaching and learning issues that cut across most disciplines. In addressing long-standing and newly emerging issues, the researchers examine the scientific evidence on what constitutes effective teaching in college classrooms, on the psychometric integrity of measures of teaching effectiveness, and on the use of such measures for tenure, promotion, and salary decisions. Systematically explored throughout the book is the avowed linkage between classroom teaching and motivation, learning, and performance outcomes in students.

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