New for Scottish Secondary Maths, "Red 4" (R4) is fully in line with the ethos of Curriculum for Excellence, and provides students with everything they need to know to head towards Credit Levels.Clear 'learning intentions' head each section, providing concise summaries of key concepts. Worked examples and extensive practice exercises lead towards contextualised work. Early chapters focus on essential skills, supporting those students that need reinforcement of prior learning. Activities linked to Curriculum for Excellence are clearly highlighted. A wealth of examples and exercises provide rigorous practice towards Credit Level.

This book helps in supporting curriculum for excellence and providing the best way to head for Credit Level. Each section of this book features clear 'learning intentions' at the start, which provides a concise summary of the key concepts. This book includes worked examples and extensive practice exercises to lead the user towards contextualized work. The early chapters focus on essential skills, which supports those users who need to reinforce their previous learning experiences.

Teaching Creative Writing is designed to showcase practical approaches developed by practitioners in the ever-growing community of writers in higher education. Aimed at enabling those who teach the subject to review, borrow, and adapt ideas, the emphasis throughout is on diversity. Contributions from an international team of writers cover a variety of forms and genres and include traditional and innovative components of creative writing courses.

The first work of its kind to present a comprehensive survey of landmark court decisions on educational adequacy and equity claims and their impact on public school reform. In Educational Adequacy and the Courts: A Reference Handbook, education researcher Elaine Walker presents an in depth analysis of pivotal court cases and their impact on educational adequacy and reform, illuminating the inherent challenges of redressing long-standing problems associated with state funding mechanisms for K-12 education. In addition to an eye opening, state-by-state discussion of court rulings and their effect on education, Walker covers such topics as the moral imperative for educational reform, the failure and success of federal and state reform efforts, and the historical importance of school finance litigation in the reform of school systems in high poverty areas. The work also highlights alternative ways in which improvement can be approached and sheds light on the overall complexities of setting educational policy. Coverage of pivotal court decisions such as Abbott v. Burke, Rose v. Council of Education, and Alabama Coalition for Equity, Inc. v. Hunt Directory of organizations, associations, and agencies involved in educational adequacy issues and school reform

First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Teaching Creative Writing is designed to showcase practical approaches developed by practitioners in the ever-growing community of writers in higher education. Aimed at enabling those who teach the subject to review, borrow, and adapt ideas, the emphasis throughout is on diversity. Contributions from an international team of writers cover a variety of forms and genres and include traditional and innovative components of creative writing courses.

Your students... will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. be able to find their way around easily thanks to clear signposting, plus a detailed contents page and grammar index. learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building. be able to assess their progress regularly with the new scored self-check pages be able to do further practice and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.

Your students... will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. be able to find their way around easily thanks to clear signposting, plus a detailed contents page and grammar index. learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building. be able to assess their progress regularly with the new scored self-check pages be able to do further practice and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.

Your students...* will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. * be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. * be able to find their way around easily thanks to clear signposting, plus a detailed contents page and grammar index. * learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building. * be able to assess their progress regularly with the new scored self-check pages * be able to do further practice and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.

Your students... will gain confidence thanks to short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. be able to find their way around easily thanks to clear signposting, plus a detailed contents page and grammar index. learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building. be able to assess their progress regularly with the new scored self-check pages be able to do further practice and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.