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  • Education and the Mobility Turn

    Edited by Kalervo N Gulson, Colin Symes ...
    The ‘mobile turn’ in human geography, sociology and cultural studies has resulted in a hitherto unparalleled focus on the critical role that mobility plays in conserving and regenerating society and culture. In this instance, ‘mobility’ refers not just to the physical movement of goods and peoples, ideas and symbols; it can also be analytically applied to the technologies used to facilitate their ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Spatial Theories of Education

    Policy and Geography Matters

    by Kalervo N. Gulson, Colin Symes ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    This collection of original work, within the sociology of education, draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory.The premise of this book is that drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding of the competing rationalities underlying educational policy change, social inequality and cultural practices. The contributors work a spatial dimension into the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Facilitating Practitioner Research

    Developing Transformational Partnerships

    by Susan Groundwater-Smith, Jane Mitchell, Nicole Mockler, Petra Ponte, Karin Ronnerman ...
    Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry. It recognises that facilitating practitioner research is far more than providing advice about method adoption, important as that contribution is; or even modelling research practices and drawing ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools

    Foundations for Real Student Success

    by Ovid K. Wong ...
    In a recent international comparative study, the United States public schools did not fare well with the rest of the world. To the disappointment of many, the No Child Left Behind law did little to improve student achievement. Nevertheless, a small pocket of poverty schools worked against the odds of limited resources and performed to new heights of academic excellence. These high-poverty, high ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Doing Youth Participatory Action Research

    Transforming Inquiry with Researchers, Educators, and Students

    by Nicole Mirra, Antero Garcia, Ernest Morrell ...
    Series series Language, Culture, and Teaching Series
    Doing Youth Participatory Action Research offers an unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the pragmatics and possibilities of youth-driven research. Drawing upon multiple years of experience engaging youth in rigorous, critical inquiry about the conditions impacting their lives, the authors examine how YPAR encourages the educational community to re-imagine the capabilities of young people and ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Digital Health Information for the Consumer

    Evidence and Policy Implications

    by David Nicholas, Paul Huntington, Peter Williams ...
    This unique book draws on research that constituted the first major nationwide evaluation of the use and impact of key digital health information platforms which were provided to thousands of health consumers in the UK. The authors offer the first comprehensive and detailed comparison of usage and impact of the three major ICT platforms delivering health information - the internet, touch-screen ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Sign Language Interpreting and Interpreter Education

    Directions for Research and Practice

    Edited by Marc Marschark, Rico Peterson, Elizabeth A. Winston, Carol M. Convertino, Rosemarie Seewagen, Christine Monikowski, Patricia Sapere ...
    Series series Perspectives on Deafness
    More the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, sign language and voice interpreting is essential to their participation in educational programs and their access to public and private services. However, there is less than half ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Parenting, Education, and Social Mobility in Rural China

    Cultivating dragons and phoenixes

    by Peggy A. Kong ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    Like many countries around the world, China has been implementing policies aimed at improving parent-school relationships. However, unlike many developed countries, the historical context of family-school relationships has been limited and parents typically do not participate in the school context. Until now, there has been little research conducted in rural China on parental involvement in their ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • International Perspectives on Transition to School

    Reconceptualising beliefs, policy and practice

    Edited by Kay Margetts, Anna Kienig ...
    With increasing attention given by governments and policy makers to children’s transition to school, and the associated need for educators, families and communities to be supported in the process, changes are often required to existing structures and pedagogy.This book is framed around the notion of transition as a time of change for those involved in the transition process and as a time for ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Contemplative and Artful Openings

    Researching Women and Teaching

    by Susan Walsh ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    Highlighting an arts-based inquiry process that involves contemplation, mindful awareness, and artful writing, this book explores women’s difficult experiences in teaching. It weaves a strong autobiographical thread with artifacts from several research projects with female teachers. By linking innovative approaches to research that involve visual images and poetic writing with feminist ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Preparing Students for College and Careers

    Theory, Measurement, and Educational Practice

    Edited by Katie Larsen McClarty, Krista D. Mattern, Matthew N. Gaertner ...
    Series series NCME APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT
    Preparing Students for College and Careers addresses measurement and research issues related to college and career readiness. Educational reform efforts across the United States have increasingly taken aim at measuring and improving postsecondary readiness. These initiatives include developing new content standards, redesigning assessments and performance levels, legislating new developmental ... Read more

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  • A Feast of Learning

    International Perspectives on Adult Learning and Change

    Edited by Roger Hiemstra, Philippe Carré ...
    Series series Adult Education Special Topics: Theory, Research and Practice in Lifelong Learning
    This book provides perspectives from authors in six countries (Canada, Colombia, Germany, France, UK, USA) pertaining to adult learning in the 21st Century. This book grew out of an exciting International Conference on Adult Learning (ICAL) held in Paris, May 27-29, 2012. Imagine “listening in” as these international scholars, representing expertise in various areas related to adult education, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD