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Overcoming Learning and Behaviour Difficultiesby Kevin Jones; Tony Charlton
Routledge 1996; US$ 57.50All teachers will be familiar with the problems of effectively managing a class of children with varying abilities. This book considers issues such as empowerment and sources for learning and behaviour difficulties. more...
Third World Educationby Anthony R. Welch
Garland Science 2000; US$ 165.00This book debunks the argument that quality in education can only be achieved by limiting, or trading off, equality. This book argues that any worthy definition of quality education must include the interest of the underprivileged. more...
Changing Places?by Richard Edwards
Routledge 1997; US$ 62.95This books looks at how the notion of the learning society has developed over the years, and how, and why, flexibility has become a more central concept in much policy and academic debate. more...
Political Spectacle and the Fate of American Schoolsby Mary Lee Smith; Patricia F. Jarvis; Walter Heinecke; Linda Miller-Kahn
RoutledgeFalmer 2003; US$ 43.95The authors argue that the most influential and well-known educational policy programs in the past 30 years are not based on democratic consensus, but are instead formulated by the political community as symbolic efforts meant to generate personal more...
Official Knowledgeby Michael W. Apple
Routledge 2000; US$ 46.95A powerful examination of the rightist resurgence in education. This second edition has a new introduction which situates the book in terms of recent policies including standardisation, vouchers and charter schools. more...
A Companion to the Philosophy of Educationby Randall Curren
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 204.95A Companion to the Philosophy of Education is a comprehensive guide to philosophical thinking about education. Offers a state-of-the-art account of current and controversial issues in education, including issues pertaining to multiculturalism, special education, sex education, and academic freedom. Written by an international team of leading experts, who are directly engaged with these profound and complex educational problems. Serves as an indispensable guide to the field of philosophy of education. more...
Marketing Fear in America's Public Schoolsby Leslie Poynor
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 39.95An examination of the real world consequences of the political pressures and influences on teachers today. In particular, it looks at how the political actions of the conservative right disempower and control teachers, school districts, parents, and children. more...
Political Agendas for Educationby Joel Spring
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002; US$ 59.95A description and analysis of the educational agendas of major political players and organizations in the USA. This second edition covers the changes that occurred during the 2000 presidential election that led to the inauguration of George W. Bush. more...
Adult Learners on Campusby H.B. Slotnick; Mary Helen Pelton; Mary Lou Fuller; Lila Tabor
RoutledgeFalmer 1993; US$ 56.95A study of the problems facing teachers of adult students, which also provides solutions to the problems and recommendations for further improvement. Part one reviews the literature on adults and the second part deals with the result of a study by members of the Adult Learners Consulting Group. more...
Values In Educationby Eva Burman; Maxine Cooper; Lorraine Ling
Routledge 1997; US$ 54.95This book is based upon an empiracle study involving training and practising teachers from seven countries. It looks at various attitudes and practices towards the teaching of values and their place in the curriculum. more...









