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Theoretical Principles of Distance Education
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 210.00According to UNESCO statistics, 10 million of the world's 600 million students study at a distance. Theoretical Principles of Distance Education seeks to lay solid foundations for the education of these students and for the structures within which they study. As a more industrialised form of education provision, distance education is well adapted... more...
To Hold and Be Held: The Therapeutic School as a Holding Environment
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Drawing on the teachings of D.W. Winnicott and John Bowlby, who helped revolutionize thinking about relational psychology, To Hold and Be Held integrates the concepts of the ?holding environment? and attachment theory and describes how they are applied in a clinical setting. It also uses metaphor to both derive meaning from the language of the... more...
Succeeding as a Student in the STEM Fields with an Invisible Disability
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2013; US$ 24.95The STEM fields attract many students with autism and related disabilities who are highly intelligent, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different way of learning. Full of practical advice, this is a useful handbook that students and parents can refer to throughout the college years. more...
CLIL in Higher Education
Channel View Publications 2013; US$ 35.00This book offers a unique view of multilingualism in higher education from a global perspective. It presents a contextualised case of a multilingual language policy which takes the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. The volume discusses various approaches to multilingual education including CLIL and then proposes guidelines for... more...
Special Educational Needs
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95The contributors focus on particular areas of special educational need, arguing that effective educational provision can be enhanced with reference to the particular problems experienced by children. Set in the context of a generic understanding of special education, this timely book addresses commonly-raised questions: what is the condition and how... more...
Education and Immigration
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants – who account for almost one in four school-aged children in the U.S. – it is the primary means through which they become incorporated into... more...
Using Science to Develop Thinking Skills at KS1
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 35.95This work presents a series of practical activities designed to help teachers build an effective science curriculum for more able children. Activities range from short discussion topics and problems to solve, to whole-day masterclasses. more...
500 Tips for Working with Children with Special Needs
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95This text provides practical advice and support for people involved in working with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). It takes a broad-based approach, aiming to combine pragmatic advice with theoretical underpinning, to provide SEN and classroom teachers with insight into support. more...
A Practical Guide to Gender Diversity for Computer Science Faculty
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2013; US$ 30.00Computer science faces a continuing crisis in the lack of females pursuing and succeeding in the field. Companies may suffer due to reduced product quality, students suffer because educators have failed to adjust to diverse populations, and future generations suffer due to a lack of role models and continued challenges in the environment. In this book,... more...
Integration and Inequality in Educational Institutions
Springer 2013; US$ 139.99This volume addresses questions that lie at the core of research into education. It examines the way in which the institutional embeddedness and the social and ethnic composition of students affect educational performance, skill formation, and behavioral outcomes. It discusses the manner in which educational institutions accomplish social integration.... more...









