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Paideia Program
Touchstone 2010; US$ 17.95Paideia is a holistic approach to life-long learning with roots in ancient Greece. The Paideia Program is based on the belief that the human species is defined by its capacity and desire for learning. The program itself argues for a public education that is at once more rigorous and more accessible. more...
Graduate Citizens
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 58.95Following the introduction of student loans and tuition fees, the situation of students and new graduates has changed considerably. Set in this context, Graduate Citizens is a thought-provoking, and insightful look at the current generation of students' attitudes towards citizenship and matters of social and moral responsibility. Drawing on small-scale... more...
Commitment, Character, and Citizenship
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 133.00As liberal democracies include increasingly diverse and multifaceted populations, the longstanding debate about the role of the state in religious education and the place of religion in public life seems imperative now more than ever. The maintenance of religious schools and the planning of religious education curricula raise a profound challenge.... more...
Citizenship, Education and Social Conflict
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 140.00This volume provides new perspectives into the challenges of citizenship education in the age of globalization and in the context of multicultural and conflict-ridden societies. It calls on us to rethink the accepted liberal and national discourses that have long dominated the conceptualization and practice of citizenship and citizenship education... more...
Assessing Basic Academic Skills in Higher Education
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 105.00Addressing the growing concerns about reading, math, and writing skills of freshman-level students, this volume provides different perspectives and approaches to the assessment of basic academic skills in higher education. The book provides an in-depth investigation into the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP). More generally, the book provides insights... more...
Education for Intercultural Citizenship
Multilingual Matters 2006; US$ 49.95This book examines citizenship education from the perspective of interculturality in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state, and in education in the nation state. There are chapters which deal with theory and concepts and others which present country and international case studies. more...
Multicultural and Diversity Education
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 45.00This volume concentrates on the practical applications of diversity and multicultural education, their philosophical and social policy motivations and the historical development of various versions of the approach in North America. more...
The Impact of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning on the Development of Work Related Learning in the UK
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 199.00The Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) initiative in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed to develop teaching and learning and invest in practice to produce benefits for students, teachers and institutions. Of the 81 CETLs it is not possible to say how many had some dimension of Work Related Learning (WRL) involved in them,... more...
Sport, Ethics and Education
Continuum International Publishing 1997; US$ 110.00Examines the relationship between sport and education from both social and moral points of view. The text argues that sport has such a vital role to play in society that it should be an integral part of the curriculum. It presents guidelines for an effective teaching of sports in schools. more...









