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What does Good Education Research Look Like?
McGraw-Hill Education 2004; US$ 238.00Explains the debates around education research: is it high quality? Is it scientific enough? And, is it useful? This book shows how research in education must meet different demands in different places, times, and conditions. It is a useful companion to textbooks on research methodology. more...
Power and Responsibility in Education
Continuum International Publishing 1996; US$ 160.00This study, by more than 130 contributors, assesses the moves to decentralize educational administration. The text contains overviews by individual authors, and joint papers forming dialogues between different academic contenders. It provides a survey of educational policies and planning, and an analysis of the changes in England and Wales. Curriculum... more...
Exploring Unequal Achievement in the Schools
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 32.99For over a half century, educational sociologists have struggled to explain the cause of differential academic achievement in the school. This book attempts to offer an explanation by examining the role played by ascribed characteristics of students (race, gender, and class) and educational practices and structures of schools (testing, tracking, and... more...
Educational Controversies Towards a Discourse of Reconciliation
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 190.00For the last 100 years, people have argued vigorously about a vast number of educational issues. At the heart of the arguments lies the question: What is the purpose of education? This conflict of educational purpose has seen rifts between academics, educators, politicians and parents. The authors of this book don't believe the conflicts need to be... more...
Philosophy and Educational Policy
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 45.95What are the concepts and theories behind current debates about education? This comprehensive introduction to philosophy of education discusses issues that are of current public interest and debate. It locates education at the heart of questions concerned with culture, ethics, politics, economics and shows how key educational issues have to be approached... more...
Fieldwork in Educational Settings
RoutledgeFalmer 2001; US$ 51.95This new edition brings original, best-selling text right up-to-date for new researchers and includes a new chapter on computer software for data handling. more...
Education And Theory
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 203.00Examines what theory means for both student and researcher and questions whether the confidence in educational theory is justified. This book also examines some theoretically significant influences on educational thought and practice in the twentieth century. It is intended for academics, researchers, teachers and students of education. more...
Real Education
Crown Publishing Group 2008; US$ 15.00With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve , sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America?s educational establishment. Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all... more...
Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education
Wiley 2009; US$ 39.95A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change. Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational research... more...
Teaching for Intellectual and Emotional Learning (TIEL)
R&L Education 2009; US$ 35.99Teaching for Intellectual and Emotional Learning (TIEL): A Model for Creating Powerful Curriculum will help teachers and teacher educators meet their goals of mastery in basic skills and content knowledge as well as intellectual and social emotional development. Sharing the experiences of real teachers who changed their teaching and helped their students... more...









