The Essential Speaking and Listening

Talk for Learning at Key Stage 2

By Lyn Dawes

Talk is the medium through which children learn; and yet children may not realise why their contributions to classroom talk are so important. This book...

Published May 9th 2008 by David Fulton Publis.

Approaches to Language and Literacy Research

By Shirley Brice Heath, Brian Street

"The authors’ broad experience and examples from their work illustrate sound theoretical advice. This book is sure to become required reading for research courses." —Judy...

Published April 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

Contexts of Learning Mathematics and Science

Lessons Learned from TIMSS

Edited by Sarah J. Howie, Tjeerd Plomp

This book is the result of research from over fifteen countries, asking which background and environmental factors influence achievement in mathematics and science. This research is based...

Published April 2nd 2008 by Routledge.

Thinking and Learning About Mathematics in the Early Years

By Linda Pound

How can early years practitioners help young children to become not only numerate but aspiring mathematicians who love numbers, shapes and mathematical comparisons?

The introduction...

Published March 26th 2008 by Routledge.

Handbook of Research in Social Studies Education

By Linda S. Levstik, Cynthia A. Tyson

This Handbook outlines the current state of research in social studies education – a complex, dynamic, challenging field with competing perspectives about appropriate goals, and...

Published March 17th 2008 by Routledge.

Handbook of Research on New Literacies

Edited by Julie Coiro, Michele Knobel, Colin Lankshear, Donald J. Leu

Situated at the intersection of two of the most important areas in educational research today – literacy and technology – this Handbook draws on the...

Published March 11th 2008 by Routledge.

Interdisciplinary Education in the Age of Assessment

Edited by David M. Moss, Terry A. Osborn, Douglas Kaufman

Interdisciplinary Education in the Age of Assessment addresses a prevalent need in educational scholarship today. Many current standards-driven curricula follow strict subject-specific guidelines, leaving educators...

Published March 7th 2008 by Routledge.

Levinas and Education

At the Intersection of Faith and Reason

Edited by Denise Egéa-Kuehne

This first book-length collection on Levinas and education gathers new texts written especially for this volume by an international group of scholars well known for...

Published February 20th 2008 by Routledge.

By Despina A. Stylianou, Maria L. Blanton, Eric J. Knuth

Published February 1st 2008 by Routledge.

35 years of the Cambridge Journal of Education

Edited by Nigel Norris

Even though the curriculum can be tightly specified and controlled by strong accountability mechanisms, it is teachers who decisively shape the educational experiences of children...

Published January 31st 2008 by Routledge.