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 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

International Perspectives

Edited by Ciaran Sugrue

Educational Change has been high on the international agenda for the last twenty-five years. This timely book provides a systematic overview and critique of contemporary...

Published February 14th 2008 by Routledge.

Researching History Education

Theory, Method, and Context

By Linda S. Levstik, Keith C. Barton

"The authors’ research is well known and among the most important American works being done on how children learn history. It is thus a great...

Published February 4th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Applied Cognitive Research in K-3 Classrooms

Edited by S. Kenneth Thurman, Catherine A. Fiorello

This volume summarizes research on important topics in cognitive research and discusses what must be done to apply this research in early elementary classrooms. Purposefully,...

Published January 28th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Researching Education from the Inside

Investigating Institutions from Within

Edited by Pat Sikes, Anthony Potts

Researching Education from the Inside focuses on research projects that are undertaken by people who already have an attachment to the institutions or social groups...

Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.

Inside Role-Play in Early Childhood Education

Researching Young Children's Perspectives

By Sue Rogers, Julie Evans

Based on extensive research, and grounded in everyday classroom practice, the authors of this book explore important issues surrounding play in the early years curriculum....

Published January 17th 2008 by Routledge.

By Various Authors

Published January 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

Evaluation Practice

How To Do Good Evaluation Research In Work Settings

By Elizabeth DePoy, Stephen French Gilson

Professional accountability has become central to both public and private sectors. Governments have emphasized and even developed empirical models, logic modeling, and evidence-based practice in...

Published December 26th 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

The Routledge Reader in Early Childhood Education

Edited by Elizabeth Wood

Early childhood education has always provoked passionate feelings amongst stakeholders at all levels, from practitioners working with children and families in pre-school and school settings,...

Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.

From Research Toward Practice

Edited by Melissa Holland, F. Pete Fisher

This collection examines the promise and limitations for computer-assisted language learning of emerging speech technologies: speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and acoustic visualization. Using pioneering research...

Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.