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Generation 1.5 in College Composition

Teaching Academic Writing to U.S.-Educated Learners of ESL

By Mark Roberge, Meryl Siegal, Linda Harklau

"… a well-organized volume with a strong emphasis on pedagogy."

Trudy Smoke, Hunter College/City University of New York

"Generation 1.5 is the most interesting topic of...

February 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6443-4 (Routledge)

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Educating Learning Technology Designers

Guiding and Inspiring Creators of Innovative Educational Tools

Edited by Chris DiGiano, Shelley Goldman, Michael Chorost

What knowledge and skills do designers of learning technologies need? What is the best way to train them to create high-quality educational technologies? Distilling the...

November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6472-4 (Routledge)

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Global Linguistic Flows

Hip Hop Cultures, Youth Identities, and the Politics of Language

By H. Samy Alim, Awad Ibrahim, Alastair Pennycook

Located at the intersection of sociolinguistics and Hip Hop Studies, this cutting-edge book moves around the world – spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6285-0 (Routledge)

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The American Teacher

Foundations of Education

By Donald H. Parkerson, Jo Ann Parkerson

The American Teacher is a comprehensive education foundations text with an emphasis on the historical continuity of educational issues and their practical application in the...

July 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-96387-9 (Routledge)

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A Student's Guide to Education Studies

Edited by Stephen Ward

Written specifically for students on Education Studies courses, yet also relevant for students on teacher training courses, A Student's Guide to Education Studies (originally published...

June 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46537-3 (Routledge)

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Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People

Edited by Pat Thomson

Visual media offer powerful communication opportunities. Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People explores the methodological, ethical, representational and theoretical issues surrounding image-based research...

May 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43110-1 (Routledge)

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Measurement and Evaluation in Post-secondary ESL

By Glayol V. Ekbatani, Herbert D. Pierson

Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation in ESL is an introductory text on testing English as a second language presenting the basics of language testing, and...

May 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6126-6 (Routledge)

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Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes

By Yamuna Kachru, Larry E. Smith

This volume aims to familiarize readers with the varieties of world Englishes used across cultures and to create awareness of some of the linguistic and...

May 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-4733-8 (Routledge)

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An Introduction to the Study of Education

Edited by David Matheson

What is education? This core textbook will help students in pursuit of this question by providing a comprehensive, gentle and reflective introduction to the initial...

April 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45365-3 (David Fulton Publis)

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The Concepts and Practices of Lifelong Learning

By Brenda Morgan-Klein, Michael Osborne

This textbook gives a wide-ranging, research-informed introduction to issues in lifelong learning across a variety of educational settings and practices. Its very accessible approach is...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42861-3 (Routledge)

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Idioms

Description, Comprehension, Acquisition, and Pedagogy

By Dilin Liu

This comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible text on idiom use, learning, and teaching approaches the topic with a balance of sound theory and extensive research in...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6346-8 (Routledge)

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Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematics Classroom

Strategies for Teachers and Students

By Jacqueline Leonard

"Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematic Classroom offers a wide variety of conceptual and curricular resources for teachers interested in teaching mathematics in a way...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6105-1 (Routledge)

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Language and Minority Rights

Ethnicity, Nationalism and the Politics of Language

By Stephen May

In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Stephen May argues for a non-essentialist understanding of language rights, while at the same time outlining why language rights,...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-96489-0 (Routledge)

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How We Learn

Learning and Non-Learning in School and Beyond

By Knud Illeris

How We Learn deals with the fundamental issues of the processes of learning, critically assessing different types of learning and obstacles to learning. It also...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43847-6 (Routledge)

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Radical Research

Designing, Developing and Writing Research to Make a Difference

By John Schostak, Jill Schostak

Radical Research explores the view that research is not a neutral tool to be employed without bias in the search for truth. Rather the radical...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39928-9 (Routledge)

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Research Methods in Education

By Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison

This fully updated sixth edition of the international bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36878-0 (Routledge)

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An Introduction to Philosophy of Education

By Ronald Woods, Robin Barrow

This introductory text, now in its fourth edition, is a classic in its field. It shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38126-0 (Routledge)

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The Critical Middle School Reader

Edited by Enora R. Brown, Kenneth Saltman

The Critical Middle School Reader is the first collection of essays that presents multiple critical perspectives on adolescence and middle level education, including critical theory...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-95070-1 (Routledge)

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Education and Social Change

Themes in the History of American Schooling

By John Rury, John L. Rury

In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. The book considers the impact...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-5294-3 (Routledge)

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Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum

Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31918-8 (Routledge)

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