Philosophy and theory of education Books
The University of Chicago Press Bridging Liberalism Multiculturalism in American
Book SynopsisWhat should the civic purposes of education in a liberal and diverse society be. Linking political theory with educational history and policy, Rob Reich offers provocative new answers to these questions.Trade Review"A sensible and significant contribution to the educational controversies that occupy so many political and educational theorists - and policymakers - these days. Rob Reich has a gift for clarifying complicated matters and a talent for writing that makes reading almost effortless." - Richard Dagger, author of Civic Virtues: Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Bridging Liberalism Multiculturalism in American
Book SynopsisWhat should the civic purposes of education in a liberal and diverse society? Linking political theory with educational history and policy, Rob Reich offers provocative new answers to these questions.Trade Review"A sensible and significant contribution to the educational controversies that occupy so many political and educational theorists - and policymakers - these days. Rob Reich has a gift for clarifying complicated matters and a talent for writing that makes reading almost effortless." - Richard Dagger, author of Civic Virtues: Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press When Students Have Power Negotiating Authority
Book SynopsisWhat happens when teachers share power with students? In this text, Ira Shor - one of the earliest proponents of critical pedagogy in the United States - relates the story of an experiment that nearly went out of control.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1: The Siberian Syndrome: Students as Exiles in the Culture War of the Classroom 2: Sharing Power, Democratizing Authority, and Mediating Resistance 3: Escaping Siberia: Students Ask, "Why Come to Class?" 4: Power-Sharing and the Birth of the "After-Class Group" 5: The "After-Class Group" Constructs the Unknown 6: Power Is Knowledge - "Positive Resistance" and "Ultra-Expectations" 7: Can Siberia Become a Critical Territory? 8: Siberian Harvest: Measuring the Yield of Power-Sharing Afterword Lewis Dimmick Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press Changing Schools Progressive Education Theory and
Book SynopsisNearly one hundred years ago America's foremost philosopher of education, John Dewey, set in motion the progressive education movement--an effort to enhance both child and community by establishing schools that would focus on the needs and interests of children, thereby turning out more productive citizens. To what degree did these ideas actually change the day-to-day lives of school children? What can the progressive education movement teach us about the conditions that facilitate and impede the implementation of new ideas about schools? Through a focus on actual classroom practices in several school systems in the Chicago area, Zilversmit examines the impact of Dewey's ideas at a national and local level. He looks at the course of progressivism from the 1930s, when its influence was at its height but reform was difficult because of the Depression, through the post-World War II period when the baby boom led to rapid school expansion. The new affluence made reform possible, but the ColTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1: Progressive Education: A Definition 2: Old Wine, New Bottles 3: Progressive Schools in the 1930s 4: Progressive Education in the 1930s: The Local Perspective 5: Postwar Education: The Challenge 6: Progressive Education under Fire 7: Postwar Education in the Suburbs 8: Postwar Education in Middle America 9: Progressive Education and the Process of Reform Tables: School and Community Statistics, 1930-1960 Notes Index
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MO - University of Illinois Press Jane Addams in the Classroom
Book SynopsisTrade Review"There is much wisdom in these essays, and although most are drawn from experiences in secondary and college-level English classrooms, the essays will likely resonate with teachers of other disciplines and at other instructional levels as well."--Choice"This collection of essays edited by David Schaafsma demonstrates how Jane Addams, via her life story, thought, and writings, remains relevant and inspirational in today's world not only for historians, feminists, peace activists, and social workers, but, specifically, for English educators as well."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "These well-crafted essays continue the conversation about Jane Addams as a distinctive voice in American letters, one that appeals to scholars across academic disciplines. David Schaafsma's collection speaks to a wide variety of readers, particularly those who are themselves teachers."--Katherine Joslin, author of Jane Addams: A Writer's Life"Jane Addams in the Classroom makes major contributions to scholarship on Jane Addams--but also, more broadly, to educational leadership models and teachers’ own individual avenues to social activism. By connecting with Addams as a theorizing story-teller, as well as with scholarship on Dewey, Freire, and other advocates for progressive pedagogy, this collection provides a useful lens for educators seeking to examine their own teaching practices critically. Given the pivotal role that Addams played in community-based education promoting sustained civic engagement, this book is long overdue."--Sarah R. Robbins, author of Managing Literacy, Mothering America
£91.00
University of Illinois Press Jane Addams in the Classroom
Book SynopsisIncludes essays that explore how Jane Addams' life, work, and philosophy provide invaluable lessons for teachers seeking connection with their students.Trade Review"There is much wisdom in these essays, and although most are drawn from experiences in secondary and college-level English classrooms, the essays will likely resonate with teachers of other disciplines and at other instructional levels as well."--Choice"This collection of essays edited by David Schaafsma demonstrates how Jane Addams, via her life story, thought, and writings, remains relevant and inspirational in today's world not only for historians, feminists, peace activists, and social workers, but, specifically, for English educators as well."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "These well-crafted essays continue the conversation about Jane Addams as a distinctive voice in American letters, one that appeals to scholars across academic disciplines. David Schaafsma's collection speaks to a wide variety of readers, particularly those who are themselves teachers."--Katherine Joslin, author of Jane Addams: A Writer's Life"Jane Addams in the Classroom makes major contributions to scholarship on Jane Addams--but also, more broadly, to educational leadership models and teachers’ own individual avenues to social activism. By connecting with Addams as a theorizing story-teller, as well as with scholarship on Dewey, Freire, and other advocates for progressive pedagogy, this collection provides a useful lens for educators seeking to examine their own teaching practices critically. Given the pivotal role that Addams played in community-based education promoting sustained civic engagement, this book is long overdue."--Sarah R. Robbins, author of Managing Literacy, Mothering America
£999.99
MIT Press Ltd The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs Lives of
Book SynopsisEmpirical evidence for the value of a liberal arts education: how and why it has a lasting impact on success, leadership, altruism, learning, and fulfillment.In ongoing debates over the value of a college education, the role of the liberal arts in higher education has been blamed by some for making college expensive, impractical, and even worthless. Defenders argue that liberal arts education makes society innovative, creative, and civic-minded. But these qualities are hard to quantify, and many critics of higher education call for courses of study to be strictly job-specific. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Detweiler, drawing on interviews with more than 1,000 college graduates aged 25 to 65, offers empirical evidence for the value of a liberal arts education. Detweiler finds that a liberal arts education has a lasting impact on success, leadership, altruism, learning, and fulfillment over a lifetime. Unlike other defenders of a liberal arts educat
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MIT Press Ltd Lockdown Drills Connecting Research and Best
Book SynopsisA comprehensive resource on what lockdown drills are, why they are necessary, and how best to conduct them.The first book to offer a comprehensive examination of lockdown drills in K–12 schools, Lockdown Drills balances research findings with practical applications and implications. Schildkraut and Nickerson, school safety experts with complementary backgrounds in criminology and school psychology, review the historical precedents for lockdown drills, distinguish school lockdowns from other emergency procedures (such as active shooter drills), explain why they are conducted, present evidence-based research on their effectiveness, and describe how to conduct them according to best practices. Proponents of lockdown drills as a life-saving necessity, the authors help to bring much-needed standardization to how these drills are studied and conducted. The authors present common arguments for and against the inclusion of lockdown drills in emergency p
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Heinemann Educational Books Ethnographic Eyes
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Heinemann Educational Books No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching
£28.76
Mariner Books The Inequality Machine How College Divides Us
Book SynopsisFirst published as The Years That Matter MostFrom best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era. When higher education works the way it’s supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for lifting young people out of challenging circumstances and into the middle class and beyond. In reality, though, American colleges and universities have become the ultimate tool of social immobility—a system that secures a comfortable future for the children of the wealthy while throwing roadblocks in the way of students from struggling families. Combining vivid and powerful personal stories with deep, authoritative reporting, Paul Tough explains how we got into this mess and explores the innovative reforms that might get us out. Tough examines the systemic racism that pervades American higher education, shows exactly how the SATs give an unfair advantage to wealthy students, and guides readers from Ivy League seminar rooms to the welding shop at a rural community college. At every stop, he introduces us to young Americans yearning for a better life—and praying that a college education might help them get there. With a new preface and afterword by the author exposing how the coronavirus pandemic has shaken the higher education system anew.
£16.14
Harper Perennial And Still We Rise
Book SynopsisBestselling author of The Killing Season and veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Miles Corwin spent a school year with twelve high school seniors -- South-Central kids who qualified for a gifted program because of their exceptional IQs and test scores. Sitting alongside them in classrooms where bullets were known to rip through windows, Corwin chronicled their amazing odyssey as they faced the greatest challenges of their academic lives. And Still We Rise is an unforgettable story of transcending obstacles that would dash the hopes of any but the most exceptional spirits.
£999.99
WW Norton & Co The Art of Freedom Teaching the Humanities to the
Book SynopsisA conversation in a prison cell sparks an ambitious undertaking to attack the roots of long-term poverty.Trade Review"Earl Shorris was the most authentic and radical of educators: he thought the poor were human, entitled to know as much as anyone else. Told with verve and humor, this memoir might inspire a revolution." -- John R. MacArthur, president and publisher, Harper’s"To read The Art of Freedom is to learn what should be the first and fundamental purpose of an American education. More instructive than any academic analysis or government policy paper, Earl Shorris’s book furnishes both the how and the why to empower the nation’s public schools." -- Lewis Lapham, editor, Lapham’s Quarterly"Earl Shorris was one of a kind and his story should inspire us all." -- Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus, The Nation"Shorris demonstrated, in 17 short years, that well-designed and well-taught courses can ‘pierce the structure of the surround of force’ that holds poor people down. Many changes must be made before the culture of the streets becomes a culture of learning. But Earl Shorris has earned the right to rest in peace." -- Glenn C. Altschuler - San Francisco Chronicle
£18.99
The University of Michigan Press Teaching about Religions
Book SynopsisArgues for a civic approach to teaching about religion in public schools that at once emphasizes respect for all views about religion and provides a special recognition of conservative Christian beliefs.
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The University of Michigan Press Early Start
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Random House USA Inc The End of Ignorance
Book SynopsisA revolutionary call for a new understanding of how people learn. The End of Ignorance conceives of a world in which no child is left behind—a world based on the assumption that each child has the potential to be successful in every subject. John Mighton argues that by recognizing the barriers that we have experienced in our own educational development, by identifying the moment that we became disenchanted with a certain subject and forever closed ourselves off to it, we will be able to eliminate these same barriers from standing in the way of our children. A passionate examination of our present education system, The End of Ignorance shows how we all can work together to reinvent the way that we are taught.
£14.41
Simon & Schuster Democracy And Education
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......
£21.16
Simon & Schuster Educated Child A Parents Guide from Preschool
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£24.69
MN - University of British Columbia Press Teaching Each Other
Book SynopsisDrawing on Nehinuw (Cree) educational concepts, this book provides a new theoretical and practical model for teaching Indigenous students.Table of Contents1 Where We Are in Indigenous Education2 Where We’ve Been: Sociohistorical Realities3 What to Build Upon: Sociocultural Strengths4 How to Get There: Conceptualizing Effective Teaching5 Weechihitowin, Helping and Supporting Relationships: The Foundation6 Weetutoskemitowin, Working Together: Social Systems7 Iseechigehina, Planned Actions: Connection to the Process8 Weechiseechigemitowin, Strategic Alliances: Connection to the Content9 Breaking Trail: Stories Outside the (Classroom) Box10 Ininee mamitoneneetumowin, Indigenous Thinking: Emerging Theory of Indigenous EducationAppendix 1: Cree orthographic chartAppendix 2: Model of effective teaching for Indigenous students: Categories, subcategories, and attributesNotes; References; Index
£25.19
State University Press of New York (SUNY) On Spiritual Strivings
£30.33
Johns Hopkins University Press Sociology of Higher Education
Book SynopsisFeaturing extensive reviews of the literature, this volume will be invaluable for scholars and students of sociology and higher education.Trade ReviewThe book is outstanding in two respects: it presents a comprehensive state of the field, and it explores the role of sociological research in guiding higher education practice... Summing Up: Essential. Choice 2008 Unique in its genre... provides an analytical survey of the work accomplished in the sociology of higher education since the inception of this subfield, as well as suggesting directions for future research. -- Anne Friederike Delouis Reflecting Education 2008Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Points of Departure1. Development of the Sociology of Higher Education2. Sociology of Higher Education: An Evolving FieldPart II: Four Domains3. The Study of Inequality4. The Study of College Impact5. The Study of the Academic Profession6. The Study of Colleges and Universities as OrganizationsPart III: Emerging Lines of Inquiry7. Higher Education as an Institution8. Sociological Studies of Academic Departments9. The Sociology of Diversity10. Sociological Frameworks for Higher EducationPart IV: Looking Ahead11. A Note on Pursuing Things That Work12. Reflections on a Hybrid Field: Growth and Prospects for the Sociology of Higher EducationContributorsIndex
£50.50
Johns Hopkins University Press On Higher Education
Book SynopsisAt once a monumental achievement and testament to an extraordinary career, On Higher Education is an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of higher education.Trade ReviewIt provides a solid foundation in higher education both here in the United States and internationally. The breadth and depth of the essays are highly compelling, and in fact, this book could easily be used in a course on institutional governance, organizational change, or higher education in general... Clark's essays, hard work, and intellectual curiosity [are] a lesson for all of us. -- Marybeth Gasman Journal of College Student Development 2009 The perfect read for those interested in higher education, and especially for those interested in the evolution of the field. -- John Aubrey Douglass Contemporary Sociology 2009 Burton R. Clark provides not only a grounded understanding of the inner life of higher education organizations but also a grounded understanding of his personal academic journey and of the 'absorbing errand' that has comprised his highly successful and distinguished professional career. -- Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner Review of Higher Education 2010Table of ContentsForeword, by Patricia J. GumportIntroductionPart One: Fashioning an Analytical ModeIntroduction to Chapter 11. Organizational Adaptation and Precarious ValuesIntroduction to Chapters 2 and 32. The "Cooling-Out" Function in Higher Education3. The "Cooling-Out" Function RevisitedIntroduction to Chapters 4 and 54. The Organizational Saga in Higher Education5. Belief and Loyalty in College OrganizationPart Two: Probing the American National SystemIntroduction to Chapter 66. College Image and Student SelectionIntroduction to Chapter 77. The Clark-Trow Typology of Student CulturesIntroduction to Chapter 88. Organizational Adaptation to ProfessionalsIntroduction to Chapter 99. Interorganizational Patterns in EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1010. The Wesleyan Story: The Importance of Moral CapitalIntroduction to Chapter 1111. Development of the Sociology of Higher EducationPart Three: Cultivating Cross-National InsightIntroduction to Chapter 1212. Italy: A Case Study of System FailureIntroduction to Chapter 1313. Order and Disorder in Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1414. Coping with Conflicting Values: An International ViewIntroduction to Chapter 1515. The Case for Bottom-Heavy FederalismIntroduction to Chapter 1616. Useful Disciplinary Perspectives in Probing Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 1717. The High School and the University: What Went Wrong in America, Part 2Introduction to Chapter 1818. Differentiation and Integration of the Academic ProfessionIntroduction to Chapter 1919. The Logic of the ProfessionIntroduction to Chapter 2020. The Absorbing ErrandIntroduction to Chapter 2121. The Academic Life: Small Worlds, Different WorldsIntroduction to Chapter 2222. Schools of Education: The Academic-Professional SeesawIntroduction to Chapter 2323. Is California the Model for OECD Futures?Introduction to Chapter 2424. The Problem of Complexity in Modern Higher EducationIntroduction to Chapter 2525. The Modern Integration of Research Activities with Teaching and LearningIntroduction to Chapter 2626. Substantive Growth and Innovative Organization: New Categories for Higher Education ResearchIntroduction to Chapter 2727. Small Worlds, Different Worlds: The Uniquenesses and Troubles ofAmerican Academic ProfessionsIntroduction to Chapter 2828. University Transformation for the Twenty-First CenturyIntroduction to Chapter 2929. The Insulated Americans: Five Lessons from AbroadPart Four: Revealing the Armature of University ChangeIntroduction to Chapter 3030. Delineating the Character of the Entrepreneurial UniversityIntroduction to Chapter 3131. Genetic Entrepreneurialism among American UniversitiesIntroduction to Chapter 3232. Overcoming the Disconnect between Researchers andPractitionersIntroduction to Chapter 3333. The Advantages of Case Study Narratives in UnderstandingContinuity and Change in UniversitiesEpilogueAcknowledgmentsIndex
£35.08
Johns Hopkins University Press TwentiethCentury Higher Education Elite to Mass
Book SynopsisThose seriously interested in the emergence of mass higher education, and the debates surrounding it, will appreciate finding many of Trow's groundbreaking works-including three articles never before published-in a single volume.Trade ReviewHighly instructive. -- Darko Strajn International Review of EducationTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Emergence of an Enduring ThemeChapter 1. The Second Transformation of American Secondary EducationChapter 2. Problems in the Transition from Elite to Mass Higher EducationChapter 3. Elite Higher Education: An Endangered Species?Part II: Causes and Consequences of America's AdvantageChapter 4. Federalism in American Higher EducationChapter 5. Class, Race, and Higher Education in AmericaPart III: Britain as a Contrasting CaseChapter 6. Academic Standards and Mass Higher EducationChapter 7. Managerialism and the Academic Profession: The Case of EnglandPart IV: The Private Lives of American UniversitiesChapter 8. The Campus as a Context for Learning: Notes on Education and ArchitectureChapter 9. The American Academic Department as a Context for LearningChapter 10. Guests without Hosts: Notes on the Institute for Advanced StudyChapter 11. New Directions for the Center for Studies in Higher Education: The 1977–78 Annual ReportPart V: Governance and Reform of the American UniversityChapter 12. Leadership and Organization: The Case of Biology at BerkeleyChapter 13. Comparative Reflections on Leadership in Higher EducationChapter 14. Governance in the University of California: The Transformation of Politics into AdministrationChapter 15. California after Racial PreferencesPart VI: The Completion of the TransformationChapter 16. From Mass Higher Education to Universal Access: The American AdvantageChapter 17. Reflections on the Transition from Elite to Mass to Universal Access: Forms and Phases of Higher Education in Modern Societies since World War IIContributorsAbout the Author Index
£999.99
Schocken Books Montessori Today
Book SynopsisPaula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child.
£999.99
Beacon Press The Students Are Watching Us Schools and the
Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking book, Theodore and Nancy Sizer insist that students learn not just from their classes but from their school's routines and rituals, especially about matters of character. They convince us once again of what we may have forgotten: that we need to create schools that constantly demonstrate a belief in their students.
£15.29
Teachers' College Press Schools Reimagined Unifying the Science of
Book SynopsisMakes the case that now is a timely moment to reimagine schools and put the intellectual and social-emotional health of students and teachers at the centre of the educational process. This book will help administrators and teachers to structure their settings in ways that maximize the likelihood of meaningful and enduring student learning.Table of Contents Contents Foreword Michael Fullan ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part I: Making the Case for Constructivist Schools 1. Imagining Schools as...3 A Simple Proposition 3 Implications for Schooling 5 Paradigm Shift 7 Information or Knowledge? 8 Meaningful Work 11 Tracking Worthy Outcomes 11 At a Crossroad 13 Every Classroom a Journey 14 2. Transforming Schools From the Inside Out 17 Preschoolers Take a Nature Walk 17 Elementary School Students Simulate an Oil Spill Cleanup 20 Middle Schoolers Respond to a Global Challenge 22 High Schoolers Become Stewards of Water Quality 25 Undergraduates Include Social Justice in Studies of the Changing Earth 27 Teachers Transform Their Practice 28 3. Searching for Meaning 31 Making Sense of Things 31 Our Personal Pantheon 33 Wiring and Firing 42 Opening New Doors to Self-Regulation 44 Images of Learners 46 Part II: Guiding Principles 4. Tying the Learning Frameworks Together 51 Math: What Boats and Medicines Can Teach Us 52 Science: What Ants Can Teach Us 54 Social Studies: What Huckleberries Can Teach Us 56 Literacy: What Artifacts Can Teach Us 58 The Arts: What Windy Days Can Teach Us 60 Language, Libraries, Health: What Rocks and Water Can Teach Us 61 Embedding the “What,” Guiding the “How,” Providing a “Why” 65 5. Framing Curricula and Teaching Around Big Ideas 69 Big Ideas and Points of View 70 Negotiating Curricula 72 Just-in-Time Teaching 73 Content–Process Dynamic 74 Posing Problems of Emerging Relevance 79 6. Fostering the Development of Reasoning With Design Thinking 83 Models of Design Thinking 83 Failing Forward 85 Innovating With Design Thinking 86 Design Challenges 89 Teaching With Design Challenges 91 7. Deepening Reasoning With Transdisciplinary Strategies 97 1. Ordering Learning Experiences 98 2. Hearing the Questions Students Hear 100 3. Offering Time to Think 101 4. Seeking Elaboration 102 5. Facilitating the Search for Patterns 103 6. Valuing Evidence 104 7. Connecting Students With Each Other 106 8. Posing Targeted Questions 107 9. Appreciating Context 108 10. Cultivating a Sense of Place 109 11. Supporting Student Agency 110 12. Navigating Error 111 8. Responsibly Assessing Student Learning 115 The Perils of Grading 116 Data Versus Evidence 117 Connecting Teaching to Assessing 118 Assessment That Generates Student Thinking 120 Performance Assessment 123 Responsible Assessment 124 Changing the Narrative 126 Part III: Stepping up and Speaking Out 9. Shifting Norms and Structures 131 Visioning and Valuing 131 Establishing a Culture of Learning 133 Aligning Curricula 134 Collaborating With Parents 135 Differentiating for Equity 136 Considering Space and Time and Technology 138 School as a Concept 140 10. Moving to the Next Level of Work 143 Why 144 How 146 For Whom 147 References 151 Index 163 About the Authors 173
£85.50
John Wiley & Sons Moral Principles in Education
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John Wiley & Sons College in Prison Reading in an Age of Mass
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Makes a convincing 'case for college in prison' ... carefully documenting the great many benefits that its graduates receive.... At the same time, remind[s] us how far our higher-education system has strayed from the humanistic ideals at the heart of the Bard prison project." * The New York Review of Books *"Karpowitz moves between scholarly examinations and novelistic narrative recreations of his classes that allow the students' voices (albeit filtered) to be heard ... These stories provide a fresh representation of the imprisoned, highlighting their heterogeneity and humanity and convincing the reader to fight against 'the well-meaning but insidious bigotry of low expectations.'" * Publishers Weekly *"[Karpowitz] shows pedagogical passion in his account of teaching (and learning from) imprisoned men and women, via discussions of Nietzsche, Crime and Punishment, James Baldwin and the US Constitution’s silence on slavery." * Times Higher Education *"A must-read for any educator or anyone interested in better understanding the transcendental power of higher education." * New York Journal of Books *"If you seek inspiration in these depressing times, if you need one iota of decency to keep you going, if you despair that Donald Trump's lack of humility will permeate every aspect of our culture, search no further. Read Daniel Karpowitz's stirring commitment to higher education in prisons." * CounterPunch *"From its first gripping anecdote to its concluding reflections about inequality, College in Prison is a compelling, deeply moving, and urgently important book. Daniel Karpowitz makes a powerful argument for real liberal education (not therapy) in prisons, and he challenges all of us who sit in elite institutions to do much more for non-elite students. In the process, he offers an unforgettable account of what a real liberal education is and how it interacts with our flawed society." -- Martha Nussbaum * Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Univ. of Chicago, bestselling author *"Drawing on more than a decade of work with the Bard Prison Initiative, Daniel Karpowitz gives us a thoughtful and timely perspective on mass incarceration in America, and the promise of a liberal arts education for those behind bars. College in Prison should be required reading for academics and policymakers alike." -- Neera Tanden * President & CEO, Center for American Progress *"For more than a decade, incarcerated men and women—with their 'Ivory Tower' allies—have been building elite private colleges in the prison systems of New York and other states. Daniel Karpowitz details their collective struggles, and, in doing so, he rediscovers the great social promise of the liberal arts." -- Craig Steven Wilder * author of Ebony & Ivy *"The story of the Bard Prison Initiative is a symbol of hope in the era of mass incarceration. Daniel Karpowitz brings to life the men in this innovative program, who remind us how powerful education can be in our lives." -- Marc Mauer * Executive Director, The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate *"In gripping detail, Karpowitz offers a human-driven account of efforts to reestablish higher education in America's prisons. Along the way, we're faced with the moral challenge: by what right do we restrict access to the country's best innovations to those who languish in its most barbarous?" -- Glenn E. Martin * Founder and President, Just Leadership USA *"College in Prison is a deeply thoughtful meditation on one of the most pressing issues related to the US mass incarceration crisis: the inimitable, invaluable power of higher education behind bars. Karpowitz approaches this vital subject with the sensitivity of a practitioner and the meticulous analysis of a scholar, producing a worthy study that speaks to hearts and minds both." -- Baz Dreisinger * author of Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World *"This is a book for our time. It firmly plants college access as a core aspect in the prison reform agenda and infuses that agenda with humanity and hope. Karpowitz describes the teachers and students with kindness and honesty so that we see real people struggling to breathe the life of curiosity and engagement into the soul-killing place that prison can too often be. If you care about prison reform, this book will rock you." -- Todd R. Clear * author of Imprisoning Communities *"College in Prison is an absolutely unforgettable story of how and why an ambitious program at a relatively small New York-based academic institution might hold the key to a revolutionary way of re-imagining our nation's approach to mass incarceration. Karpowitz has written a wonderfully sophisticated and moving story about his choice to devote the bulk of his adult life to a powerful project that takes prisoners and their possible futures incredibly seriously. Reading this text closely means never thinking about the implications of imprisonment quite the same way again." -- John L. Jackson, Jr. * Dean, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania *"Using his fascinating experiences with the Bard Prison Initiative, Daniel Karpowitz presents a refreshing take on pressing academic and social questions. This is an important story to tell." -- Joshua M. Price * author of Prison and Social Death *"The Bard Prison Initiative has been a rare ray of light in the darkness of mass incarceration. Karpowitz's account tells its story, and turns that light to uncovering new truths about the American prison in our time." -- Jonathan S. Simon * author of Mass Incarceration on Trial *"Total praise for College in Prison! Karpowitz provides an argument that education helps to relieve the harm caused by incarceration. This work delivers an intimate glimpse into the hearts and minds of those for whom critical thinking has become salvation." -- Vivian Nixon * Executive Director, College and Community Fellowship *"This gripping firsthand account of progressive pedagogy in prison at the height of mass incarceration by a dedicated scholar-activist and gifted educator is a truly inspiring and practical call to action to undo the brutality of our nation's lock-down." -- Philippe Bourgois * author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio *"The College that Enters Prison in Transformed" by Sonya Postentier interview with Daniel Karpowitz * Public Books *"College Campuses Should Not Be Safe Spaces," by Jonathan Zimmerman * Chronicle of Higher Education *"New Walz recruit aims to expand college in Minnesota prisons" by Stephen Montemayor http://www.startribune.com/new-walz-recruit-aims-to-expand-college-in-minnesota-prisons/514352992/ * Minneapolis Star Tribune *Table of ContentsPreface Note on Text 1Getting In: The Politics of College in Prison 2Landscapes: BPI and Mass Incarceration 3Going to Class: Reading Crime and Punishment 4The First Graduation: Figures of Speech 5Replication and Conclusions: Why and How College in Prison Index
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John Wiley & Sons Schooling Democracy and the Quest for Wisdom
Book SynopsisA tremendous amount of energy has been expended by organizations to coordinate “partner schools” for teacher education. Bullough and Rosenberg examine the concept of partnering through various lenses and they address what they think are the major issues that need to be, but rarely are, discussed by thousands of educators. Trade Review"Bullough and Rosenberg’s new book is a passionate plea for society to reclaim the moral purpose of public schools and universities. By advocating for robust school-university partnerships, they give us hope and remind us that to care is human. Their book is a timely, must-read for those who care about the future of our democratic society." -- Rebecca West Burns * University of South Florida *"Selected New Books on Higher Education," compiled by Ruth Hammond * Chronicle of Higher Education *"Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom resets the focus of school reform, re-centers the purpose of partnership, and reassesses the very basis of education itself. Enough cannot be said about Bullough and Rosenberg's impressive intellectual range and their artful and engaging writing." -- Bernard J. Badiali * coauthor of Teacher Leader *"Bullough and Rosenberg’s new book is a passionate plea for society to reclaim the moral purpose of public schools and universities. By advocating for robust school-university partnerships, they give us hope and remind us that to care is human. Their book is a timely, must-read for those who care about the future of our democratic society." -- Rebecca West Burns * University of South Florida *"Selected New Books on Higher Education," compiled by Ruth Hammond * Chronicle of Higher Education *"Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom resets the focus of school reform, re-centers the purpose of partnership, and reassesses the very basis of education itself. Enough cannot be said about Bullough and Rosenberg's impressive intellectual range and their artful and engaging writing." -- Bernard J. Badiali * coauthor of Teacher Leader *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Being Human 1 The Architecture of Partnership 2 Associates and Associating I: Our Story 3 Commons and the Manner of Hospitality 4 From Conversation to Dialogue 5 Talking and Listening: Dialogic Democracy and Education 6 Gifts Access to the Human Conversation Through Pedagogical Nurturing 7 Associates and Associating II: A Case Study Conclusion: Stewardship and Moral Posture Appendix: Moral Dimensions, Commitments and Postulates Bibliography Index
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. The Best Teachers in the World
Book SynopsisTable of Contents Foreword by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. Preface CHAPTER 1: Wanting the Best CHAPTER 2: Fewer Teachers, Better Teachers CHAPTER 3: Developing Great Teachers CHAPTER 4: Great Leaders, Great Teachers CHAPTER 5: Getting the Best Notes About the Author About the Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education Index
£17.95
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. The Best Teachers in the World
Book SynopsisPublic schools face the challenge of educating large numbers of students for whom learning does not come easily. They are institutions with long-established practices, often protected by politics and therefore highly resistant to change. The Best Teachers in the World explains why changing traditional approaches to improving our schools is critical and tells how to achieve such change.
£14.36
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. What Lies Ahead for Americas Children and Their
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Unshackled Freeing Americas K12 Education System
Book SynopsisMaintaining that the status quo is unacceptable, the authors of this volume take a forward-thinking look at how choice, competition, deregulation, and decentralization can create disruptive innovation and reform education for all students.Trade Review“The authors make a convincing and data-driven case to fund students directly instead of school systems.” — Corey DeAngelis, director of school choice, Reason Foundation“This book is, I hope, just the first step in a long-standing and profound collaboration.” — Derrell Bradford, executive vice president, 50CAN
£20.85
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. School Reform The Critical Issues Edited by
Book SynopsisExplores a wide range of critical areas in education, examines the basic nature of America's education problems, provides a clear understanding of under performance, and proposes reasonable and effective strategies for success.
£14.20
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Our Schools Our Future Hoover Inst Press
Book SynopsisAssesses the changes that have occurred in the twenty years since A Nation at Risk, which urged major reforms in American education, was issued by the National Education Commission. The book offers recommendations based on three core principles - accountability, choice, and transparency - that can rekindle America's confidence in public education.
£22.46
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Our Schools Our Future Are We Still at Risk
Book SynopsisAssesses the changes that have occurred in the twenty years since A Nation at Risk, which urged major reforms in American education, was issued by the National Education Commission. The book offers recommendations based on three core principles - accountability, choice, and transparency - that can rekindle America's confidence in public education.
£14.36
Beaufort Books America Must Lead Again Solving Americas Science
Book SynopsisAmerica has been steadily sliding in global education rankings for decades. In particular, our students are increasingly unable to compete globally in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), in 2010 only 26 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. scored at or above proficient level in math. Another 36 percent were failing. Only 3 percent scored at an advanced level in math, and only 1 percent scored at an advanced level in science. Students in K-12 across the U.S. struggle with STEM subjects, often because the subjects are poorly presented or badly taught. When students reach college, they choose to pursue non-STEM degrees, and too many struggle to find jobs upon graduation. Meanwhile, U.S. employers are having an increasingly hard time filling STEM jobs. Economic projections for the next decade show we will need approximately 1 million more professionals in STEM fields than our education system wil
£17.95
University of Exeter Press Higher Education In The Gulf Problems and
Book SynopsisThis book will be useful to those in the West and in the Middle East with an interest in the contemporary state of the higher educational system in the region and in education in general. It concentrates on the Gulf, but the problems of control, development, curriculum and purpose in higher education are found throughout the Middle East.Trade Review Table of ContentsContents: Gulf higher education - overview from the West and some themes for research, K.E. Shaw; internal evaluation in higher education - towards a model for Third World countries, Nathir G. Sara; quantifiable and unquantifiable costs and benefits of higher education in an Arab Gulf context, Kamil Mahdi; strategic studies in the Gulf, A. Rathmell; the dialogue of ink, blood and water - higher education in Iraq, progress and problems, A.J. Allaq; higher education in Oman - its development and prospects, M. al-Shibiny; higher education in the UAE - history and prospects, Khalifa al-Suwaidi; prospects of higher education in the UAE - the higher colleges of technology, S. al-Jassim; Sudanese influences on Gulf higher education, H.O. Ahmed; Omanisation and faculty development in Oman, F.N. al-Farsi; faculty and administration in Oman, Khalifa al-Saadi; curriculum and teacher training in the UAE, H.A. al-Banna.
£101.53
Rethinking Schools Rethinking Multicultural Education
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£999.99
Middleway Press The Light of Learning
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£17.06
SAGE Publications Inc Teach
Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of the introduction to education text Teach, by Janice Koch, helps students answer the question, "Is teaching the right career for me?" This brief book features real-life classroom stories from teachers, the latest edTPA and InTasc Standards, learning outcomes, and journal prompts.Table of ContentsPart I • Thinking About Teaching: Making The Decision Chapter 1 • Becoming a Teacher: Looking Forward and Backward at the Same Time Chapter 2 • Teaching Stories Part II • Educational Foundations: History And Instructional Practices Chapter 3 • A History of Schooling in America Chapter 4 • What Does It Mean to Teach and to Learn? Part III • Looking At Today’s Schools Chapter 5 • Who Are Today’s Students? Chapter 6 • Contemporary Trends in Education Chapter 7 • Classroom Teaching and Technology Chapter 8 • The Global Classroom Part IV • Classrooms, Communities, And You Chapter 9 • The Classroom as Community Chapter 10 • Making the Decision to Become a Teacher Appendix 1 • Building Your Teaching Portfolio Appendix 2 • How to Contact Your State’s Teacher Licensure Offices Glossary References Index
£136.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc Multicultural Education
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£112.82
Henry Holt & Company Miracle Children
£23.99
McGraw-Hill Education Looseleaf for School and Society Historical and
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Teachers Schools and Society A
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£106.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Critical Pedagogy and the Covid19 Pandemic
Book SynopsisWritten by leading scholars and activists from Canada, Germany, Malta, Norway, Turkey and the USA, this book offers international perspectives on critical pedagogy during the Covid-19 pandemic. It examines the social and political impact of the pandemic on education, and explores how the creation of digital communities has become indispensable in maintaining connectivity and building networks. Including contributions from Michael W. Apple, Antonia Darder, Henry A. Giroux, Peter Mayo, Peter McLaren, Wayne Ross and Ira Shor, this volume examines critical issues, controversies of education, and social and political problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The chapters call for constructive critical consciousness and a commitment to social justice, addressing current issues, including Black Lives Matter, racism, poverty, social and gender inequality, women's rights and teachers' isolation during the pandemic. In part I, the authors address these issues through the lenses of nTrade ReviewAs we are moving into the third decade of the 21st century, this important text insightfully contributes to our contemporary understanding of the praxis of critical pedagogy. * James D. Kirylo, Professor, Curriculum Studies, University of South Carolina, USA *Amidst the pandemic there is an urgent need to critically make aware educators, students and parents about the possibilities of Critical Pedagogy to recreate human agents of change. Critical Pedagogy being a political and moral project that is connected to critical consciousness by following Freire’s humanizing praxis is a road to a Pandemic Pedagogy that can lead to a road of liberation. With contributions from some of the world's best scholars, this volume comes at a time most needed. * Maria Nikolakaki, Professor, University of Peloponnese, Greece *Mizikaci and Ata harmoniously assembled a group of critical voices from world-renowned authors with emerging voices in the area of critical pedagogy in Turkey. The analyzes incorporated in the text offer us a current vision of the struggle that must be maintained for social justice and against oppression in the context of neoliberal fascism that is trying to consolidate in these times. * Dr. Luis Herta-Charles, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University, Mexico *This ground-breaking volume brings Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy to the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bringing together an impressive line-up of the most potent critical minds of today, Critical Pedagogy and the Covid-19 Pandemic is an essential book that should be read, re-read, and shared with friends. * Petar Jandric, Professor, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia, and University of Wolverhampton, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Constructing Communities of Critical Pedagogy in the Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatma Mizikaci (Ankara University, Turkey) Part I: New Cultural and Social Agendas of Totalitarian Regimes and Their Influence on Education in the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic 1. An Interview with Henry Giroux: Cultural Studies and Pandemic Pedagogy, Henry A. Giroux (McMaster University, Canada) 2. Radical and Hopeful Discussions about Times of Brutal Conservatism: Paths of Fight and Transformation in the Light of Paulo Freire, Peter McLaren (Chapman University, USA) 3. Critical Analysis and Discussion of the Covid-19 Crisis, Michael W. Apple (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) 4. Higher Education in the Time of Corona, Peter Mayo (University of Malta, Malta) 5. Freire and a Revolutionary Praxis of the Body: Countering the One-Dimensionality of Banking Education, Antonia Darder (Loyola Marymount University, USA) 6. A Crisis within a Crisis: Teaching, Learning, and Democracy under Neoliberalism during the Pandemic, Wayne Ross (University of British Columbia, Canada) 7. Paulo Freire at 100, Still Inspiring: An Interview with Ira Shor, Ira Shor (College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA) Part II: From Geographical Pedagogies to Universal Moments: United States, Mexico, Turkey, Germany, Norway in the Pandemic 8. Race, Plague and Resistance, Guy Senese (Northern Arizona University, USA) 9. A Pedagogy of Questioning: Vocational Learning: The Art of Reflective Curiosity, Liv Mjelde (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) 10. Between Bildung and Erziehung: Mass Education during the Pandemic, Arnd-Michael Nohl (Helmut-Schmidt-Universität and Universität der Bundeswehr, Germany) 11. The Agenda of Critical Pedagogy during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey, Fevziye Sayilan (Ankara University, Turkey) and Zeynep Alica (Ankara University, Turkey) Part III: Critical Reflections and Mobilization: Constructing Digital Communities 12. Transformative Power of Digital Communities: A Critical Educator’s Perspective, Eda Ata (Ankara University, Turkey) 13. Grounding Critical Educators’ Lives on Solidarity, Community and Friendship, Zeynep Alica (Ankara University, Turkey) and Yasemin Tezgiden Cakcak (Middle East Technical University, Turkey) 14. Coming to Terms with the Covid-19 Pandemic: Perceptions of a Language Teacher, Murat Ata (Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkey) 15. Rethinking Social Transformation from Informal Learning to Political Learning in the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ali Tansu Balci (Ankara University, Turkey) 16. Critical Pedagogy Confronts Technology: Responses to the Challenges of the New Education Reality during the Pandemic, Kemal Inal (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany) 17. Cultural Resistance of Critical Pedagogy in the Age of Authoritarian Populism, Gamze Gonca Özyurt (Ankara University, Turkey) 18. Rediscovering Teacher Voice in Higher Education in the Covid-19 Pandemic, Nurcan Saltoglu Özleyen (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey) References Index
£30.51
St Augustine's Press What Does Academic Mean? – Two Essays on the
Book SynopsisWhat Does “Academic” Mean? focuses, in two essays, on the prospects of contemporary universities. The term “academic” is traced back to Plato’s Academy in a grove in Athens. The Academy is isolated, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Western universities founded in the Middle Ages show continuity, via Byzantium, with Plato’s Academy. Not surprisingly, the Oxford Dictionary quoted by Pieper defines “academic” as “Not leading to a decision; unpractical.” The preoccupation of the academic as academic is seen by Pieper to be fundamentally theoretical, not practical. Pure theory is that which cannot at all be pressed into service. Clearly, many university disciplines that are richly funded by industry and business concerns tend to be favored by university administrations, which, intent on financial survival, frown on “unproductive” disciplines such as pure philosophy: metaphysics being a case in point, since it is the discipline least capable of practical application. Pure philosophy, unlike any other discipline, has as its “subject” the totality of being. Every other discipline deals with a particular aspect of being – for example, the physical, the psychological, the technical – but not the totality. For Pieper, spirit is that which makes us open to truth – all truth – without any need to exploit it in the concrete world. The sciences open up more and more access to reality, more and more for us to contemplate. They show us more of the totality, but none of the sciences is interested in the totality as such. The philosophy which deals with the totality and asks, with Alfred North Whitehead, “What is it all about?” is seen by Pieper as central to the university. Essentially, it contemplates the wonder of being.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction by James V. Schall, S.J. WHAT DOES “ACADEMIC” MEAN? I A Western concept Philosophical means theoretical Destruction through being pressed into service “The exclusive property of the gods” The “worker” and the sophist Separation from “the many” II Purity of theory The philosophiser and “the ancients” New rootedness in cult? OPENNESS FOR THE TOTALITY OF THINGS Experiences behind institutions Spirit as receptivity to the totality of the world The role of the sciences Philosophy as the centre of the university Openness to every conceivable aspect Openness to “disputations” Notes Index
£999.99
Lantern Books,US The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a
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