This work takes an holistic view of teacher development, examining the contexts and conditions of teaching and looks at the conditions under which teacher development may be enhanced. ... more » more »

Product Info Despite improvements in girls relative academic success at the school leaving level, this book examines how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys'. more »

Sport and Physical Education: The Key Concepts offers an up-to-date companion to the changing face of sport science. This accessible and fully cross-referenced A-Z guide, written specifically for students of Sport Studies and Physical Education, introduces basic terms and concepts as well as offering ... more »

Attention is given to general aspects of learning and assessment before examining the response of boys to specific subjects within the curriculum. Personal, social and health education concerns are ... more » more »

Product Info This clearly written book from two well-known and prominent authors, looks at how children learn, and discusses how to manage, assess and evaluate maths in the school and classroom. more »

Product Info Laker sets out to celebrate physical education and sport and to encourage the establishment to embrace the subject area as a vehicle for the complete development of the individual. more »

This book stresses the importance of professional development of teachers in the quest to raise the standards in schools. It is of interest to co-ordinators of professional development in schools, LEAs and school's management teams. more »

This text contains the latest curriculum and assessment changes. It aims to help students and newly qualified teachers to understand the complexities of being a co-ordinator of a National Curriculum subject in Key Stage 2 and reports on best practice. more »

For teachers, aspiring teachers and other professionals in upper secondary schools, further education colleges and universities who wish to increase learner motivation and to create opportunities for greater learner autonomy. more »

Product Info City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in Spitalfields and The City at the end of the twentieth century. more »

Here, at last, is a book brimming with the good news of raising children--the basic reassuring news about happiness and unconditional love, about enduring family connections and kids who grow up right. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., father of three and a clinical psychiatrist, has thought long and hard about ... more »

This book addresses current concerns with the nature of human learning from a distinctive philosophical perspective and is important for all who have a professional interest in learning. more » more »