This one volume reference book covers all the major issues in lifelong learning in four sections: Theoretical Perspectives; Curriculum; International Perspectives; and Widening Participation. ... more » more »

Product Info This edited collection brings together the latest thinking on appraisal in schools, from both the UK and overseas, and places it directly in the context of school management. more »

Product Info How to use Accreditation of Prior Learning - this book considers the various needs of the community and shows how APL can make a real contribution to equaltiy of opportunity. more »

A hands-on guide to the tools and techniques required to work effectively with colleagues in mainstream schools, when defining goals, allocating responsibility and formulating strategies. more » more »

Features case studies which show how teachers have put design and technology into practice. The authors explore problem solving activities, the National Curriculum and areas of difficulty such as electricity and the use of technical lego. more »

As computers become more widely used in schools, it is clear that they have the potential not just to support the achievement of conventional goals, but also to redefine what we mean by reading, writing and discussion. The contributors to Language, Classroom and Computers - all with experience of teaching ... more »

Home schooling has long been regarded as a last resort, particularly by African-American families. But in this inspirational and practical memoir, Paula Penn-Nabrit shares her intimate experiences of home-schooling her three sons, Charles, Damon, and Evan. Paula and her husband, C. Madison, decided to ... more »

Product Info Following Lyotard's death in 1998, this book provides a timely exploration of the recurrent theme of education in his work. more »

Aims to help student teachers in their task of learning and developing their professional practice. Includes useful advice on teaching skills, class management and health and safety. ... more » more »

Ethically and morally, kids are works in progress. Throw in psychopathy and you've got a soul that will never be complete. In this powerful, disturbing book, bestselling author and noted child psychologist Jonathan Kellerman shines a penetrating light on antisocial youth -- kids who kill without remorse ... more »

In discussing Durkheim's modern relevance, this book explores his desire to integrate practical and theoretical aspects of education, and his stress on the moral base of education and the importance of the social and society. more »

This book reasserts the importance for a strong view of knowledge for a robust sociology of knowledge, for analysing and formulating curricula and for a relevant approach to education policy. ... more » more »