The Right to Learn raises questions about the future of the learning society. It suggests that the rights of children and parents are not being addressed by the UK Government's concentration on a highly centralised education system. more »

The contributors of this book provide practical guidance on the introduction of staff appraisal into a range of schools, outline a planning process for the establishment and preparation for staff ap... more » more »

Centred around the topic of school leadership, this book addresses the difficulties and challenges which present themselves to school leaders across the western world. All the evidence is primary and secondary school-based. more »

This book examines the role of psychology in informing adult education practice. The approach is to examine the seminal traditions of some key psychological theories and the issues and problems in a... more » more »

"The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we're committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable." Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited ... more »

Working with case studies of actual practice, Jean McNiff argues that educational knowledge is created by individual teachers as they attempt to express their own values in their professional lives.... more » more »

... Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the most significant contributors of modern times to the debate on education. Among those included are: * Pierre Bourdieu * Elliot Eisner * Hans J. Eysenck * Michel Focault * Henry Giroux * Jurgen Habermas * Susan Isaacs * A.S. Neill * Herbert Read * Simone Weill ... more »

This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project as part of an award-bearing course. Packed with useful advice, it takes the practitioner-researcher through many stages of a project, from planning to writing. more »

Throughout the debate over how - and if - AIDS education should be taught to school age children, teachers who want to bring the subject of AIDS into their classroom have had few, if any, resources to guide them. Teaching AIDS responds to the need for AIDS education material with a practice-based, interactive ... more »

In 1841, a St. Louis businessman had a dream: to open up the far reaches of the Yellowstone river and commerce with In 1977, the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestseller list--back then the exclusive province of self-help guides, cartoon collections, and any number of cat books--played host to its very ... more »

Aimed at primary ICT teachers, this book gives ideas and activities to teachers based on tried and tested methods from innovative schools around the UK and abroad. It will extend the practical knowledge of students and teachers alike. more »

This book provides a practical guide to teaching and learning within the context of the changing FE environment. It suggests strategies for teaching and recording achievement and exploring ways in which students learn. It also has case studies. more »