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 »
Model Number: BBT0203486447DLDA
Author: Loader, David Norman
This is an account of how a principal combines the rational and emotional components of leadership to lead the transformation of a school. The book assumes that schools can transform themselves, but only when those involved in schools develop more »
Model Number: BBR0345463587DLDA
Author: Brooks, Terry
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 »
Model Number: BBT203156161DLDA
Author: Marilyn Leask and John
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 »
Model Number: BBT203153995DLDA
Author: Edited by Richard Mills and Jean Mills
Richly based on case study material, this book helps primary teachers to understand the experience of bilingual children and shows it as a benefit rather than a hindrance in the classroom. more » more »
This wide ranging sourcebook draws together a range of recent and specially commissioned pieces which examine how policy development and research findings have influenced planning and assessing learning for young children. Topics covered include standards, quality control, league tables, teacher and ...more »
Model Number: BBT203151909DLDA
Author: Kitson, Neil (Ed.)
The role of the curriculum co-ordinator is a very varied and sometimes frustrating one for already over-worked teachers. Written by experienced teachers, this book is packed with practical advice to help all co-ordinators in their work. more »
