This book provides an introduction to cognitive education. The book includes numerous examples to explain the concepts, theories and applications, and includes supplemetary reading lists and study q... more » more »

Product Info This book offers teachers and student-teachers in training a number of practical strategies for developing and improving teaching and learning. more »

Provides an account of the curricular consequences of the outcomes approach to education NVQs GNVOs etc. An initial discussion of the main themes leads the reader into a discussion of key ideas and the theory behind the Outcomes approach covering issues concerning standards and quality. more »

This book focuses on the convergence of open and distance learning approaches with conventional education, driven to a considerable extent by a range of technologies which support learning and which are being adopted in all sectors. more »

From September 1998 governing bodies were required to set school targets for developing curriculum, personal environment etc. This comprehensive guide offers an explanation of how we can measure schools and evaluate performance. more »

The Hyde program insists it's time to reconnect education with core values, emphasizing ten priorities balancing character and achievement. Children of all abilities and from every background can succeed beyond any expectations of them -- personally and academically. The stories here attest to the transformational ... more »

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 »

MyASL Reference is a program for your eBookMan that will allow you to learn the American Sign Language alphabet and numbers. There is a small keypad at the bottom of the screen, you can click any letter or number and you will see a hand showing you how to make the letter/number. For technical support ... 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 »