Product Info Invites science teachers working with preteens to examine their practice in the light of current research findings. more »

Getting Ready for College is the ultimate easy-to-use guide to success for college-bound seniors, first-years, and their parents. Polly Berent answers the questions you didnt know you would need to ask: Whats the deal on financial aid and cash management? Should I bring a flashlight to school? Do I really ... more »

This comprehensive work represents the major ideas and arguments which have come to characterise the philosophy of education and includes work from the perspectives of marxism, phenomenology, feminist theory and critical theory, among others. more »

Product Info Talking Books is a collection of monologues - reworked transcripts from indepth interviews with some of the most important and influential of contemporary children's writers. more »

LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! âEUR¢ RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made âEUR¢ FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how it combines with other keys to create new words âEUR¢ BUILD your ... more »

Product Info Using fifteen case studies, all based on real situations, the authors explore such diverse areas as disruptive behaviour, dyslexia, child abuse, deafness and epilepsy. more »

Product Info International contributors focus on the challenges to the educational system posed by children and young people who experience a variety of social and economic disadvantages. more »

Blending practical ideas with sound principles, Rob Barnes covers essential topics such as `how children draw', `design and problem-solving' and `developing ideas', with realism and imagination. more » more »

This comprehensive work represents the major ideas and arguments which have come to characterise the philosophy of education and includes work from the perspectives of marxism, phenomenology, feminist theory and critical theory, among others. more »

This comprehensive work represents the major ideas and arguments which have come to characterise the philosophy of education and includes work from the perspectives of marxism, phenomenology, feminist theory and critical theory, among others. more »

Product Info Examines the tension between intuitive and analytical ways of making sense of the world by exploring musical knowledge and experience. more »

The authors stress the entitlement of all children to a balanced curriculum. Each chapter explores how conditions can be recognised, the skills and resources needed and the implications for provision, teacher support and class management. more »