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Good Writing Guide for Education Students 4ed
7,
18/05/2017,
£18.99
£17.09
This practical, down-to-earth guide is tailored for Education students and uses real examples of students' work to explain what tutors look for and how to get there.
Educational Research 4ed
Hardback,
19/01/2011,
£69.00
£62.10
Using this textbook, students will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, the ability to read and critically evaluate published research, and the ability to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own.
School-Based Research
Paperback,
14/12/2012,
£20.99
£18.89
Carrying out research in school settings is an increasingly important part of Education courses at all levels. This book provides a one-stop shop of all the major aspects of such research including theoretical, practical and ethical aspects of researching with children.
Political Context of Education after Devolution
Paperback,
16/10/2004,
£11.95
£10.76
Devolution has increased the attention given to Scottish education by legislators and the whole system has adjusted to take account of the Parliament and Executive in Edinburgh. This book seeks to elucidate the extent and nature of these changes to the way that Scottish education is governed from pre-school to the universities.
Educational Issues in the Learning Age
Paperback,
06/07/2000,
£32.99
£29.69
This work, aimed at undergraduates, explores a wide range of issues and questions in education, such as - how does education define the way people see themselves culturally? The authors discuss such topics as education and training, reflective practice and governance.
Born to Fail?: Social Mobility: A Working Class View
Paperback,
29/09/2017,
£14.00
£12.60
Sonia Blandford, CEO of award-winning charity Achievement for All, about the facing up to the realities of the white working class and how to address social mobility from the inside.
Teacher Educators in the Twenty-first Century: Identity, knowledge and research
Paperback,
30/04/2018,
£20.00
£18.00
This book links theory, policy and practice in a critical examination of the relationship between the professional identity, knowledge, learning needs and research experience of teacher educators. The book draws these themes together as a means to support the induction and further professional development of teacher educators.
How to Do Your Case Study 2ed
Paperback,
09/10/2015,
£28.99
£26.09
Adopting jargon-free language, this book grounds its advice in concrete experience and real-world cases to provide a vibrant and insightful introduction to the basics of case study research.
Vygotsky: Philosophy and Education
Paperback,
19/11/2013,
£19.99
£17.99
Vygotsky Philosophy and Education reassesses the works of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky work by arguing that his central ideas about the nature of rationality and knowledge were informed by the philosophic tradition of Spinoza and Hegel. .
Introducing Research in Early Childhood
Paperback,
10/11/2018,
£21.99
£19.79
Exploring research methods in the context of early childhood, this popular guide approaches complex ideas in a clear style linking directly to practice. It covers all students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out a research project.
Introducing Research in Early Childhood explains exactly what `research' is, and provides a clear understanding of its importance to an early years or early childhood studies degree.
Understand what it means to think critically, and unpick childhood research. Appreciate the importance of ethics
. Get to know how research is designed and carried out
. Learn how to analyse, examine and understand the importance of others research
. Get to grips with translating research into real life in a classroom setting.
This title is co-authored with Jo Josephidou, Senior Lecturer in the
School of Childhood and Education Sciences at Canterbury Christ Church University
Putting Research into Practice in Primary Teaching and Learning
7,
05/04/2000,
£18.00
£16.20
This text explores the practical implications of a research focus for each area of the primary curriculum, including RE, drama and ICT, along with the special needs and promoting positive behaviour. Photocopiable resources provide examples of research-based activity for use in the classroom.
Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education
7,
28/07/2005,
£25.99
£23.39
Using clear and concise language, the author illustrates how to avoid common pitfalls in misrepresenting research findings and how to apply these findings in the classroom. Readers need no previous expertise in the field to benefit from this guide.
Distress in the City: Racism, Fundamentalism and a Democratic Education
Paperback,
15/01/2016,
£24.99
£22.49
This case study of one distressed post-industrial city struggling with various discontents is based on the stories of those who live there. They illuminate how racism, Islamophobia and Islamism take hold, and show how the city is emblematic of wider problems across the world today. But the book also describes the resources of hope in the city.
Development Education;debates & dialogues
Paperback,
02/07/2008,
£15.99
£14.39
This book aims to stimulate debate and dialogue on development education, involving academics, policy-makers and practitioners, to identify issues and themes for research and pose questions for future practice.
Doing Early Childhood Research 2ed
Paperback,
01/07/2010,
£24.99
£22.49
This book demystifies the research process and shows how to select methods which are appropriate for working with young children in early childhood settings or at home.
Your Dissertation in Education 2ed
Paperback,
10/03/2016,
£20.99
£18.89
Written specifically for students from a range of educational disciplines, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies, Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project or dissertation.
Early Childhood Educational Research
Paperback,
01/07/1998,
£25.99
£23.39
This work focuses on the field of early years research. It argues that the educational research community has blossomed in the UK in recent years, with the growth of higher degrees and practitioner research within this area.
Introduction To Education Studies 4ed
Paperback,
07/03/2016,
£24.99
£22.49
Key text for students of Education Studies for over a decade, leading readers through the field's key ideas, concepts and debates.
Research Engagement For School Development
Paperback,
03/11/2011,
£23.99
£21.59
This book will make a timely contribution because of the rising level of interest both in school-based practitioner action research, and in the notion of 'evidence informed' policies and strategies, which is topical in the UK and in other parts of the English speaking world.
Understanding Career Counselling: Theory, Research and Practice
Paperback,
14/03/2006,
£29.99
£26.99
Explores the theory, research and practice of career counselling from a British perspective. Divided into two parts, this book provides a comprehensive account of theories of career development and career counselling and their implications for practice. Taking a critical approach, it also shows how research informs our understanding of the field.
Practitioner Research in Early Childhood
Paperback,
01/09/2015,
£24.99
£22.49
Supports and inspires practitioners on how to research their implementation of meaningful and sustainable change in early childhood contexts.
Classroom-Based Research and Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction 2ed
Paperback,
13/05/2013,
£26.99
£24.29
An introduction to conducting educational research for trainee teachers or anyone undertaking classroom-based research.
Education And Employment
Paperback,
21/11/2000,
£15.99
£14.39
This book analyses the background, creation and role of the Department for Education and Employment.
History Of Education For The 20th C
Paperback,
21/11/2000,
£15.99
£14.39
How should we promote the discipline of History of Education? How can we challenge the tendency to take the past for granted and focus solely on the future? This book provides an agenda for History of Education in the twenty-first century by exploring themes and opening up areas of further debate.
Struggle For The History Of Education
Paperback,
17/02/2011,
£23.99
£21.59
Sets out a vision for a future of study in the history of education which contributes to education, history and social sciences alike. Drawing on thirty years of experience as a researcher and teacher in the history of education, the author presents a critique of the history of education in the modern world.
Struggles over Difference:Curriculum,texts and pedagogy in the Asia-Pacific
7,
30/06/2005,
£21.99
£19.79
Teaching Study Skills and Supporting Learning
Paperback,
07/09/2001,
£31.99
£28.79
Sets study skills teaching in context and outlines positive environments to enhance student skills. It addresses areas such as supportive infrastructures, induction, and supporting 'at risk' students. Topics include: interactive group skills, revision and exam strategies, writing, memory and critical analysis skills.
Study to teach: A Guide to Studying in Teacher Education
Paperback,
30/09/1999,
£9.99
£8.99
Suitable for those preparing to teach or involved in further professional development, this title integrates theories of learning with practical strategies for approaching a topic. It discusses such areas as: active reading and using the library; referencing correctly; making notes and writing clearly; and, presenting your work orally.
Understanding Schools and Schooling
Paperback,
22/11/2001,
£20.99
£18.89
Provides students with the knowledge about school policy and process that they need in order to address and respond to current trends and discourses in critical, well-informed ways that will enhance their teaching and job satisfaction.
Disseminating Qualitative Research in Educational Settings
Paperback,
01/11/2003,
£17.99
£16.19
Offers an overview of key aspects of dissemination. This text provides a review of contemporary policy and dissemination models in education, and contains a series of case studies produced by internationally respected researchers in a range of educational fields.
Little Learning: Broodings from the Back of the Class
7,
08/03/2007,
£12.99
£11.69
Brings together journalist and broadcaster Libby Purves' experiences as journalist, parent, governor and former pupil of half a dozen assorted schools from Bangkok to Tunbridge Wells. This collection of the best of her writing in the "Times Educational Supplement" also displays her opinions and ideas on teaching and learning.
Wonder-Full Education: The Centrality of Wonder in Teaching and Learning Across the Curriculum
Paperback,
03/07/2015,
£31.99
£28.79
Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World 2ed
Paperback,
30/11/2006,
£22.99
£20.69
Sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change. This book explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education. It provides answers to problems and poses questions for the consideration of those, involved in implementing and delivering distance learning.
Sociology of Education
Paperback,
20/08/2015,
£22.99
£20.69
Examines education from a sociological perspective and provides students with an insight into the ways in which sociology can help us to understand some of the key debates in education today.
Ethics and Education Research
Paperback,
15/09/2014,
£20.99
£18.89
With contributions from across the globe, this is the first book of its kind to focus specifically on the ethics of education research. Part of the popular BERA/SAGE Research methods in Education series.
Doing Your Early Years Research Project 3ed
7,
15/07/2014,
£23.99
£21.59
Demonstrating how to organise and structure your project and interpret your findings, this step-by-step guide continues to be a key resource if you're doing an early years research project.
Rethinking Children and Research
Paperback,
08/04/2010,
£21.99
£19.79
Considers the way people approach research into childhood and children's lives and examines the debates concerning the forms and goals of such research. This title discusses theoretical and practice-based perspectives in the context of key developments in research theory and philosophy of children.
Doing Qualitative Educational Research
Paperback,
26/04/2001,
£27.99
£25.19
Reflecting the trials and tribulations and the problems and promises of conducting research, this guide reveals it as a much more complex process than is usually recognised, often messy and disorganised. It looks at issues from choosing topics through methods to publication of findings.
Modelling and Measuring the Wider Benefits of Learning
Paperback,
12/06/2001,
£7.95
£7.16
This review lays the foundations for further analysis of the wider benefits of learning by bringing together diverse strands, some theoretical, some empirical. It provides a selective overview of the five overlapping social domains of health, ageing, families, crime and citizenship in the context of their relations to learning.
Key Concepts in Education
7,
07/10/2008,
£23.99
£21.59
A concise quick reference source for students who need to know all the essentials in one easy flick of a book
New Social Foundations for Education: Education in 'Post Secular' Society
Paperback,
26/06/2015,
£25.50
There has been growing scholarly attention to questions about the revival of religion and religiosity on global social, cultural and political fronts and the emergence of a 'post-secular' society. This title is dedicated to the drawing of the implications of the contemporary 'post-secular' social transformation for education.
Jacques Ranciere: Education, Truth, Emancipation
Paperback,
26/08/2010,
£23.99
£21.59
Demonstrates the importance of Ranciere's educational thought and how educational theory needs to be informed by his philosophical project. This book illustrates how philosophy can benefit from Ranciere's particular way of thinking about education, and offer a provocative account of the relationship between education, truth, and emancipation.
Success with Your Early Years Research Project
Paperback,
21/05/2014,
£20.99
£18.89
With examples of real research projects from students and in-depth author commentaries, this is a step-by-step guide to undertaking an Early Years research project, helping students see what a good project really looks like.
Introduction to Research Methods in Education 2ed
Paperback,
18/11/2014,
£27.99
£25.19
Introducing students to the research process in a range of educational contexts, this updated Second Edition contains everything they need if they are studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for themselves.
Doing Your Education Research Project 2ed
Paperback,
28/12/2013,
£22.99
£20.69
A practical guide offering simple steps for trainee teachers or experienced practitioners new to research, on getting started with their education research project.
Education Studies : An Issued Based Approach 3ed
Paperback,
06/12/2013,
£24.99
£22.49
This up-to-date third edition covers a wide range of key themes that all Education Studies students will be addressing in their course.
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