Exposes the consequences on child development of both our low expectations of fellow human beings and our safety-obsessed culture. This book argues that we need to identify what the real problems are - and how much they matter.

Arising from work by the Gender and Lifelong Learning Group of the Gender and Education Association, this book presents reconceptualisations of lifelong learning. It argues that the field of lifelong learning is based on certain hidden values and assumptions and examines the mechanisms by which exclusionary discourses and practices are maintained.

In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.

"Examines the various forms of evidence used to establish the history and scale of environmenal changes during the Quaternary. This book examines a wide range palaeological indicators, and synthesises field and laboratory techniques . It is widely illustrated and employs progressive learning techniques throughout"--

Based on research and partnership with schools, this book examines and explains the role of Religious Education in the curriculum and the role of spirituality in children's lives. It explains the role of RE in the curriculum and illustrates better teaching practice with practical examples.

The Rediscovery of Teaching presents the innovative claim that teaching does not necessarily has to be perceived as an act of control but can be understood and configured as a way of activating possibilities for students to exist as subjects.

A collection of essays on film. It is suitable for those who believe that movies are worth arguing about.