Drawing on many popular and literary texts, the contributors to this book write with enthusiasm about opportunities for creative teaching and learning, and provide many examples of good practice both inside and outside the Literacy Hour

Explores the multiple social, political, and epistemological domains that comprise learning-to-teach

Featuring lots of jargon-free activities, checklists and points for deeper reflection, the guidance in this book will help teachers encourage their learners to become more engaged, creative and motivated through the use of emotional intelligence.

For teachers, aspiring teachers and other professionals in upper secondary schools, further education colleges and universities who wish to increase learner motivation and to create opportunities for greater learner autonomy.

Presenting a range of psychological theories, this book shows how psychology can be used to effectively deliver educational objectives and enhance children's learning. It considers the role that schools can play in the social development of children through: teaching and managing individual pupils; teaching and managing groups of pupils; and more.

Helping to enhance the practice of teaching, learning, and research in higher education, this text offers a combination of critical perspective and practical advice. Suitable for individuals who are interested in learning how to enhance their practice through the analysis of critique, it promotes an understanding of one's own developing practices.

This volume brings together a range of articles from books and reports that inform an understanding of secondary schools in today's education climate. Through these, student teachers and practising teachers are introduced to the big issues and ideas currently being debated in this field.

Presents a selection of key passages from the sacred scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Dasam Granth, translated into modern English by leading experts. The detailed introduction and notes to the translations aid readers' comprehension of the hymns' form and content, making it an ideal introduction to Sikh literature.