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  • School Knowledge for the Masses

    World Models and National Primary Curricular Categories in the Twentieth Century

    by David Kamens, Aaron Benavot, John Meyer ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education
    First published in 1992, this book presents unique quantitative data on the content coverage of primary education in a large number of countries since 1920. It demonstrates that these curricular outlines tend to be surprisingly similar across very disparate countries, and suggests the world processes that produced this result.Specifically, the study shows that the contemporary primary curriculum ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • The Original Home School Series

    by Charlotte Mason ...
    This is the complete unabridged and authorized edition of the works of turn-of-the-century British educator Charlotte Mason, with a forward by Dr. John Thorley of The Charlotte Mason College. This six-volume set includes over 2400 pages on education, child training and parenting. Recognized as a pioneer in home education and major school reforms, Charlotte Mason's practical methods are as ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Education Studies in Ireland

    the Key Disciplines

    Edited by Brendan Walsh ...
    A unique book providing a critical overview of the foundation disciplines of education. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the five key disciplines that form the foundation of the study of education: Philosophy of Education, History of Education, Sociology of Education, Curriculum Studies, Psychology of Education. ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Formation of Character

    by Charlotte Mason ...
    Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series. The chapters stand alone and are valuable to parents of children of all ages. Part I includes case studies of children (and adults) who cured themselves of bad habits. Part II is a series of reflections on subjects including both schooling and vacations (or "stay-cations" as we now call them). Part III covers ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The New Balanced Literacy School

    Implementing Common Core

    by Margaret Mary Policastro, Becky McTague ...
    Series series Maupin House
    Create a new approach to balanced literacy grounded in research-based best practices. This book infuses best practices of the new balanced literacy model through the lens of Common Core, with support on read-alouds, guided reading, language and literacy centers, word walls to language walls, independent reading and writing, and classroom libraries. It also provides the "how" for novice and veteran ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teaching Thinking Skills Across the Primary Curriculum

    A Practical Approach for All Abilities

    Edited by Belle Wallace ...
    This book presents a practical and universal framework for the teaching of thinking skills and problem-solving across the primary curriculum, using examples of topics from the National Curriculum, classroom techniques, and tried-and-tested activities which systematically develop pupils' thinking and problem-solving skills. While accommodating the need of all learners to develop effective thinking ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Rethinking the Way We Teach Science

    The Interplay of Content, Pedagogy, and the Nature of Science

    by Louis Rosenblatt ...
    Series series Teaching and Learning in Science Series
    Offering a fresh take on inquiry, this book draws on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, to make its case for transforming the way science is taught.Re-thinking the Way We Teach Science addresses major themes in national reform documents and movements--how to place students at the center of what ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Auto/biography & Pedagogy

    Memory & Presence in Teaching

    by Freema Elbaz-Luwisch, William F. Pinar ...
    Series Book 42 - Complicated Conversation
    In the tradition of educational narrative inquiry, this book explores diverse ways of thinking, writing and theorizing from auto/biographic experience, in language that is rooted in practice yet challenges the authoritative discourses of educational policy, theory and research. The book moves from first to third person accounts and from personal and family stories to narratives of teachers and ... Read more

    $185.99 USD

  • Peace and Pedagogy Primer

    by Molly Quinn ...
    Series Book 31 - Counterpoints Primers
    What makes for peace as lived? What images of peace issue from examination of daily experience? What can be gleaned from reflection upon the topic for the meanings and makings of peace in our world? Considering that to work for peace, we must begin with ourselves and with our children, Molly Quinn addresses these questions through her own life and work. She does so with those who would, and do, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Wheels in the Head

    Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights

    by Joel Spring ...
    Series series Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
    In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and manage their populations, and to examine forms of education that claim to free people from ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Social Efficiency and Instrumentalism in Education

    Critical Essays in Ontology, Phenomenology, and Philosophical Hermeneutics

    by James M. Magrini ...
    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    Distinct among contemporary philosophical studies focused on education, this book engages the history of phenomenological thought as it moves from philosophy proper (the European phenomenological-hermeneutic tradition) through curriculum studies. It thus presents the "best of both worlds" for the reader; there is a "play" or movement from philosophy proper to educational philosophy and then back ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Learn to Think and Write

    A Paradigm for Teaching Grades 4-8, Advanced Levels

    by Una McGinley Sarno ...
    The EPILLAW Paradigm is a practical method for developing writing skills. It consists of an original nine-level taxonomy and sequential methodology of listening, speaking, writing and reading. In this method, the development of writing precedes the development of reading. The work consists of two books. In the introductory book, the author explicates the first six levels. The behaviors involved in ... Read more

    $42.99 USD