Education category: 70663 books
Girl Education
Understanding the Status and Gender Issues Vol - I
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
This edited book series titled ‘Girl Education in India: Still Miles to Cover' is the collection of three volumes. Vol. I - Girl Education: Understanding the Status and Gender Issues presents the complete picture of girl education in country and helps the readers to understand the concept of girl...
With All Your Mind
A Christian Philosophy of Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2001
With All Your Mind makes a compelling case for the value of thinking deeply about education in America from a historically orthodox and broadly ecumenical Christian point of view. Few people dispute that education in America is in a state of crisis. But not many have posed workable solutions to this...
The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada
A Comparison between British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec, 1980-2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
Significant public investment and increased access to higher education lead to economic development - governments across the political and ideological spectrum believe this and have designed and implemented policy based on this understanding. The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada...
Education and Extremisms
Rethinking Liberal Pedagogies in the Contemporary World
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Education and Extremisms addresses one of the most pressing questions facing societies today: how is education to respond to the challenge of extremism? It argues that the implementation of new teaching techniques, curricular reforms or top-down changes to education policy alone cannot solve the problem...
Moral Education in Japan
Values in a global context
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Japan’s Fundamental Law on Education was revised in 2006 and new curriculum guidelines along with new proposals for strengthening the position of moral education reflect the increased political focus, particularly by the two Abe-administrations. Changes include increased emphasis on patriotism,...
Examination Physical Education
Policy, Practice and Possibilities
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
In recent decades physical education has moved from the margins, redefining itself as an academic subject. An important component of this transformation has been the introduction of high-stakes examinations at key points in a student’s school career and the emergence of ‘examination physical education’...
Physical Education
Essential Issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2004
`For any student of physical education, Physical Education provides an excellent springboard from which to explore theoretical aspects of their subject. The list of authors reads like a who's who of PE and the extensive list of references provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in...
Values in Sex Education
From Principles to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Sex education is rarely out of the news. Despite this, there exist surprisingly few studies of the principles, policies and practice of sex education. This book provides such an examination, focusing on the values to which children are exposed in sex education.
Sex education inevitably involves the...
by
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Who are the key thinkers in education?
What are the hot topics in education?
Where will education go from here?
The Routledge Companion to Education presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially...
Education in Bhutan
Culture, Schooling, and Gross National Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Bhutan is a country in the Himalayas with a relatively new education system and a unique governmental philosophy known as Gross National Happiness. This book explores the history, culture, challenges, and opportunities of schooling in Bhutan. It discusses topics including historical perspectives on...
Education, Equality and Human Rights
Issues of Gender, 'Race', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The fourth edition of Education, Equality and Human Rights has been fully updated to reflect the economic, political, social and cultural changes in educational and political policy and practice, as austerity continues and in the light of the EU referendum. Written by a carefully selected group of...
Education for Sustainable Development
Papers in Honour of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
In 2005, The United Nations launched its Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, which recognises that education, including Higher Education is the key to the change in social attitudes that will be needed to protect the welfare of future generations. This involves helping learners to live...
Elite Education
International perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Elite Education – International Perspectives is the first book to systematically examine elite education in different parts of the world. Authors provide a historical analysis of the emergence of national elite education systems and consider how recent policy and economic developments are changing...
The Fundamentals of Special Education
A Practical Guide for Every Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The busy educator’s concise guide to the essentials of special education!
In The Fundamentals of Special Education, authors Bob Algozzine and Jim Ysseldyke highlight the major concepts in special education, providing readers with a better understanding of the field, from disability categories...