Children Starting School: A Guide to Successful ...
 Drawing on research, theory and practice, this book presents ways in which practitioners, working in partnership with parents, can give children a successful start to school. Written in an accessible style, the book helps early years practitioners ... [... more]
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Theory for Education (Theory4)
Theory for Education provides a concise and clear introduction to key contemporary theorists, including their lives, major works, and ideas. Written for the student in need of a quick introduction or for the scholar brushing up on details, this new ... [... more]
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Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We ...
Is today's fast-paced media culture creating a toxic environment for our children's brains? In this landmark, bestselling assessment tracing the roots of America's escalating crisis in education, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., examines how television, video games, ... [... more]
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Chaos, Complexity, Curriculum, And Culture: A ...
Although the fields of chaos and complexity are important in a number of disciplines, they have not yet been influential in education. This book remedies this dilemma by gathering essays by authors from around the world who have studied and applied chaos ... [... more]
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Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human ...
In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that: ... [... more]
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Philadelphia's Progressive Orphanage: The Carson Valley ...
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The Kindness of Strangers: Philanthropy and Higher ...
In The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. [... more]
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Educating Moral People: A Caring Alternative to ...
Very theoretical moral and character education... Nel Noddings has written a very persuasive book from a feminist perspective about how to bring children into the feelings, concerns, and behaviors of moral people. Her writing is lucid, frank, somewhat ... [... more]
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Social Justice, Education and Identity
This book answers questions regarding the issue of social justice in education. Its central theme is the formation and development of learner and teacher identifies within the education system. It examines the ways in which particular social groups ... [... more]
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The Big Picture: Education Is Everyone's Business
What is the purpose of education? What kind of people do we want our children to grow up to be? How can we design schools so that students will acquire the skills they'll need to live fulfilled and productive lives? These are just a few of the questions ... [... more]
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Innovations in Career and Technical Education: Strategic ...
This book is designed primarily for potential and in-service vocational instructors who are pursuing a program of personal and professional development which will ensure competency in this specialty. In any state in the United States, there are a number ... [... more]
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A Room of One's Own: And Three Guineas (World's Classics)
With an introduction by Hermoine Lee This volume combines two books which are among this century's greatest contributions to feminist literature. Together they form a brilliant attack on patriarchy and sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own, first ... [... more]
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