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1. Intelligence and International Security

   New Perspectives and Agendas

   Edited by Len Scott, R. Gerald Hughes, Martin Alexander

   The events of 9/11 and subsequent acts of jihadist terrorism, together with the failures of intelligence agencies over Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction, have arguably heralded a new age of intelligence. For some this takes the form of a crisis of legitimacy. For others the threat of cataclysmic...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
2. Transitions and Learning through the Lifecourse

   Edited by Kathryn Ecclestone, Gert Biesta, Martin Hughes

   Like many ideas that inform policy, practice and research, ‘transition’ has many meanings. Children make a transition to adulthood, pupils move from primary to secondary school, and there is then a movement from school to work, training or further education. Transitions can lead to profound and...

   Published October 7th 2009 by Routledge
3. Improving Primary Mathematics

   Linking Home and School

   By Jan Winter, Jane Andrews, Pamela Greenhough, Martin Hughes, Leida Salway, Wan Ching Yee

   Series: Improving Practice (TLRP)

   Improving Primary Mathematics provides primary teachers with practical ideas about how to bring these two worlds closer to improve children’s mathematics learning. Using a number of fascinating case studies focusing on children’s experiences of mathematics both inside and outside the classroom,...

   Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
4. Improving Learning in College

   Rethinking Literacies Across the Curriculum

   By Roz Ivanic, Richard Edwards, David Barton, Marilyn Martin-Jones, Zoe Fowler, Buddug Hughes, Greg Mannion, Kate Miller, Candice Satchwell, June Smith

   Series: Improving Learning

   What's the problem with literacy at college? How might everyday literacy be harnessed for educational ends? Based on the first major study of literacy practices in colleges in the UK, this book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum. It...

   Published February 15th 2009 by Routledge
5. Improving Primary Literacy

   Linking Home and School

   By Anthony Feiler, Jane Andrews, Pamela Greenhough, Martin Hughes, David Johnson, Mary Scanlan, Wan Ching Yee

   Series: Improving Practice (TLRP)

   Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key...

   Published April 4th 2007 by Routledge