Continuing Professional Development Books

New and Published Books – Page 4

31. Trade Unions and Workplace Training

    Issues and International Perspectives

    Edited by Richard Cooney, Mark Stuart

    Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations

    Trade Unions and Workplace Training examines the changing role of trade unions in the provision of vocational education, workplace training and skill development. It reflects upon: the role that unions have played in the reform of vocational education and training systems; the nature of union...

    Published April 17th 2012 by Routledge
32. Teaching Contemporary Themes in Secondary Education: Technology, Culture and Communication

    By Jonathan Savage, Clive McGoun

    Series: Teaching contemporary themes in secondary education

    The media has a huge impact on how we view society and the world, and new technologies continue to transform the way in which we work and learn. It is therefore essential that young people can engage critically in their consumption of media and the internet and are able to make informed decisions...

    Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
33. Understanding Undergraduates

    Challenging our preconceptions of student success

    By Celia Popovic, David A. Green

    Series: SEDA Series

    Most university teachers have ideas about the typical good or not-so-good student in their classes, but rarely do they share these thoughts with others. By keeping quiet about the preconceptions – or stereotypes – they harbour, teachers put themselves at risk of missing key evidence to help them...

    Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
34. Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach

    Early Years Education in Practice

    By Janni Nicol, Jill Taplin

    Series: Understanding the… Approach

    Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf High Scope Approach. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf Approach to early...

    Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
35. Learning in School-University Partnership

    Sociocultural Perspectives

    By Amy B.M. Tsui, Gwyn Edwards, Fran Lopez-Real, Tammy Kwan, Doris Law, Philip Stimpson, Rosina Tang, Albert Wong

    This volume looks at school-university partnerships from sociocultural perspectives of learning that view participation in social practice as fundamental to the process of learning. Its two major themes – school-university partnership and sociocultural and social theories of learning – have both...

    Published March 1st 2012 by Routledge
36. Understanding the Montessori Approach

    Early Years Education in Practice

    By Barbara Isaacs

    Series: Understanding the… Approach

    Understanding the Montessori Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Montessori Approach and how it is used in the teaching and learning of young children. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of...

    Published February 21st 2012 by Routledge
37. Creative Teaching/Creative Schools Bundle

    Series: Creative Teaching/Creative Schools

    Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
38. The Arts in Education

    An introduction to aesthetics, theory and pedagogy

    By Mike Fleming

    Do the arts improve academic achievement? What does it mean to ‘teach’ art? What should the balance of classic and pop be in the music curriculum? Should we encourage young children on the stage? How do we judge whether what a child produces is good? How do we justify the arts in the curriculum?...

    Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
39. Audit Education

    Edited by Karen Van Peursem, Elizabeth Monk, Richard M.S. Wilson, Ralph Adler

    Series: Special issue books from 'Accounting Education: an international journal'

    Audit professionals are valued members of society and are expected to be both skilled and ethical in their decision-making. The role of the auditor extends far beyond that of counting beans by demanding a social and political awareness, a technical knowledge, ethical principles and relationship...

    Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
40. Applied Linguists Needed

    Cross-disciplinary Networking in Endangered Language Contexts

    Edited by Lida Cope

    It is a fact that the world’s languages are dying at an alarming rate. This comprehensive volume aspires to raise awareness among applied linguists and language practitioners about the needs and concerns of endangered language communities. It suggests that the way forward lies in building language...

    Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge