Curriculum Studies Books

New and Published Books – Page 2

11. Globalization, the Nation-State and the Citizen

    Dilemmas and Directions for Civics and Citizenship Education

    Edited by Alan Reid, Judith Gill, Alan Sears

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in civics and citizenship education. There have been unprecedented developments in citizenship education taking place in schools, adult education centers, or in the less formally structured spaces of media images and commentary around the world....

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
12. Literacy as Translingual Practice

    Between Communities and Classrooms

    Edited by Suresh Canagarajah

    The term translingual highlights the reality that people always shuttle across languages, communicate in hybrid languages and, thus, enjoy multilingual competence. In the context of migration, transnational economic and cultural relations, digital communication, and globalism, increasing contact is...

    Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
13. Thinking About The Curriculum (Routledge Revivals)

    The nature and treatment of curriculum problems

    By William Reid

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1978, this book looks at the ‘curriculum crisis’ of the 1970s, examining the effect it has had for Curriculum Studies and curriculum policy making. It focuses on a time when long-established structures and procedures were challenged and schools were accused of having lost touch...

    Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
14. Design, Make, Play

    Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators

    Edited by Margaret Honey, David E. Kanter

    Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators is a resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers and program developers that illuminates creative, cutting edge ways to inspire and motivate young people about science and technology learning. The book is aligned...

    Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
15. The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys

    Edited by Robin Alexander, Christine Doddington, John Gray, Linda Hargreaves, Ruth Kershner

    The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys is the outcome of the Cambridge Primary Review – England’s biggest enquiry into primary education for over forty years. Fully independent of government, it was launched in 2006 to investigate the condition and future of primary education...

    Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
16. Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners

    2nd Edition

    By Stephen Thornton, Bárbara Cruz

    Series: Teaching English Language Learners across the Curriculum

    Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face English language learners (ELLs) and ways in which educators might address them in the social studies classroom. The authors offer context-specific strategies...

    Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
17. Negotiating Critical Literacies with Teachers

    Theoretical Foundations and Pedagogical Resources for Pre-Service and In-Service Contexts

    By Vivian Maria Vasquez, Stacie L. Tate, Jerome C. Harste

    How can teacher educators engage pre-service and in-service teachers in learning about and framing their teaching from a critical literacy perspective? What does this mean? Why is it important? To address these questions, this book offers a theoretical framework and detailed examples, pedagogical...

    Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
18. International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education

    Edited by Robert B. Stevenson, Michael Brody, Justin Dillon, Arjen E.J. Wals

    The environment and contested notions of sustainability are increasingly topics of public interest, political debate, and legislation across the world. Environmental education journals now publish research from a wide variety of methodological traditions that show linkages between the environment,...

    Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
19. Nature Education with Young Children

    Integrating Inquiry and Practice

    Edited by Daniel R. Meier, Stephanie Sisk-Hilton

    Nature Education with Young Children is a thoughtful, sophisticated teacher resource that blends theory and practice on nature education, children's inquiry-based learning, and reflective teaching. The book’s guiding conceptual framework is founded upon the integration of four key ideas for...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge
20. Cyber Security for Educational Leaders

    A Guide to Understanding and Implementing Technology Policies

    By Richard Phillips, Rayton R. Sianjina

    As leaders are increasingly implementing technologies into their districts and schools, they need to understand the implications and risks of doing so. Cyber Security for Educational Leaders is a much-needed text on developing, integrating, and understanding technology policies that govern schools...

    Published February 18th 2013 by Routledge