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New and Published Books

  1. Towards a Theory of Schooling (Routledge Revivals)

    By David Hamilton

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1989, Towards a Theory of Schooling explores and debates the relationship between school and society. It examines the form and function of one of humankind’s most important social institutions, following the cutting edge of pedagogic innovation from mainland Europe through the...

    Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Moving Teacher Education into Urban Schools and Communities

    Prioritizing Community Strengths

    Edited by Jana Noel

    When teacher education is located on a university campus, set apart from urban schools and communities, it is easy to overlook the realities and challenges communities face as they struggle toward social, economic, cultural, and racial justice. This book describes how teacher education can become a...

    Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge

  3. Nurseries: A Design Guide

    By Mark Dudek

    Architecture can inspire young children; the very shape and form of a daycare center can not only stimulate their imagination but can help children form strong relationships and help promote development. This design guide presents all the elements of building design that combine to create the very...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  4. The Journey for Inclusive Education in the Indian Sub-Continent

    By Mithu Alur, Michael Bach

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Despite national and international commitments to Education for All, and the Millennium Development Goals to assure universal primary education by 2015, over 90% of children with disabilities remain excluded from regular education in countries of the south. This book describes a three decade-long...

    Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Developing Research in Teacher Education

    Edited by Ian Menter, Jean Murray

    Good teacher education, informed by relevant research, is judged by policy makers and practitioners alike to be central to increasing the quality of schooling in many countries of the world. Yet, in the UK, research on teacher education is often acknowledged to be less well developed than other...

    Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge

  6. The Politics of Structural Education Reform

    By Keith A. Nitta

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Education policymaking is traditionally seen as a domestic political process. The job of deciding where students will be educated, what they will be taught, who will teach them, and how it will be paid for clearly rests with some mix of district, state, and national policymakers. This book seeks to...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge

  7. Politics and the Primary Teacher

    By Peter Cunningham

    Series: Understanding Primary Education Series

    Why is primary education so high on the political agenda, and so contentious? Why is the performance of primary schools so often in the media spotlight? Why should primary teachers trouble themselves with the politics of their work? Politics and the Primary Teacher is an accessible introduction...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge

  8. Global Neoliberalism and Education and its Consequences

    Edited by Dave Hill, Ravi Kumar

    Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Neoliberalism

    In this groundbreaking critique of neoliberalism in schooling and education, an international cast of education policy analysts, educational activists and scholars deftly analyze the ideologies underlying the global, national and local neoliberalisation of schooling and education. &...

    Published October 4th 2011 by Routledge

  9. Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries

    Edited by Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones, Afroditi Kalambouka

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational...

    Published May 15th 2011 by Routledge

  10. Globalizing Education, Educating the Local

    How Method Made us Mad

    By Ian Stronach

    This book offers a critical and deconstructive account of global discourses on education, arguing that these overblown ‘hypernarratives’ are neither economically, technically nor philosophically defensible. Nor even sane. Their ‘mythic economic instrumentalism’ mimic rather than meet the economic...

    Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge