Education Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Styles of Practice in Higher Education

   Exploring approaches to teaching and learning

   Edited by Carol Evans, Maria Kozhevnikov

   This book highlights important discussions occurring within the styles field that have direct relevance for the development of effective twenty-first century learning environments. Styles research in this context is used as an umbrella term to encompass cognitive styles, learning styles, and...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Lifelong Learning in the UK

   An introductory guide for Education Studies

   By Anne O'Grady

   Written specifically for Education Studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to lifelong learning and the impact it has on all areas of society. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, it explores what lifelong learning is, where learning can and does take place and who...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Self-Regulation and Early School Success

   Edited by Megan McClelland, Shauna Tominey

   Self-regulation has been identified as an important predictor of school readiness and academic achievement in young children. Children who struggle with self-regulation are at risk of experiencing peer rejection and academic difficulties. Teachers report that there is high variability in children’s...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. Reviewing Research in Special Education

   Making the Evidence Work for Practitioners

   Edited by Jennifer Doran, Seamus Hegarty

   This innovative collection combines research reviews in special education and an exploration of the findings from these reviews from practitioner and policy maker perspectives. It consists of five sets of papers, the first of which in each set presents a summary of a conventional research review,...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Innovative Business School Teaching

   Engaging the Millennial Generation

   Edited by Elaine Doyle, Patrick Buckley, Conor Carroll

   Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

   Innovative Business School Teaching showcases the latest pedagogic innovations that actively engage the millennial generation in learning within the business domain. In the context of the contemporary macro issues facing higher education, this book presents the latest teaching practices and tools...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Enabling Reflective Learning in Lifelong Career Guidance

   Edited by Ruggiera Sarcina, Simona Marchi, Furio Bednarz, Massimo Tomassini, Galina Markova, Francesco Consoli

   This book is based on a fieldwork intensive, EU funded project, aimed at sustaining the empowerment processes of career guidance practitioners by developing their awareness and use of their individual, organizational and networking resources. The field work activity was carried out in three...

   Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
7. World Yearbook of Education 1969

   Examinations

   Edited by Joseph A. Lauwerys, David G. Scanlon

   Series: World Yearbook of Education

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
8. World Yearbook of Education 1967

   Educational Planning

   Edited by George Z. F. Bereday, Joseph A. Lauwerys, Mark Blaug

   Series: World Yearbook of Education

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
9. Disability, Poverty and Education

   Edited by Nidhi Singal

   This book is a succinct and distinctive presentation of current research addressing educational issues in relation to children and young people with disabilities in Southern contexts. Even though people with disabilities are disproportionately over-represented in the majority world, there is a lack...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
10. Challenges and Inequalities in Lifelong Learning and Social Justice

    Edited by Susan Jackson

    The connections and interactions of lifelong learning and social justice are complex and contested. Both are seen as a means to unconditional good, with little account taken of the inequalities and equalities located in constructions of power. This book develops critical ways to engage with...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge