Education Books

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41. Just Write

    An Easy-to-Use Guide to Writing at University

    By Bill Kirton, Kathleen M McMillan

    This is a basic, short guide that helps students make the transition to writing at college or university as simple as possible, providing them with the basic skills they need to write in an effective academic style. The authors draw on their own work to demystify the academic writing process that...

    Published December 6th 2006 by Routledge
42. Punctuation Matters

    Advice on Punctuation for Scientific and Technical Writing, 4th Edition

    By John Kirkman

    Punctuation Matters gives straight answers to the queries raised most frequently by practitioners in computing, engineering, medicine and science as they grapple with day-to-day tasks in writing and editing. The advice it offers is based on John Kirkman’s long experience of providing courses on...

    Published October 4th 2006 by Routledge
43. Studying Using the Web

    The Student's Guide to Using the Ultimate Information Resource

    By Brian Clegg

    Anyone can type a few keywords into a search engine. But that’s only the beginning. With Studying Using the Web you can find the right material, check its authenticity, transform it into your own original work and keep up-to-date on essential topics. The book is about how to find the right...

    Published September 27th 2006 by Routledge
44. The Urban Politics Reader

    Edited by Elizabeth Strom, John H. Mollenkopf

    Series: Routledge Urban Reader Series

    The Urban Politics Reader draws together classic and contemporary writings that best illuminate the basic questions of urban politics – how interests contend for power over the distribution of resources and why some win while others lose. Contributions from Martin Shefter, Clarence Stone, Rufus P....

    Published September 13th 2006 by Routledge
45. The Basics of Essay Writing

    By Nigel Warburton

    Essay writing is an essential skill for students at all academic levels and the ability to produce clear, well-argued essays is key to good coursework and the vast majority of written exams. This book offers the new or under-confident essay writer all the guidance and advice they need to...

    Published March 29th 2006 by Routledge
46. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

    An Introduction for Teachers and Managers

    Edited by Tim Pound

    The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a respected qualification gaining increasing currency around the world, and which has been adopted by a wide variety of schools, both public and private. In the UK, growing dissatisfaction with the A-level system has led to an intense debate about alternative...

    Published November 30th 2005 by Routledge
47. Psychology and Adult Learning

    3rd Edition

    By Mark Tennant, Mark Tennant

    The third edition of this popular book examines the role of psychology in informing adult education practice and has been fully updated to reflect the effect of changes in the structure of society, globalisation, technology and the impact of postmodernism. It explores the traditions of...

    Published September 28th 2005 by Routledge
48. Getting Straight 'A's

    A Student's Guide to Success

    By Richard Palmer

    Packed full of invaluable and practical advice, tips, quizzes and self-assessment exercises for fifteen to eighteen year olds, this guide, written with the keenest and most ambitious students in mind, will help you to maximise your academic potenitial and achieve the results you need.&...

    Published August 24th 2005 by Routledge
49. Mobile Learning

    A Handbook for Educators and Trainers

    Edited by Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, John Traxler

    Series: Open and Flexible Learning Series

    Emphasising the issues of usability, accessibility, evaluation and effectiveness and illustrated by case studies drawn from contemporary projects from around the world, this book considers: the fundamentals of mobile technologies and devices the educational foundations of modern networked learning...

    Published August 17th 2005 by Routledge
50. Students Must Write

    A Guide to Better Writing in Coursework and Examinations, 3rd Edition

    By Robert Barrass

    The third edition of this well-respected guide will help students of all subjects to write more clearly and more effectively, with valuable advice on how to: make good notes find information, cite sources and list references write better coursework assignments achieve higher grades...

    Published July 20th 2005 by Routledge