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1. The Decentring of the Traditional University

   The Future of (Self) Education in Virtually Figured Worlds

   By Russell Francis

   The Decentring of the Traditional University provides a unique perspective on the implications of media change for learning and literacy that allows us to peer into the future of (self) education. Each chapter draws on socio-cultural and activity theory to investigate how resourceful students are...

   Published June 21st 2011 by Routledge
2. Toward Defining and Improving Quality in Adult Basic Education

   Issues and Challenges

   Edited by Alisa Belzer

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
3. Defying Convention, Inventing the Future in Literary Research and Practice

   Edited by Patricia L. Anders

   Ken and Yetta Goodman are renowned and revered worldwide for their pioneering, influential work in the field of reading/literacy education. In this volume major literacy scholars from around the world pay tribute to their work and offer glimpses of what the future of literacy research and practice...

   Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
4. 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
5. The Digital Pencil

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   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
6. The Impact of Reform Instruction on Student Mathematics Achievement

   An Example of a Summative Evaluation of a Standards-Based Curriculum

   By Thomas A. Romberg, Mary C. Shafer

   Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series

   Summarizing data derived from a four-year combined longitudinal/ cross-sectional comparative study of the implementation of one standards-based middle school curriculum program, Mathematics in Context, this book demonstrates the challenges of conducting comparative longitudinal research in the...

   Published October 4th 2011 by Routledge
7. Knowledge, Pedagogy and Society

   International Perspectives on Basil Bernstein's Sociology of Education

   Edited by Daniel Frandji, Philippe Vitale

   Over the course of the late-twentieth century Basil Bernstein pioneered an original approach to educational phenomena, taking seriously questions regarding the transmission, distribution and transformation of knowledge as no other before had done. Arguing tirelessly for change, more than any other...

   Published March 7th 2012 by Routledge
8. Civic Education for Diverse Citizens in Global Times

   Rethinking Theory and Practice

   Edited by Beth C. Rubin, James M. Giarelli

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This book explores four interrelated themes: rethinking civic education in light of the diversity of U.S. society; re-examining these notions in an increasingly interconnected global context; re-considering the ways that civic education is researched and practiced; and taking stock of where we are...

   Published March 1st 2012 by Routledge
9. Language, Identity, and Stereotype Among Southeast Asian American Youth

   The Other Asian

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   This book—an ethnographic and discourse analytic study of an after-school video-making project for 1.5- and second-generation Southeast Asian American teenagers—explores the relationships among stereotype, identity, and ethnicity that emerge in this informal educational setting. ...

   Published January 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality in Education

    A Global Perspective

    Edited by N. Ken Shimahara, Ivan Z. Holowinsky, Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke

    Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

    This volume explores contemporary issues of ethnic, cultural, and national identities and their influence on the social construction of identity. These issues are analyzed from the perspective of seven nations: China, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, Wales, and the United States. While...

    Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
11. Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue

    Pedagogical and Ethical Dilemmas

    Edited by Mary Shepard Wong, Suresh Canagarajah

    The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching. This critical examination of the place of Christianity in the field is unique in presenting the voices of TESOL professionals from a wide range of religious and spiritual...

    Published June 9th 2011 by Routledge
12. English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner

    Edited by Liying Cheng, Andy Curtis

    'This volume addresses a very timely and important topic, and provides both broad and in-depth coverage of a number of large-scale English tests in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and about the Chinese learner.' – Lyle F. Bachman, From the Foreword Building on current theoretical and...

    Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
13. History of Multicultural Education

    Conceptual Frameworks and Curricular Issues

    Edited by Carl A. Grant, Thandeka K. Chapman

    This benchmark 6-volume set documents, analyzes, and critiques a comprehensive body of research on the history of multicultural education in the U.S. The volumes reflect the tenets of multicultural education, its history, its present, and individuals whose work has contributed significantly to...

    Published October 4th 2011 by Routledge