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Embracing Indigenous Knowledge in Science and Medical Teaching

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Embracing Indigenous Knowledge in Science and Medical Teaching (Cultural Studies of Science Education) by Mariana G. Hewson
The focus of the book is on different ways of knowing: the western scientific way (reductionist, dualistic and materialist) versus the indigenous approach (holistic, non-dualistic, and spiritual). It discusses both science and medicine in the context of the challenges experienced in introducing science and medicine into Africa through imperialism, colonization, and globalization. It looks at selected indigenous African paradigms, the dominant western paradigms, and the practitioners that represent these practices. The book deals with questions concerning compatibility and incompatibility of different ways of knowing and delves into epistemological stances, and the assumptions underlying these epistemologies. The volume investigates whether, and how a person can accommodate different epistemologies, and the nature of such accommodations.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 165
File size: 20.50 MB

$30.00

Handbook of Moral and Character Education

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Handbook of Moral and Character Education (Educational Psychology Handbook) by Larry Nucci and Tobias Krettenauer
There is widespread agreement that schools should contribute to the moral development and character formation of their students. In fact, 80% of US states currently have mandates regarding character education. However, the pervasiveness of the support for moral and character education masks a high degree of controversy surrounding its meaning and methods. The purpose of this handbook is to supplant the prevalent ideological rhetoric of the field with a comprehensive, research-oriented volume that both describes the extensive changes that have occurred over the last fifteen years and points forward to the future. Now in its second edition, this book includes the latest applications of developmental and cognitive psychology to moral and character education from preschool to college settings, and much more.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1086
File size: 92.56 MB

$35.00

Second International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research

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Second International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research by Joseph Zajda
This handbook presents a global overview of developments in education and policy change during the last decade. It provides an accessible, practical and comparative source of current research that examines the intersecting and diverse discourses of this important issue.
Divided into two parts, the handbook first examines globalisation and education policy reforms, including coverage of main trends as well as specific policy issues such as gender, equity, minorities and human rights. Next, the handbook offers a comparative perspective that evaluates the ambivalent and problematic relationship between globalisation, the state and education reforms globally. It features coverage on curricula issues and education reforms in schools around the world as well as the curriculum in the global culture.
Now more than ever there is a need to understand and analyse both the intended and the unintended effects of globalisation on economic competitiveness, educational systems, the state and relevant policy changes--all as they affect individuals, the higher education sector, schools, policy-makers and powerful corporate organisations across the globe. By examining some of the major education policy issues, particularly in the light of recent shifts in education and policy research, this handbook offers readers a comprehensive picture of the impact of globalisation on education policy and reforms. It will serve as a vital sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in education.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 848
File size: 5.64 MB

$75.00

Curriculum Design and Classroom Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

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Curriculum Design and Classroom Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Information Resources Management Association

Educational pedagogy is a diverse field of study, one that all educators should be aware of and fluent in so that their classrooms may succeed.
Curriculum Design and Classroom Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents cutting-edge research on the development and implementation of various tools used to maintain the learning environment and present information to pupils as effectively as possible. In addition to educators and students of education, this multi-volume reference is intended for educational theorists, administrators, and industry professionals at all levels.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1670
File size: 32.74 MB

$500.00

The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking

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The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking (Routledge International Handbooks of Education) by Rupert Wegerif and Li Li

The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking is a comprehensive guide to research on teaching thinking. Teaching thinking is key to growing a more successful economy, is needed for increased democratic engagement and is paramount for the well-being of individuals faced with the complexity of a globalised world. However, there are questions about what we mean by ‘thinking’, how best to teach it and how best to access it, and it is these questions that the handbook explores and addresses.
Containing surveys and summaries of international, cutting edge research on every aspect of teaching thinking in a range of contexts, the handbook is thorough in its delivery, examining many different approaches and methods to help readers understand what teaching and thinking is and how we can best take this movement forward. Key topics include:

Theoretical perspectives on teaching thinking

Approaches for teaching thinking

Developing creative thinking

Developing critical thinking and metacognition

The assessment of thinking

Teaching thinking in the context of STEM

Collaborative thinking and new technology

Neuro-educational research on teaching thinking

With the importance of teaching thinking quickly growing in worldwide importance, this book is an essential guide for policy-makers, teachers and researchers who are interested and invested in the importance of teaching thinking.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 513
File size: 3.42 MB

$55.00

International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning

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International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning (Springer International Handbooks of Education) by Stephen Billett and Christian Harteis
The International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning discusses what constitutes professionalism, examines the concepts and practices of professional and practice-based learning, including associated research traditions and educational provisions. It also explores professional learning in institutions of higher and vocational education as well the practice settings where professionals work and learn, focusing on both initial and ongoing development and how that learning is assessed.
The Handbook features research from expert contributors in education, studies of the professions, and accounts of research methodologies from a range of informing disciplines. It is organized in two parts. The first part sets out conceptions of professionalism at work, how professions, work and learning can be understood, and examines the kinds of institutional practices organized for developing occupational capacities. The second part focuses on procedural issues associated with learning for and through professional practice, and how assessment of professional capacities might progress.
The key premise of this Handbook is that during both initial and ongoing professional development, individual learning processes are influenced and shaped through their professional environment and practices. Moreover, in turn, the practice and processes of learning through practice are shaped by their development, all of which are required to be understood through a range of research orientations, methods and findings.
This Handbook will appeal to academics working in fields of professional practice, including those who are concerned about developing these capacities in their students. In addition, students and research students will also find this Handbook a key reference resource to the field.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1378
File size: 15.33 MB

$100.00

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Hospitality Education

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The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Hospitality Education (Routledge Handbooks) by Dianne Dredge and David Airey
Tourism is much more than an economic sector, it is also a social, cultural, political, and environmental force that drives societal change. Understanding, responding to, and managing this change will inevitably require knowledge workers who are able to address a range of problems associated with tourism, travel, hospitality, and the increasingly complex operating environment within which they exist.
The purpose of this Handbook is to provide an insightful and authoritative account of the various issues that are shaping the higher educational world of tourism, hospitality and events education and to highlight the creative, inventive and innovative ways that educators are responding to these issues. It takes as its central focus a dynamic curriculum space shaped by internal and external factors from global to local scales, a variety of values and perspectives contributed by a range of stakeholders, and shifting philosophies about education policy, pedagogy and teaching practice. A benchmark for future curriculum design and development, it critically reviews the development of conceptual and theoretical approaches to tourism and hospitality education. The Handbook is composed of contributions from specialists in the field, is interdisciplinary in coverage and international in scope through its authorship and content.
Providing a systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on tourism and hospitality education and its future direction this is essential reading for students, researchers and academics in Tourism, Hospitality, Events, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 603
File size: 3.29 MB

$45.00

International Handbook of Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools

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International Handbook of Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools by Judith D. Chapman and Sue McNamara

The International Handbook on Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith Based Schools is international in scope. It is addressed to policy makers, academics, education professionals and members of the wider community. The book is divided into three sections.
(1) The Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context, which aims to:

Identify the educational, historical, social and cultural bases and contexts for the development of learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools across a range of international settings;
Consider the current trends, issues and controversies facing the provision and nature of education in faith-based schools;
Examine the challenges faced by faith-based schools and their role and responses to current debates concerning science and religion in society and its institutions.

(2) The Nature, Aims and Values of Education in Faith-based Schools, which aims to:

Identify and explore the distinctive philosophies, characteristics and guiding principles, values, concepts and concerns underpinning learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools;
Identify and explore ways in which such distinctive philosophies of education challenge and expand different norms and conventions in their surrounding societies and cultures;
Examine and explore some of the ways in which different conceptions within and among different religious and faith traditions guide practices in learning, teaching and leadership in various ways.

(3) Current Practice and Future Possibilities, which aims to:

Provide evidence of current educational practices that might help to inform and shape innovative and successful policies, initiatives and strategies for the development of quality learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools;
Examine the ways in which the professional learning of teachers and educational leaders in faith- based settings might be articulated and developed;
Consider the ways in which coherence and alignment might be achieved between key national priorities in education and the identity, beliefs, and the commitments of faith-based schools;
Examine what international experience shows about the place of faith-based schools in culturally rich and diverse communities and the implications of faith-based schooling for societies of the future.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 725
File size: 6.45 MB

$60.00

The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Thinking and Understanding

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The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Thinking and Understanding (Routledge International Handbooks of Education) by Sue Robson and Suzanne Flannery Quinn
This ground-breaking handbook provides a much-needed, contemporary and authoritative reference text on young children’s thinking. The different perspectives represented in the thirty-nine chapters contribute to a vibrant picture of young children, their ways of thinking and their efforts at understanding, constructing and navigating the world.
The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children’s Thinking and Understanding brings together commissioned pieces by a range of hand-picked influential, international authors from a variety of disciplines who share a high public profile for their specific developments in the theories of children’s thinking, learning and understanding.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 543
File size: 3.94 MB

$35.00

Encyclopedia of Nursing Education

Encyclopedia of Nursing Education by Mary Jane Smith PhD RN and Roger D. Carpenter PhD RN NE-BC
Written by luminaries in the field of nursing education, this is the only current and comprehensive compendium of important topics in nursing education. It contains more than 150 detailed entries from A to Z, and will be a valuable reference text for doctoral and master’s level nursing students, nurse faculty, and university and health care institution libraries worldwide. Entries have been carefully culled from recent nursing literature and six volumes of the Annual Review of Nursing Education. They follow a standard template that includes definition, historical perspectives, current use in nursing education, related issues including quality, innovations, outcomes, and a concluding summary discussing future directions. Listings are alphabetized and cross-referenced for easy access, and accompanied by a comprehensive reference list.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 434
File size: 4.48 MB

$50.00

Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation

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Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation by Guido H.E. Gendolla and Mattie Tops
How can people master their own thoughts, feelings, and actions? This question is central to the scientific study of self-regulation. The behavioral side of self-regulation has been extensively investigated over the last decades, but the biological machinery that allows people to self-regulate has mostly remained vague and unspecified. Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation corrects this imbalance. Moving beyond traditional mind-body dualities, the various contributions in the book examine how self-regulation becomes established in cardiovascular, hormonal, and central nervous systems. Particular attention is given to the dynamic interplay between affect and cognition in self-regulation. The book also addresses the psychobiology of effort, the impact of depression on self-regulation, the development of self-regulation, and the question what causes self-regulation to succeed or fail. These novel perspectives provide readers with a new, biologically informed understanding of self-awareness and self-agency. Among the topics being covered are:

Self-regulation in an evolutionary perspective.
The muscle metaphor in self-regulation in the light of current theorizing on muscle physiology.
From distraction to mindfulness: psychological and neural mechanisms of attention strategies in self-regulation.
Self-regulation in social decision-making: a neurobiological perspective.
Mental effort: brain and autonomic correlates in health and disease.
A basic and applied model of the body-mind system.

Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation provides a wealth of theoretical insights into self-regulation, with great potential for future applications for improving self-regulation in everyday life settings, including education, work, health, and interpersonal relationships. The book highlights a host of exciting new ideas and directions and is sure to provoke a great deal of thought and discussion among researchers, practitioners, and graduate-level students in psychology, education, neuroscience, medicine, and behavioral economics.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 413
File size: 7.26 MB

$100.00

The Art of Reasoning: An Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

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The Art of Reasoning: An Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (Fourth Edition) by David Kelley
A clear and accessible introduction to the elements of logic, with a wealth of problems and exercises.
Students learn logic by practicing it—by working through problems, analyzing existing arguments, and constructing their own arguments in plain language and symbolic notation. The Art of Reasoning not only introduces the principles of critical thinking and logic in a clear, accessible, and logical manner—thus practicing what it preaches—but it also provides ample opportunity for students to hone their skills and master course content.Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 627
File size: 8.00 MB

$30.00

Encyclopedia of Science Education

Encyclopedia of Science Education by Richard Gunstone

The Encyclopedia of Science Education provides a comprehensive international reference work covering the range of methodologies, perspectives, foci, and cultures of this field of inquiry, and to do so via contributions from leading researchers from around the globe. Because of the frequent ways in which scholarship in science education has led to developments in other curriculum areas, the encyclopedia has significance beyond the field of science education.
The Encyclopedia of Science Education is aimed at graduate students, researchers, developers in science education and science education research. The topics to be covered encompass all areas of science education and it includes biographical entries on science educators, as well as educators whose work has had an impact on science education as a research field.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1140
File size: 15.76 MB

$300.00

International Handbook of Interpretation in Educational Research

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International Handbook of Interpretation in Educational Research (Springer International Handbooks of Education) by Paul Smeyers, David Bridges, Nicholas C. Burbules, Morwenna Griffiths
This handbook focuses on the often neglected dimension of interpretation in educational research. It argues that all educational research is in some sense ‘interpretive’, and that understanding this issue belies some usual dualisms of thought and practice, such as the sharp dichotomy between ‘qualitative’ and ‘quantitative’ research. Interpretation extends from the very framing of the research task, through the sources which constitute the data, the process of their recording, representation and analysis, to the way in which the research is finally or provisionally presented. The thesis of the handbook is that interpretation cuts across the fields (both philosophically, organizationally and methodologically).
By covering a comprehensive range of research approaches and methodologies, the handbook gives (early career) researchers what they need to know in order to decide what particular methods can offer for various educational research contexts/fields. An extensive overview includes concrete examples of different kinds of research (not limited for example to ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’ examples as present in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, but including as well what in the German Continental tradition is labelled ‘pädagogisch’, examples from child rearing and other contexts of non-formal education) with full description and explanation of why these were chosen in particular circumstances and reflection on the wisdom or otherwise of the choice – combined in each case with consideration of the role of interpretation in the process.
The handbook includes examples of a large number of methods traditionally classified as qualitative, interpretive and quantitative used across the area of the study of education. Examples are drawn from across the globe, thus exemplifying the different ‘opportunities and constraints’ that educational research has to confront in different societies.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1645
File size: 17.66 MB

$315.00

Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education

Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education by Steve Lerman
The Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education is a comprehensive reference text, covering every topic in the field with entries ranging from short descriptions to much longer pieces where the topic warrants more elaboration. The entries provide access to theories and to research in the area and refer to the leading publications for further reading. Links will also be made to particular texts in Springer journals and e-books through SpringerReference.com. The Encyclopedia is aimed at graduate students, researchers, curriculum developers, policy makers, and others with interests in the field of mathematics education. It is planned to be 700 pages in length in its hard copy form but the text will subsequently be up-dated and developed on-line in a way that retains the integrity of the ideas, the responsibility for which will be in the hands of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board.
Editorial Board:
Michele Artigue
Ruhama Even
Melony Graven
Eva Jablonka
Robyn Jorgensen
Yoshinori Shimizu
Bharath Sriraman
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 663
File size: 9.15 MB

$250.00

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume 28

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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume 28 by Michael B. Paulsen
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology, and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 741
File size: 6.69 MB

$87.00

International Handbook on Giftedness

International Handbook on Giftedness by Larisa Shavinina
This handbook presents a panoramic view of the field of giftedness. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative account on what giftedness is, how it is measured, how it is developed, and how it affects individuals, societies, and the world as a whole. It examines in detail recent advances in gifted education. The handbook also presents the latest advances in the fast-developing areas of giftedness research and practice, such as gifted education and policy implications. In addition, coverage provides fresh ideas, from entrepreneurial giftedness to business talent, which will help galvanize and guide the study of giftedness for the next decade.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1546
File size: 17.12 MB

$235.00

Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education

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Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education by Alexander Karp and Gert Schubring

This is the first comprehensive International Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education, covering a wide spectrum of epochs and civilizations, countries and cultures. Until now, much of the research into the rich and varied history of mathematics education has remained inaccessible to the vast majority of scholars, not least because it has been written in the language, and for readers, of an individual country. And yet a historical overview, however brief, has become an indispensable element of nearly every dissertation and scholarly article. This handbook provides, for the first time, a comprehensive and systematic aid for researchers around the world in finding the information they need about historical developments in mathematics education, not only in their own countries, but globally as well.
Although written primarily for mathematics educators, this handbook will also be of interest to researchers of the history of education in general, as well as specialists in cultural and even social history.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 627
File size: 7.69 MB

$135.00

Second International Handbook of Educational Change

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Second International Handbook of Educational Change (Springer International Handbooks of Education) by Andy Hargreaves and Ann Lieberman

The two volumes of the second edition of the International Handbook of Educational Change comprise a totally new, and updated collection of the most critical and cutting-edge ideas in educational change.
Written by the most influential thinkers in the field, these volumes cover educational change at both the theoretical and practical levels. The updated handbook remains connected to the classical concerns of the field, such as educational innovation, reform, and change management, and also offers new insights into educational change that have been brought about by social change and shifting contexts of educational reform. Like the first best selling Handbook, this one will also undoubtedly become an essential resource for people involved in all spheres of education, from classroom teachers, teacher leaders and administrators to educational researchers, curriculum developers, and university professors. No other work provides such a wide-ranging and comprehensive examination of the field of educational change.

Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1100
File size: 9.55 MB

$220.00

Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

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Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning (Springer International Handbooks of Education) by David N. Aspin and Judith D. Chapman
The second edition of the International Handbook of Lifelong Learning is extensive, innovative, and international in scope, remit and vision, inviting its readers to engage in a critical re-appraisal of the theme of “lifelong learning”. It is a thorough-going, rigorous and scholarly work, with profound and wide-ranging implications for the future of educating institutions and agencies of all kinds in the conception, planning and delivery of lifelong learning initiatives. Lifelong learning requires a wholly new philosophy of learning, education and training, one that aims to facilitate a coherent set of links and pathways between work, school and education, and recognises the necessity for government to give incentives to industry and their employees so they can truly “invest” in lifelong learning. It is also a concept that is premised on the understanding of a learning society in which everyone, independent of race, creed or gender, is entitled to quality learning that is truly excellent.
This book recognises the need for profound changes in education and for goals that are critically important to education, economic advancement, and social involvement. To those concerned about the future of our society, our economy and educational provision, this book provides a richly illuminating basis for powerful debate. Drawing extensively on policy analyses, conceptual thinking and examples of informed and world-standard practice in lifelong learning endeavours in the field, both editors and authors seek to focus readers' attention on the many issues and decisions that must be addressed if lifelong learning is to become a reality for us all.
Ebook format: PDF
Ebook page: 1043
File size: 7.34 MB

$175.00

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