November 30, 2022
Mercieca, B. M., & McDonald, J. (2021). Sustaining Communities of Practice with Early Career Teachers: Supporting Early Career Teachers in Australian and International Primary and Secondary Schools, and Educational Social Learning Spaces. Springer Singapore. (XXII, 173 pages, £96.30, E-Book: USD $109.00, Read more…
September 25, 2018
(178 pages, £19.99, Book 1, ISBN 978-1-909675-05-6 This first book out of two books by the authors deals with issues that are affecting educators in ways that are thought-provoking and useful. The book begins with a reflection from Professor Ken Read more…
July 10, 2018
Smith, H., and A. McGrandles (eds), The Impact of Mental Health And WellBeing On Effective Learning & Teaching: A Practical Guide For Those Responsible For Learners. Airdrie: Swan and Horn (178 pages, £19.99, Book 2, ISBN 978-1-909675-06-3) This book deals Read more…
May 22, 2018
245 pages, £57.80 This book will interest you if you are working in health, care or education with adolescents. The book applies the talents of an experienced academic author and the content is divided into five key themes. This clear Read more…
November 24, 2017
This book will interest you if you are teaching and/or researching in higher education. The book combines the talents of four experienced academics who work in a variety of University settings (Dr Amanda French; Dr Matt O’Leary [Birmingham City University]; Read more…
September 28, 2017
Blanchard, J. 2017. Inside Teaching: How To Make A Difference For Every Teacher And Learner. London: Routledge (172 pages, £19.99) This is a useful book for anyone who is interested in pedagogy and teacher education. The book is written in Read more…
January 23, 2017
Regan, L., and T. Unterrainer. 2016. Standing Up For Education. London: Spokesman Books (150 pages, £7.95). Education, Education, Education Regan and Unterrainer have brought together seventeen people who stand up for education. Combining knowledge and commitment their writings provide perspective, Read more…
January 19, 2017
Ainley, P. 2016. Betraying a Generation: How Education is Failing Young People. London: Policy Press (148 pages, £7.99) ‘This is a good book and I like it’ (W.H. Auden 1971). Patrick Ainley has written a book that makes clear critical Read more…
January 16, 2017
David, M.E. 2016. Mainstream or Tributary. A Feminist Manifesto for Education. London: Polity Press. £15.99, 200 pages “I would not be seen dead walking down the street with a ‘feller’ carrying a shopping bag. It’s a woman’s job”. This was Read more…
May 13, 2016
Published under Critical Publishing Further Education Series the series editor is Susan Wallace ‘The diverse backgrounds of today’s students mean that the role of the personal tutor is more important than ever’ (Swain, 2008) The complexities of supporting the learning Read more…
March 28, 2016
Title: Learning Teaching: Becoming an Inspirational Teacher Authors: Pete Boyd, Barry Hymer and Karen Lockley Publishers: Critical Publishing, 160 pages, regular price £18.00 What is my impact on learning and learners? Learning Teaching: Becoming an Inspirational Teacher offers an interesting Read more…
September 14, 2014
Cost: $30.95 This book advocates, and offers models for, a revised system for the assessment of history for secondary aged pupils as currently practiced within the US school system. It also intends to promote an approach to historical pedagogy that Read more…
Pages: 323 Price: £19.79 This book explores the wide ranging and dynamic aspects of teaching in primary education. It is aimed primarily at trainee teachers and those engaged in continuing professional development. The text draws together the processes of Read more…
Number of pages: 115 Cost: £22.99 This book is primarily aimed at secondary PGCE and undergraduate students in Initial Teacher Education (ITE). It provides support and advice to the reader through a series of chapters relating to the teaching of Read more…
July 21, 2014
Number of pages: 232 Cost: Paperback £26.99, Hardback £90 ‘Action Research, Innovation and Change’ presents an edited volume of current writing on action research (AR) from the perspective of leading international researchers in the field. The book uses case studies, Read more…
Pages: 146 Price: £19.99 This is a practical overview for giving academic or professional presentations at conferences, symposiums, round-table discussions and other contexts. The book takes the reader through the whole process, from finding an event at which to contribute, Read more…
Number of pages: 290 Cost: None given The second decade of the 21st century has signalled some significant changes in the way we present learning in post compulsory learning. Teachers and lecturers need to be able to offer students different Read more…
May 26, 2014
162 pages Cost: full RP 90 GBP This book does exactly what it says: it explores school choice in China. However the title does not do full credit to this fascinating book which gives an interesting overview of China’s political, Read more…
April 30, 2014
288 pages This book was published in 2014 and is essentially a collection of work from across part of the globe focussing on the key issue of educational inequalities. This is an ambitious goal in itself but then to consider Read more…
Number of pages: 250 Cost: none given Our universities….are the foundation of our knowledge economy’ (BIS, 2009, p. 55) Paul Temple has gathered together academics from across the world that share an interest in higher education policy. Temple recognises that Read more…
April 17, 2014
345 pages Cost: £85 hardcover This volume forms part of the well-established series ‘Routledge Research in Education’ and is a companion piece to the earlier linguistics centred ‘Language Teaching through the Ages’ (Wheeler, 2013). As its title promises, Said’s and Read more…
April 8, 2014
Routledge in International and Comparative Education ISBN 978-0-415-83990-3 235 pages This book is part of the series that offers a ‘global platform to engage scholars in continuous academic debate on key challenges and the latest thinking on issues in the Read more…
Cost: £75.00 hardback ISBN: 978144116607490100 In her exploration of Gender. Identity and Educational Leadership, Kay Fuller discusses ‘how head teachers’ social identities – particularly pertaining to gender, social class and ethnicity – influence their leadership of diverse populations of pupils Read more…
April 2, 2014
Number of pages: 196 ISBN: 978-1-78046-018-5 Cost: £17.95 Dilemma: (a solution involving choice between two unsatisfactory alternatives; (b) a problem seemingly incapable of a satisfactory solution. New Penguin English Dictionary (2000) (p.1) This quote takes the reader on a journey Read more…
204 pages Cost: £22.99 Douglas Newton combines scholarship and accessibility to produce a worthwhile addition to the literature on the relationship between thinking and feeling. He begins with a concise introduction to some of the issues in the interaction of Read more…
March 26, 2014
ISBN: 978 0 415 82646 4 372 pages £30.99 This book is well structured and guides the reader through the inter-relationship between four key themes relating to literacy: the Linguistic and Other Sign Systems Dimensions of Literacy; the Cognitive Dimension Read more…
Edited by Kerry J. Kennedy, Gregory P Fairbrother, Zhenzhou Zhao. Routledge 2013. 268 pages. Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia. Hardback: £80.00. ISBN13: 978-0-415-50272-6 The reader is left in no doubt as to the problematic nature of the term Read more…
ISBN 978-0-415-82822-2 358 pages £55.99 This book explores the philosophy of ‘Inquiry Based Learning’ through an integrated curriculum, within the context of early years practice. It is written with a North American audience in mind, but the underlying principles of Read more…
March 22, 2014
558 pages ISBN: 978 1 4411 9170 0 AND Pollard A (ed) (2014) Readings for Reflective Teaching in Schools 2nd Edition London: Bloomsbury 484 pages ISBN: 978 1 4725 0974 1 It is very difficult to write a review of Read more…
March 19, 2014
335 pages ISBN 978-1-873927-96-0 The book is a series of essays from 23 different authors. After an overview in the introduction, and an insight into how PISA data has been used, the book is divided into four main sections: The Read more…
ISBN 978-0-415-84246-4 292 pages (242 without references and index) Cost £74.50 From the outset, Gary Marks, the author of Education, Social Background and Cognitive Ability makes clear his intention in writing this book; to challenge commonly held views on the Read more…
