This work provides social, historical and philosophical perspectives in the field of early childhood education.... Læs mere
This work presents an overview of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory along with examples that educators can use in their classroom with adult literacy students.
This work offers a foundation for building an emotional-centred early childhood curriculum, linking emotional competence to school readiness and to a broad range of important childhood outcomes.
Here, Cadwell helps American educators understand what it means to use ideas from the Reggio Approach in their classrooms. She describes the growth and evolution of the work in the St Louis Region collaborative since the early 1990s.
This work explores the power of using media education to help urban teenagers develop their critical thinking and literacy skills. Here, Steven Goodman looks closely at both the problems and possibilities of this model of media education.
Here, Anne Dyson traces the influence of a wide-ranging set of ""textual toys"" from children's lives - church and hip-hop songs, rap music, movies, TV, traditional jump-rope rhymes, the words of professional sports announcers and radio deejays - upon school learning and writing.
Drawing from her experience of using cases in teacher education and in-service courses, Katherine Merseth offers a practical guide to... Læs mere
This work provides educators with advice on how to integrate preventive mental health practice into public schools. It discusses the mandate for violence... Læs mere
Here, Frank Smith aims to help the reader understand why some people find the world of mathematics so compelling while others find it so difficult. This... Læs mere
Beginning with revolutionary changes effected in tiny frontier schools in the late 19th century, and going up to early 21st century... Læs mere
In this text a group of student teachers share their candid questions, concerns, dilemmas and lessons learned about how to teach for social justice and social... Læs mere
Why and how have white people joined the fight against white supremacy in the United States? What have they risked and what have they gained? This book presents portraits of four contemporary white American activists who dedicated their lives to the struggle for civil rights.