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  • Knowledge, Pedagogy and Society

    International Perspectives on Basil Bernstein's Sociology of Education

    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 British sociologist it is Bernstein who presents to us education as a social right and not as a ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • Pedagogic Rights and Democratic Education

    Bernsteinian explorations of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment

    Edited by Philippe Vitale, Beryl Exley ...
    The basis of Bernstein’s sociology of education lays in is his theorisation of the different approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and the implications for pedagogic rights and social justice. This edited collection presents 15 empirical case studies and theoretical accounts from 22 international scholars who focus on the experiences of students and teachers in contexts marked by ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

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  • Teaching Crowds

    Learning and Social Media

    Series series Issues in Distance Education
    Within the rapidly expanding field of educational technology, learners and educators must confront a seemingly overwhelming selection of tools designed to deliver and facilitate both online and blended learning. Many of these tools assume that learning is configured and delivered in closed contexts, through learning management systems (LMS). However, while traditional "classroom" learning is by no ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Keywords in Youth Studies

    Tracing Affects, Movements, Knowledges

    Edited by Nancy Lesko, Susan Talburt ...
    With recent attention to issues such as youth social exclusion, poverty, school underachievement, school violence, gang activity, sexuality, and youth’s interactions with media and the internet, youth studies has emerged as a significant interdisciplinary field. It has moved beyond its roots in subcultural studies to encompass a diverse array of disciplines, subfields, and theoretical orientations ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Curriculum in Abundance

    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    In this text Jardine, Clifford, and Friesen set forth their concept of curriculum as abundance and illustrate its pedagogical applications through specific examples of classroom practices, the work of specific children, and specific dilemmas, images, and curricular practices that arise in concrete classroom events. The detailed classroom examples and careful philosophical explorations illustrate ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

  • Corporatism, Social Control, and Cultural Domination in Education: From the Radical Right to Globalization

    The Selected Works of Joel Spring

    by Joel Spring ...
    Series series World Library of Educationalists
    Starting with the 1972 publication of his seminal work, Education and the Rise of the Corporate State, Joel Spring has been documenting and analyzing the politics of knowledge and education. Throughout his work he has explored the attempts to use education to advance the economic and political interests of dominant groups. The general term he uses for the relationship between schools and power is ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • Critical Voices in School Reform

    Students Living through Change

    Edited by Beth Rubin, Elena Silva ...
    School reform of one kind or another is a priority for education systems the world over. Yet the voices of students - those most affected by, and most pivotal to, the success or failure of any program of school reform - are rarely heard on this topic. This is the first book to look at school reform from the perspective of the students. The studies included in this collection focus on reform ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Language, Nation, and Identity in the Classroom

    Legacies of Modernity and Colonialism in Schooling

    Series Book 456 - Counterpoints
    Language, Nation, and Identity in the Classroom critiques the normalizing aspects of schooling and the taken-for-granted assumptions in education about culture, identity, language, and learning. The text applies theories of postmodernism, postcolonialism, and other critical cultural theories from disciplines often overlooked in the field of education. The authors illustrate the potential of these ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • See You When We Get There

    Young Teachers Working for Change

    Series series Teaching for Social Justice Series
    Gregory Michie’s first bestseller, Holler If You Hear Me, put him on the map as a compelling and passionate voice in urban education. In his new book, Michie turns his attention to young teachers of color, and once again provides readers with a unique and penetrating look inside public school classrooms. Featuring portraits of five young teachers (two African Americans, two Latinas, and one Asian ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Counting Girls Out

    The question about girls' attainment in mathematics is met with every kind of myth, false 'evidence', and theorizing about the gendered body and the gendered mind. The 'Girls and Mathematics Unit' led by Valerie Walkerdine has, over a period of ten years, carried out a detailed theoretical and empirical investigation in this area. The book tackles issues and prejudice and examines and puts into ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

  • Teacher Leadership

    The «New» Foundations of Teacher Education – A Reader – Revised edition

    Edited by Eleanor Blair ...
    Series Book 466 - Counterpoints
    Teacher leadership as a dimension of teachers’ work has never been more important. This topic has emerged as a major component of both state and national standards, and as such, it is included in most contemporary teacher education programs. Three decades of research have focused on teacher leadership as an essential element of school improvement, but its relationship to the potential ... Read more

    $75.89 CAD

  • Teaching Outside the Box but Inside the Standards

    Making Room for Dialogue

    Many educators feel caught between mandates to meet literacy standards and the desire to respond to individual students’ interests, skills, and challenges. This book illustrates how a dialogical approach to practice will enable teachers to meet the needs of today’s diverse student population within a standardized curriculum. Chapters highlight the efforts of four high school teachers to create ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD