Education

A comprehensive glossary for those studying plant pathology. This book provides detailed explanations of key terms in agriculture and mycology, bacteriology, virology, epidemiology, host-pathogen...

Widely regarded as one of the leading sociologists in higher education, Burton R. Clark has made significant contributions to virtually every area of the field, shaping its study for generations...

A Practical Education: Why Liberal Arts Majors Make Great Employees by Randall StrossThis book challenges common perceptions about liberal arts majors and their employability. By exploring the...

This bilingual edition of "The Little Mermaid" is specially adapted for children and features simple language to help beginners improve their reading skills. The story is retold in both Russian and...

Help Your Students Master Social Skills with This Practical Guide. This activity guide provides teachers with creative ways to teach students essential social skills, such as staying on task and...

Makeology introduces the Maker Movement and its connection to interest-driven learning. This book explores how makerspaces can be used in various educational settings, from nursery schools to higher...

A mysterious night in ancient Egypt sets Seth on a path that will lead him to the Valley of the Kings. As he navigates the deserted marketplace, two figures watch from the shadows, unaware of the...

Leading the E-learning Transformation: A Guide for Higher Education Leaders Gary E. Miller and Kathleen S. Ives present a comprehensive guide to navigating the eLearning landscape in higher...

The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program is designed to help high-ability learners develop reading comprehension skills through an inquiry process. This program uses a field-tested method...

Rethinking Diversity Frameworks in Higher Education by Edna Breinig Chun and Joe R. Feagin offers a critical analysis of exclusion in higher education, reframing understandings of everyday forms of...

The Big Dig is the first step in Rocket Phonics, a phonics-based reading programme designed to help children learn to read and spell. Written by Marisa Bennett, this book is part of the Reading...

You are a Data Person: Strategies for Using Analytics on Campus by Amelia Parnell is a guide to help professionals navigate the increasing need for data-informed decision making in their roles.With...

Improving learning through effective knowledge management is a key goal in education. This book explores how organisations can use knowledge management techniques to enhance teaching and learning.The...

The 'Generative Theory' of Education by W. Kenneth Richmond offers a radical approach to understanding the role of education in society. First published in 1975, this book presents a vision for an...

A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion and Free Speech on College Campuses In this thought-provoking book, Michael S. Roth presents a compassionate and pragmatic approach to the complex issues facing...

Genre and Graduate-Level Research Writing by An Cheng provides instructors with practical support in teaching graduate writers to navigate discipline-specific research genres. Grounded in genre-based...

Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima by Kaoru Miyazawa explores how the concept of risk society was addressed in education programs following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi power plant...

Implementing the Every Child Matters Strategy is a practical guide for senior leaders and managers responsible for leading the government's ECM strategy in primary and secondary schools and other...

Finnish Education in Practice explores the complexities and nuances of Finland's renowned education system. Written by Paivi Jarvinen-Taubert Valtonen, this book delves into the practicalities and...

Arts-Based Approaches to Business Education provides educators and facilitators with practical tools to prepare students for responsible management in contemporary organizations. This book explores...

Virtues and Virtue Education in Theory and Practice explores the relationship between virtues and their universality. This volume brings together experts from education, philosophy, and psychology to...

Leading a Creative School: A Guide to Whole-School Change This book provides an accessible overview of key issues and debates surrounding creative change in schools. It offers practical activities,...

Teaching Behavior: Managing Classrooms Through Effective Instruction by Terrance M. Scott offers practical insights into the heart of effective teaching. By focusing on instruction, this guide...

This book offers an insider's account of power dynamics in Australian education and how they influence policymaking. Drawing on organisational theory, international relations and education, it...

Defusing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom by Geoff Colvin offers practical strategies for teachers to manage problem behavior and create a more positive classroom environment. By introducing...

Brain Train Studying for Success by Richard Palmer is a highly successful study skills book that offers a positive approach to learning. With its lively and enthusiastic tone, this book provides...

Content-Focused Coaching: Transforming Mathematics Lessons is a practical guide to standards-based math teaching. This professional development program provides teachers with tools and resources to...

Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: What Really Matters for Effectiveness and ImprovementLinda Darling-Hammond explores the complexities of teacher evaluation, arguing that traditional methods often...

This guide to using educational biography with adult learners offers engaging anecdotes and insightful interpretations. Written for practitioners in various roles, it provides valuable lessons from...

This report from the Pedagogical Section of the Goetheanum offers valuable insights into understanding and discerning school readiness. At the age of six or seven, children undergo an important...

Connect historic technologies with today's STEAM concepts through hands-on crafting. This book provides guidance for turning classic crafts into transdisciplinary STEAM lessons for grades 3-8.Using...

Helping Children to be Skilful Communicators is a practical guide for parents and professionals working with young children. It explores how communication happens in various ways, including...

Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia's largest urban university, with nearly 30,000 students enrolled across two campuses in Richmond and partnerships in Northern Virginia and Doha, Qatar.The...

Policy Entrepreneurship in Education provides guidance and practical advice for education academics seeking to increase the impact of their work. By combining theory and practice, this book offers...

Pip and Bunny is the second book in a valuable collection designed to support the development of visual and literary skills. This set of six picture books explores different areas of social and...

This collection offers diverse perspectives on engaging young people in physical activity through the Activist Approach. This approach focuses on student-centered pedagogy, embodiment, inquiry-based...

Groupwork in Education and Training: Ideas in PracticeThis practical guide provides advice for educational and vocational teachers on running effective training groups. Drawing on his own experience...

Big Ideas in Primary Science: Understanding the Climate Crisis offers a fresh approach to teaching climate change. This book combines new thinking in science education with the growing need to care...

Develop effective formative assessment strategies to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom. This practical guide provides 20 high-impact assessment techniques that can be applied across...

Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research by Susan M. Gass is a comprehensive reference guide designed to support second language researchers in selecting effective techniques for...

Supporting Language and Literacy 0-5 is a practical guide for those supporting young children's language and literacy development. It provides a clear and accessible theoretical framework,...

Early Visual Skills: A Resource for Working with Children with Under-developed Visual Perceptual Skills is a practical manual designed to support children and young people with underdeveloped visual...

Wayne Au's Unequal by Design examines the impact of high-stakes standardized testing on students, teachers, and communities. The author traces the origins of these tests to the Eugenics and Social...

All Kids Can Thrive: A Holistic Education Resource for a Successful and Conscious Classroom by Sheena L Smith is a valuable resource for anyone working with children, regardless of their abilities...

Teaching Cybersecurity: A Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge in a Conventional Classroom offers a unified understanding of what must be taught to K-12 students. Based on an...

Suspended Punishment: A critical examination of school suspension's impact on Black students and their families. School suspension is often seen as a disciplinary tool to make schools safer, but it...

For students graduating from biological sciences, making informed choices about their future can be overwhelming. This practical guide offers invaluable advice and wisdom to help you navigate your...

Student Development Theory in Higher Education: A Social Psychological Approach by Terrell L. Strayhorn provides a comprehensive understanding of social psychological theories applied to higher...

This workbook provides a step-by-step introduction to phonics for early learners. By focusing on listening and sound recognition, it lays the foundation for reading and spelling skills.Each letter is...

Eco-Games Outdoor Science Simulations for Life and Earth Systems by Jennifer Baron is a practical guide to creating engaging educational activities that promote learning about ecosystems,...

Target Practice from Reading Planet's Rocket Phonics series is a fun and engaging reading book that helps children practice phonics skills. In this story, Rob and Bess are trying to clean up the...

Teaching for Democracy in an Age of Economic Disparity explores the intersections between democratic education and economic inequality in American society. This collection examines how students can...

Practice Methodologies in Education Research offers a fresh approach to researching practice in education. It addresses a major gap in research methodology scholarship by highlighting the integral...

Teach to learn, learn to teach offers practical advice for anyone looking to improve their teaching skills. The author argues that teaching is a skill that can be learned and mastered with the right...

Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: The Role of Pedagogical Leadership in Early Child Programs by Anne Marie Coughlin and Lorrie Baird is a comprehensive guide for early childhood...

Higher Education, Public Good and Markets by Jandhyala B. G. Tilak explores the major trends in higher education development, examining how liberalisation, globalisation, and marketisation have led...

Land Education: Rethinking Pedagogies of Place from Indigenous, Postcolonial, and Decolonizing Perspectives This important book offers critical analysis of education on Indigenous land, exploring the...

This book offers practical guidance to help you stay focused and motivated, making informed decisions that support your goals and well-being. By applying the principles outlined in its pages, you can...

Help your students feel welcome and engaged from day one with 50 Activities for the First Day of School. This practical guide offers a range of fun and engaging activities to help you learn students'...

For students embarking on their college journey, or those supporting them, this book offers practical guidance and insider tips to help navigate academic success.Written by experienced college...

This volume in the MLA Approaches to Teaching series provides teaching aids and critical material for Balzac's Old Goriot. It brings together essays that apply various perspectives to teaching the...

Coach Education in Football: Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives by Thomas M. Leeder explores the complexities of football coach education globally. This accessible book delves into essential...

Supporting Black Pupils and Parents: Understanding and Improving Home-school Relations by Lorna Cork provides valuable insights into the day-to-day needs and expectations of black parents and their...

The Routledge Companion to Aural Skills Pedagogy Before, In, and Beyond Higher Education by Kent D. Cleland and Paul Fleet is a comprehensive guide to teaching aural skills. It presents a holistic...

Service delivery is an integral part of every higher education professional's role, both in improving service to students and colleagues as "internal customers". Until now, professionals have relied...

Becoming a Reflective Teacher provides a comprehensive guide to developing expertise in teaching through reflective practice. This book presents research-based strategies for improving instructional...

This collection honors the significant work of Rita L. Irwin in curriculum studies and arts education, highlighting her contributions to understanding the inseparability of making, knowing, and being...

Learning and Visual Communication by David Sless explores how to harness visual communication in education. This book draws on recent research in psychology, philosophy, semiotics, cultural analysis,...

Surviving and Succeeding in Senior School Management: Getting In and Getting On provides practical guidance for those seeking to excel in senior school management roles. The book offers valuable...

An A to Z Practical Guide to Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties by Harry Ayers and Cesia Prytys provides clear and concise definitions for terms related to emotional and behavioral difficulties...

In Search of Education, Participation and Inclusion Embracing the Uncertain offers a fresh approach to delivering education for all. Jonathan Rix draws on extensive research and personal experience...

Written by Martin Bates in 2012, this thought-provoking book offers a unique perspective on our existence and the universe. Published by Lulu.com, it presents an individual's understanding of human...

The Hermeneutics of Jesuit Leadership in Higher Education: Exploring the Spirituality and Philosophy of Catholic-Jesuit PresidentsThis book offers a critical analysis of the leadership practices and...

Rabindranath Tagore's educational philosophy offers a unique approach to learning, placing the creative individual at its core. This volume provides an in-depth analysis of his highly influential...

This book examines the significant role that universities and higher education institutions have played in China's national innovation system over the last two decades. It explores how these...

The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program is designed to help high-ability learners develop their reading comprehension skills. This program uses an inquiry process to move students from basic...

Blaming Teachers by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz explores how professionalization policies in American schools have been used to blame teachers for the failures of public education. Historically,...

Why School? is a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be educated and how we think about intelligence, education, and opportunity in an open society. Mike Rose draws on his forty years...

Spike the Spy: A Fun Comic-Strip Adventure to Find Bella. Join Spike and his dad on a bike ride to visit their elderly friend Mike. When they arrive, Mike is very sad because he has lost his beloved...

A practical guide to teaching e-safety and tackling cyberbullying in primary schools. This book provides real-life examples from schools and offers guidance on setting policy, training staff,...

This volume presents original studies and rich conceptual analyses on the theoretical issues involved in using simulations and games in educational assessment. It explores how technologies can be...

This user-friendly guide presents research-based best practices for supporting families with children who have special needs from birth to age 6. It offers practical tools and strategies for...

Academic Identity and the Place of Stories: The Personal in the Professional by Susan Carter explores the changing landscape of academia in the 21st century university. This book offers a...

Pip and Bunny: A Collection for Early Years DevelopmentThis set of six picture books is designed to support the development of visual and literary skills in young readers. Each story explores...

Learning Under Neoliberalism: Ethnographies of Governance in Higher Education The rise of neoliberalism has led to significant changes in higher education worldwide. Universities are increasingly...

This collection of 15 true stories invites students to engage with essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions and summarizing. Each nonfiction story is accompanied by a...

Exploring the development of secondary comprehensive education from the 1960s to the 1980s, this book examines the tensions and transformations within the state education sector. It delves into the...

Lisa Delpit's "Multiplication Is for White People" offers a thought-provoking exploration of the persistent achievement gap in America's public schools. Drawing on her experience as an educator and...

With over 25 years of teaching and mentoring experience in online education, Russell C. Kick provides expert guidance on succeeding in online courses.This practical guide offers real-world advice and...

The Executive's Guide to Creating and Implementing an Integrated Management System is a comprehensive resource for implementing ISO International Standards in a way that optimizes performance and...

Empowered Educators in Canada explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. This volume focuses on Canada's system, highlighting its core...

This updated edition of Literacy Through Symbols provides practical ideas and examples for enhancing access to literacy through the use of symbols. Based on the experience of the authors and many...

Flexible grouping is a purposeful and fluid approach to organizing learning that can help you deliver targeted instruction, connect with student interests, boost collaboration, and build community...

The Homeschool Handbook for Parents provides a comprehensive resource to help homeschooling parents stay organized and manage their child's education effectively. This handy guide offers essential...

Education in the Best Interests of the Child addresses a persistent problem that affects millions of children worldwide. Research has consistently shown that socioeconomic status is the most powerful...

Handbook of Teaching and Learning at Business Schools: A Practice-Based Approach brings together diverse expert perspectives to rethink teaching and learning in business schools. As higher education...

Infant and Toddler Development from Conception to Age 3: A Guide for Caregivers. This comprehensive guide explores the complex journey of infant development, shedding light on babies' biological...

This 1986 critique of accountability and evaluation in education offers a sharp analysis of how different assumptions about schooling can lead to various forms of political control. Maurice Kogan...

Effective Strategies for Urban Educators Jawanza Kunjufu's comprehensive guide provides 100 practical solutions to common classroom challenges faced by educators in urban schools. With an emphasis on...

Planning Creative Literacy Lessons by Andrew Lambirth provides teachers with practical structures and ideas to plan engaging units of work that integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening. By...