44 products in Education

Presenting Mayan history from the perspective of Mayan women--whose voices until now have not been documented--David Carey allows these women to present their worldviews in their native language, adding a rich layer

Provides guidance on how to read research and how to conduct research in the classroom. It aims to engender in teachers an awareness of the possibility of research to broaden their outlook

The training, employment and career movement of doctors is of fundamental concern to all those working in and administering the National Health Service and private medicine within Britain and around the world.

Essential reading for all involved in distance education, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the theory behind this special mode of teaching and learning, alongside international case studies of distacne education

Bringing together a team of international experts, this book explores the problems that distance education poses to the theorist.

Brings together the best of Otto Peters' work, most of which has not been previously available in English. Essays cover the historical development of distance education, from the 1950's to education in

This book provides a readable account of how educational policies are developed by the state in response to broader social, cultural, economic and political changes which are taking place. It examines the

This title looks in detail at the strong contrasts in provision traditionally made for vocationally and academically minded students, and looks at differences and similarities in practice.

The movement to take educational research out of the confines of academia and direct research projects into the settings where the knowledge is to be applied has resulted in a new approach

Containing contemporary essays from Australia, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada, this volume analyses the changes arising from convergence--changes which are seen as having the potential to revolutionize the provision of

The author takes an in-depth look at how these subjects relate to each other and at the current state of this relationship. He develops the theme that despite differences in aims, education

This work studies the design and conduct of research in HRD, examining the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Emerging debates on the purpose, nature, practice and theoretical base of

In Assessment the writers take the reader beyond the obvious function of assessment and focus upon the roles it performs in the social structuring of society.

The purpose of this book is to reorient the current agenda in education towards learning. It is an accessible discussion woven with practical examples and strategies and suggests useful follow-up reading.

In an era of political, economic and epistemological uncertainty, this book provides an accessible, critical and thorough analysis of the difficulties that beset teacher education. The authors draw on philosophical, psychological and

An exploration of the impact that new Information and Communication Technologies are having on teaching and the way children learn. The book addresses key issues in the UK and internationally.

This Open University Reader examines the practices of learning and teaching which have been developed to support lifelong learning, and the understanding and assumptions which underpin them.

The authors argue that the effective leaders of the future will be those who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer stakeholders - teachers, parents and students - an

Text looks at school reform from the perspective of the students, providing insight into how students experience changes in school structure and classroom instruction. Studies included focus on reform initiatives aimed at