Educational Theory category: 17068 books
by Bongani Bantwini, Nolutho Diko, Ntombozuko Duku
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This book examines the roles of power and politics, governance and management, as well as accountability and professionalism in transforming the educational systems inherited from apartheid colonialism in South Africa. With a focus on the Eastern Cape province, with its vast stretches of rural settlements...
Culturally Responsive Leadership in Higher Education
Promoting Access, Equity, and Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Rapidly changing global demographics demand visionary, collaborative, and culturally appropriate leadership practices on university campuses. In the face of widening gaps in academic achievement and socio-economic roadblocks, Culturally Responsive Leadership in Higher Education offers a new vision...
Reconstructing Undergraduate Education
Using Learning Science To Design Effective Courses
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2004
This book is designed to introduce professors and administrators in higher education to the philosophical, theoretical, and research support for using a constructivist perspective on learning to guide the reconstruction of undergraduate education. It presents an original framework for systematically...
Instructional Process and Concepts in Theory and Practice
Improving the Teaching Process
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
This book offers an accessible, practical and engaging guide that provides sample instructional activities supported by theoretical background information, with a focus on the nature of the instructional process in relation to several variables. It approaches instructional models, strategies, methods,...
by Héfer Bembenutty, Marie C. White, Miriam R. Vélez
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
During the last several decades, self-regulation of learning has permeated all areas of learning and development, including teaching preparation programs. Self-regulatory competences are essential for successful academic achievement and performance. This book is written for teacher candidates to believe...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Designed for professionals and graduate students in the personality/social, military, and educational psychology, and assessment/evaluation communities, this volume explores the state of the art in motivational research for individuals and teams from multiple theoretical viewpoints as well as their...
Psychological Theory and Educational Practice
Human Development, Learning and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Originally published in 1971, this book was a critical introduction to the psychology of human development, learning and assessment. It was written with special attention to the needs of students of education and teachers, keeping in view the practical implications of psychological evidence. The author’s...
Service Learning as Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs, many of which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in today’s early childhood...
by Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Key human development theories that continue to guide research and practice are examined in this engaging text. Ten key theories are grouped into three families - those that emphasize biological systems, environmental factors, and those that reflect an interaction between the two. This organization...
The Chinese Dream: Educating the Future
An Educational Philosophy and Theory Chinese Educational Philosophy Reader, Volume VII
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2019
This edited collection is based on a series of articles written by Michael A Peters as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory to explore the concept of The Chinese Dream first introduced by President Xi in 2012. This seventh volume in the Editor's Choice series provides a philosophical...
by Allen Brent
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
What models in the social sciences underlie existing or proposed patterns of educational practice? What theories of knowledge inform such models and thus arguably sanction such practice? In this book, first published in 1983, the author seeks some tentative answers.
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Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
This book covers research topics in bilingual education, language policies, language contact, identity of bilingual speakers, early bilingualism, heritage languages, and more, and provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of bilingualism. Each chapter is written by...
Making Sense of Education
An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theory of Education and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2005
Making Sense of Education provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring major past and present conceptions of education, teaching and learning, this book makes philosophy of education relevant to the professional practice of teachers and student...
Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue
Vol. 13 # 1 & 2
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue (CTD) is a publication of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum (AATC), a national learned society for the scholarly field of teaching and curriculum. The field includes those working on the theory, design and evaluation of educational programs at large....