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Studying Service-Learning: Innovations in Education Research Methodology
by Shelley H. Billig Alan S. WatermanThis volume represents a breakthrough discussion of the research issues surrounding innovative pedagogies. Using service-learning as its focus, it explores ways in which researchers and evaluators can study a teaching and learning approach that has multiple goals, including both academic and affective development. The chapter authors show how to study a topic that is multilayered, complex, and involves the ways in which individuals make meaning of their experiences. Seven challenges that researchers need to grapple with in studying service-learning are identified and addressed: defining service-learning; basing service-learning research on strong theoretical foundations; refining service-learning research design and methodology; interpreting service-learning results; disseminating service-learning research findings; improving service-learning practice; and building funding to support service-learning research. In addition, practical recommendations are provided for professionals involved in doing research on service-learning and more broadly on any form of experiential education, community service and development, or educational reform. Studying Service-Learning: Innovations in Education Research Methodology is an essential resource for researchers who are interested in studying innovative teaching and learning strategies and for students who are learning about a range of research methodologies.
Subject Leadership in the Primary School: A Practical Guide for Curriculum Coordinators (1st Edition)
by Joan DeanNeed help coping with the demands of working as a subject leader? Use this book to: unravel the requirements of the subject leader/coordinator's role; improve your leadership skills; access expertise through examples of current practice; feel more confident working with senior staff; and meet the challenges posed by inclusion and managing TAs. Based on up to date TTA standards, this is a useful companion for both NQTs and more experienced teachers. It can also be used to support INSET training.
Subject Leadership in the Primary School: A Practical Guide for Curriculum Coordinators (1st Edition) (PDF)
by Joan DeanNeed help coping with the demands of working as a subject leader? Use this book to: unravel the requirements of the subject leader/coordinator's role; improve your leadership skills; access expertise through examples of current practice; feel more confident working with senior staff; and meet the challenges posed by inclusion and managing TAs. Based on up to date TTA standards, this is a useful companion for both NQTs and more experienced teachers. It can also be used to support INSET training.
Succeed in English 9-11 Years: (PDF) (Succeed In...)
by Arthur FarndellSucceed In English is specifically designed to bring clarity and understanding to the often daunting area of English grammar, punctuation and spelling. This book covers the topics studied by school pupils aged 9-11. Parents can support their child's learning and students will soon gain the confidence by working through exercises at the end of each section. Each topic is carefully explained with clear examples and an interactive marking system will encourage and reward progress. Succeed in English makes the rules of English clear and simple and will help instill the knowledge needed to gain outstanding English skills. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Succeed In... series provides concise and accessible workbooks, specifically designed to help parent's support their children's education from home. With a simple attractive layout, the books provide a comprehensive examination of each topic and a wealth of exercises to test the reader's understanding.
Succeeding In Diversity: Culture, Language And Learning In Primary Classrooms (PDF)
by Jean ContehJean Conteh traces a group of successful bilingual learners as they progress through Key Stage 2 in mainstream classrooms to show how successful children are helped by their interactions and experiences at home and school to move confidently between social worlds, cultures and languages in their daily lives. These are the fortunate children: the skills, knowledge and strategies they display in all these interactions are, as Dr Conteh describes, recognized and valued in classroom pedagogy and in assessing their achievements in school. But they are the exception - most bilingual learners are still condemned to failure in school. The implications for educational policy, teacher education and classroom practice of this case study are set out and linked in new ways with established knowledge and ideas about linguistics, learning and language in the mainstream classroom. Supported with practical suggestions and resources, this book should enable primary teachers to provide what bilingual children in their class need to learn successfully.
Supervising New Professionals in Student Affairs: A Guide for Practioners
by Steven M. Janosik Don G. Creamer Joan B. Hirt Roger B. Winston Sue A. Saunders Diane L. CooperThis handbook explains the rationale behind supervised practice, and addresses design, supervision, and ethical components that are relevant to both faculty teaching supervised practice courses and supervisors overseeing students on-site.
Supervising New Professionals in Student Affairs: A Guide for Practioners
by Steven M. Janosik Don G. Creamer Joan B. Hirt Roger B. Winston Sue A. Saunders Diane L. CooperThis handbook explains the rationale behind supervised practice, and addresses design, supervision, and ethical components that are relevant to both faculty teaching supervised practice courses and supervisors overseeing students on-site.
Supervision and Clinical Psychology: Theory, Practice and Perspectives
by Ian Fleming Linda SteenIncreased attention is now being paid to the role of supervision in both pre-qualification and post-qualification practice in clinical psychology in the UK. This definitive text addresses the issues of central concern to supervisors in clinical psychology. Senior trainers and clinicians draw on relevant research and their own experience, covering:* historical development of supervision and a review of worldwide literature on supervision* supervisory and therapy models* maximizing supervisory resources* supervisory training and effectiveness* cultural and gender issues in supervision* measuring the effectiveness of supervision* future perspectives for supervision in clinical psychology. Supervision and Clinical Psychology provides practical advice essential for clinical psychology supervisors, as well as those in psychiatry, social work and psychotherapy.
Supervision and Clinical Psychology: Theory, Practice and Perspectives
by Ian Fleming Linda SteenIncreased attention is now being paid to the role of supervision in both pre-qualification and post-qualification practice in clinical psychology in the UK. This definitive text addresses the issues of central concern to supervisors in clinical psychology. Senior trainers and clinicians draw on relevant research and their own experience, covering:* historical development of supervision and a review of worldwide literature on supervision* supervisory and therapy models* maximizing supervisory resources* supervisory training and effectiveness* cultural and gender issues in supervision* measuring the effectiveness of supervision* future perspectives for supervision in clinical psychology. Supervision and Clinical Psychology provides practical advice essential for clinical psychology supervisors, as well as those in psychiatry, social work and psychotherapy.
Supporting Communication Disorders: A Handbook for Teachers and Teaching Assistants
by Gill ThompsonThis practical handbook provides SENCOs, class teachers and teaching assistants with a step-by-step guide to the identification of speech and language disorders, a basic knowledge of the underlying causes and guidance for developing strategies for support and intervention in the classroom. It gives a foundation for assessment and differentiation, which will help the teacher or teaching assistant to work effectively in collaboration with speech and language therapists. It suggests appropriate materials and programmes of work for enabling the child to access the curriculum as fully as possible. The book includes photocopiable assessments and worksheets, which can be used as part of planning and intervention for individual children or small group work.
Supporting Communication Disorders: A Handbook for Teachers and Teaching Assistants
by Gill ThompsonThis practical handbook provides SENCOs, class teachers and teaching assistants with a step-by-step guide to the identification of speech and language disorders, a basic knowledge of the underlying causes and guidance for developing strategies for support and intervention in the classroom. It gives a foundation for assessment and differentiation, which will help the teacher or teaching assistant to work effectively in collaboration with speech and language therapists. It suggests appropriate materials and programmes of work for enabling the child to access the curriculum as fully as possible. The book includes photocopiable assessments and worksheets, which can be used as part of planning and intervention for individual children or small group work.
Sustainable Development and Learning: Framing The Issues
by Stephen Gough William ScottThis book examines the difficult and wide-ranging issues relating to how we understand our environment, our place in it, and how we choose to act. This comprehensive text provides an overview of these developing key issues, illustrating how - through schooling, higher education, professional training and development, and awareness-raising - people can bring about change, as well as engaging in debate and critique of issues. The book builds on existing work across a number of fields, as well as on original international research, in order to model the complexity of the problems, the institutional contexts in which they arise, and the interrelationships between these. Areas explored include the policy context, the links between sustainable development and learning, the economic and moral interdependence of humans and nature, the management, assessment and evaluation of learning, and globalisation. The book suggests ways in which those responsible for learning can target their efforts appropriately, matching straightforward solutions to simple problems, and designing complex interventions only where these are needed. This text will be a valuable resource for anyone studying Masters degrees and MBAs that focus on environment or sustainable development, and for professionals dealing with problems on a day-to-day basis. Though a free-standing text, its analysis is supported by a companion reader: Key Issues in Sustainable Development and Learning: a critical review.
Sustainable Development and Learning: framing the issues
by Stephen Gough William ScottThis book examines the difficult and wide-ranging issues relating to how we understand our environment, our place in it, and how we choose to act. This comprehensive text provides an overview of these developing key issues, illustrating how - through schooling, higher education, professional training and development, and awareness-raising - people can bring about change, as well as engaging in debate and critique of issues. The book builds on existing work across a number of fields, as well as on original international research, in order to model the complexity of the problems, the institutional contexts in which they arise, and the interrelationships between these. Areas explored include the policy context, the links between sustainable development and learning, the economic and moral interdependence of humans and nature, the management, assessment and evaluation of learning, and globalisation. The book suggests ways in which those responsible for learning can target their efforts appropriately, matching straightforward solutions to simple problems, and designing complex interventions only where these are needed. This text will be a valuable resource for anyone studying Masters degrees and MBAs that focus on environment or sustainable development, and for professionals dealing with problems on a day-to-day basis. Though a free-standing text, its analysis is supported by a companion reader: Key Issues in Sustainable Development and Learning: a critical review.
Symbolic Modeling of Multibody Systems (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications #112)
by J-C. Samin P. FisetteModeling and analysing multibody systems require a comprehensive understanding of the kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies. In this volume, the relevant fundamental principles are first reviewed in detail and illustrated in conformity with the multibody formalisms that follow. Whatever the kind of system (tree-like structures, closed-loop mechanisms, systems containing flexible beams or involving tire/ground contact, wheel/rail contact, etc), these multibody formalisms have a common feature in the proposed approach, viz, the symbolic generation of most of the ingredients needed to set up the model. The symbolic approach chosen, specially dedicated to multibody systems, affords various advantages: it leads to a simplification of the theoretical formulation of models, a considerable reduction in the size of generated equations and hence in resulting computing time, and also enhanced portability of the multibody models towards other specific environments. Moreover, the generation of multibody models as symbolic toolboxes proves to be an excellent pedagogical medium in teaching mechanics.
Systematic Reviews (Continuum Research Methods)
by Carole TorgersonAny piece of primary research ought to be preceded by a systematic review. The key advantage of a systematic review over the traditional narrative review is its ability to identify all the available eveidence in a systematic and replicable manner. This book will describe a) the key steps to undertaking a systematic review and b) the process of undertaking a meta-analysis. The book will include step-by-step examples of how to design data extraction forms, search strategies and combine in a meta-analysis.
Szymanowski, Eroticism and the Voices of Mythology
by Stephen DownesThe desire to voice the artistic revelation of the truth of a precarious, multi-faceted, yet integrated self lies behind much of Szymanowski's work. This self is projected through the voices of deities who speak languages of love. The unifying figure is Eros, who may be embodied as Dionysus, Christ, Narcissus or Orpheus, and the gospel he proclaims tells of the resurrection and freedom of the desiring subject. This book examines Szymanowski's exploration of the relationship between the authorial voice, mythology and eroticism within the context of the crisis of the modern subject in Western culture. Stephen Downes analyses mythological and erotic aspects of selected songs from the composer's early career, moving to an interpretation of the voice of the homoerotic lover, embodied as a mad muezzin, in terms of heroic notions of Orphic elegy. Discussing the encounters of King Roger with the voices of Narcissus, the Siren and Dionysus, Downes shows how the composer uses the unifying Christ/Eros figure as a means of indicating that the King might be transformed from anguished despot to loving expressive subject. The book ends with an examination of Szymanowski's desire to fuse Slavonic and Middle-Eastern mythological inspirations in an attempt to fulfil a utopian vision of a pan-European culture bound together by the spirit of Eros.
Szymanowski, Eroticism and the Voices of Mythology
by Stephen DownesThe desire to voice the artistic revelation of the truth of a precarious, multi-faceted, yet integrated self lies behind much of Szymanowski's work. This self is projected through the voices of deities who speak languages of love. The unifying figure is Eros, who may be embodied as Dionysus, Christ, Narcissus or Orpheus, and the gospel he proclaims tells of the resurrection and freedom of the desiring subject. This book examines Szymanowski's exploration of the relationship between the authorial voice, mythology and eroticism within the context of the crisis of the modern subject in Western culture. Stephen Downes analyses mythological and erotic aspects of selected songs from the composer's early career, moving to an interpretation of the voice of the homoerotic lover, embodied as a mad muezzin, in terms of heroic notions of Orphic elegy. Discussing the encounters of King Roger with the voices of Narcissus, the Siren and Dionysus, Downes shows how the composer uses the unifying Christ/Eros figure as a means of indicating that the King might be transformed from anguished despot to loving expressive subject. The book ends with an examination of Szymanowski's desire to fuse Slavonic and Middle-Eastern mythological inspirations in an attempt to fulfil a utopian vision of a pan-European culture bound together by the spirit of Eros.
Tackling Under-performance in Teachers
by Jill Earnshaw Lorrie Marchington Eve Ritchie Derek TorringtonAll headteachers will be faced with a member of staff who is under performing at some stage in their career, but knowing how to deal with the problem to everyone's benefit is not always easy. Through the use of case studies the expert authors examine ways under-performance can be handled in a range of circumstances. Clear guidance is given on procedures that should be followed to ensure actions are within a legal framework and within current directives on performance management. Key sections include:* how to handle capability issues* ill health and capability* procedures and the legal framework* performance management. Tackling Under-performance in Teachers will be a valuable resource for headteachers, school governors and LEA officers involved in school management.
Tackling Under-performance in Teachers
by Jill Earnshaw Lorrie Marchington Eve Ritchie Derek TorringtonAll headteachers will be faced with a member of staff who is under performing at some stage in their career, but knowing how to deal with the problem to everyone's benefit is not always easy. Through the use of case studies the expert authors examine ways under-performance can be handled in a range of circumstances. Clear guidance is given on procedures that should be followed to ensure actions are within a legal framework and within current directives on performance management. Key sections include:* how to handle capability issues* ill health and capability* procedures and the legal framework* performance management. Tackling Under-performance in Teachers will be a valuable resource for headteachers, school governors and LEA officers involved in school management.
The Tale of the Snail: A Rhythm and Rhyme Storybook
by Judith NichollsAll the animals are rushing to get aboard Noah's Ark. But the slow, slow, one-toe, gently-does-it, come-and-go, slip-sliding, slithery snail knows that Noah won't sail without him... This simple picture book with its bouncy rhyming text will delight pre-schoolers and help encourage their language development. Bright, contemporary artwork perfectly complements the text and adds to the fun. Part of the new 'Ladybird I'm Ready to Read' series, it is perfect for reading aloud and sharing with young children.
Talk about Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8 (Non-ser.)
by Liz Knowles Martha SmithBook clubs, literature circles, and reading groups are great ways to promote literacy and books to young readers. This new guide provides everything you need to run a dynamic, no-fuss book discussion group with elementary and middle school students. Featuring 15 titles of diverse genres, it offers discussion topics and activity ideas for some of the best new reads for kids. Brought to you by the authors of the highly acclaimed Reading Rules! Motivating Teens to Read, this guide is an outstanding resource for starting and running a stellar literary discussion group—whether it's in a school, public library, or community center. Grades 4-8.
Tatort Familie: Häusliche Gewalt im gesellschaftlichen Kontext
by Siegfried Lamnek Ralf OttermannDen Gegenstand des Buchs bilden physische, psychische und sexuelle Formen häuslicher Gewalt gegen Kinder und Eltern, Frauen und Männer. Im Unterschied zu vergleichbarer Literatur über Gewalt in der Familie stehen dabei die gesellschaftliche Problematisierungsgeschichte und die differenziellen Reaktionen auf unterschiedliche Formen häuslicher Gewalt im Vordergrund, werden der soziokulturelle bzw. sozialhistorische Kontext der Thematisierung und Problematisierung gewaltförmigen Verhaltens in intimen bzw. verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen in die Analyse und Erklärung des Phänomens mit einbezogen. Dadurch werden geschlechtsstereotype und milieutypische Selektivitäten in der gesellschaftlichen Wahrnehmung häuslicher Gewalt sowie entsprechende unbeabsichtigte Nebenfolgen bei ihrer Bekämpfung ersichtlich.
Teach the Nation: Pedagogies of Racial Uplift in U.S. Women's Writing of the 1890s (Studies in African American History and Culture)
by Anne-Elizabeth MurdyIs knowledge power? In Teach the Nation , Anne-Elizabeth Murdy explores the history and contradictions in the notion that education and literacy are vital means for improving social and political status in the US. By closely examining the rapidly shifting social context of education, and the emerging literature by and for African-American women during the 1890s, Murdy proves that the histories of education and literature are deeply connected and argues that their current lives must be regarded as mutually dependent. Teach the Nation offers a new understanding of literacy and pedagogical study and identifies how literary history enhances current feminist and anti-racist teachings. By excavating notions about education in the 1890s-as turbulent a time for American public education as today-Murdy asks readers to step back from this historical moment to better understand the contexts and institutions within which we theorize learning and teaching. In doing so, she compels readers to reimagine the potential for gaining social power through education and literature.
Teach the Nation: Pedagogies of Racial Uplift in U.S. Women's Writing of the 1890s (Studies in African American History and Culture)
by Anne-Elizabeth MurdyIs knowledge power? In Teach the Nation , Anne-Elizabeth Murdy explores the history and contradictions in the notion that education and literacy are vital means for improving social and political status in the US. By closely examining the rapidly shifting social context of education, and the emerging literature by and for African-American women during the 1890s, Murdy proves that the histories of education and literature are deeply connected and argues that their current lives must be regarded as mutually dependent. Teach the Nation offers a new understanding of literacy and pedagogical study and identifies how literary history enhances current feminist and anti-racist teachings. By excavating notions about education in the 1890s-as turbulent a time for American public education as today-Murdy asks readers to step back from this historical moment to better understand the contexts and institutions within which we theorize learning and teaching. In doing so, she compels readers to reimagine the potential for gaining social power through education and literature.
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling
by John Holt Pat FarengaThe classic and indispensable work on teaching children at home, fully updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and the growing new generation of homeschooling parents Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded edition of the book that helped launch the whole movement, Pat Farenga has distilled John Holt's timeless understanding of the ways children come to understand the world and added up-to-the-moment legal, financial, and logistical advice. No parent even considering homeschooling should be without this wise and unique reference. Rather than proposing that parents turn their homes into miniature schools, Holt and Farenga demonstrate how ordinary parents can help children grow as social, active learners. Chapters on living with children, "serious play," children and work, and learning difficulties will fascinate and encourage parents and help them enjoy each "homeschool" day. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book the bible of homeschooling families everywhere.