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The Imagination in Education

Extending the Boundaries of Theory and Practice

Edited By: Sean Blenkinsop

£39.99

This collection of essays centres on the theory and practice of imagination in education. The 13 essays present distinct yet converging points of view, exploring the breadth and richness of the field.

The Crisis of Schooling? Learning, Knowledge and Competencies in Modern Societies

Edited By: José Resende, Maria Manuel Vieira

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This book raises key questions about schooling in a globalized world. What does lifelong learning mean for knowledge transmission? Are competences the new form of qualification? How do teachers deal with these new professional dilemmas?

The International Context of the Spanish Civil War

Edited By: Gaynor Johnson

£39.99

Essays by leading scholars examine the wider context of the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss major debates surrounding the conflict, including whether it was a 'dress rehearsal' for the Second World War.

Essays by leading scholars examine the wider context of the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss major debates surrounding the conflict, including whether it was a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the Second World War.

The Future of Post-Human Urban Planning

A Preface to a New Theory of Density, Void, and Sustainability

By: Peter Baofu

£49.99

Is sustainability as desirable as we are led to believe? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the concern has been exaggerated, becoming a fad with ignored dark sides. This book provides a better way to understand sustainability, transcending the debate.

Gender and Victorian Reform

Edited By: Anita Rose

£34.99

Gender, along with race and class, has long been a vital part of public discourse about social reform. These essays address the overt and subtle ways gender influenced Victorian social movements, from suffrage and marriage law to beauty and religion.

Diversity and Change in Early Canadian Women’s Writing

Edited By: Jennifer Chambers

£34.99

For readers certain there were diverse, socially relevant voices in early Canadian women’s writing—and for sceptics—this collection offers proof. These essays explore the literary voices women created to work for diversity and social change in Canada.

Dominant Culture and the Education of Women

Edited By: Julia C. Paulk

£34.99

This collection explores women's struggle for education from the fourth to the twenty-first century in Europe and the Americas. It demonstrates not only the great strides women have made but also the challenges that have yet to be overcome.

This collection explores women’s struggle for education from the fourth to the twenty-first century in Europe and the Americas. It demonstrates not only the great strides women have made but also the challenges that have yet to be overcome.

Informal Learning and Digital Media

Edited By: Kirsten Drotner, Hans Siggaard Jensen, Kim Christian Schrøder

£39.99

This book provides an engaging overview of how digital media impact informal learning, with a particular focus on young people. International scholars examine these processes and discuss their implications for education, ICT and media.

Students, Staff and Academic Mobility in Higher Education

Edited By: Mike Byram

£39.99

Academic mobility in higher education is a high-profile phenomenon. This book reports research on the experience for students and staff, charting the far-reaching effects on universities, teaching, and individuals as they are forced to see themselves in a new light.

Education Landscapes in the 21st Century

Cross-cultural Challenges and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives

Edited By: Iris Guske

£44.99

With contributions from scholars and practitioners on five continents, this volume focuses on pressing themes in 21st-century pedagogy. It offers a plurality of approaches with universally applicable findings for professionals in classrooms worldwide.

Teaching Art History with New Technologies

Reflections and Case Studies

Edited By: Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Laetitia La Follette, Andrea Pappas

£24.99

New technologies offer possibilities for art history instruction. This text assists faculty with case studies from early adopters who have advanced the discipline's pedagogy. It provides practical suggestions and summarizes lessons learned for all educators.

New technologies offer possibilities for art history instruction. This text assists faculty with case studies from early adopters who have advanced the discipline’s pedagogy. It provides practical suggestions and summarizes lessons learned for all educators.

How Pupils Cope with School

By: Cedric Cullingford

£39.99

Based on pupils' experiences, this book demonstrates that the education system has a disastrous effect on young people. It thwarts their intelligence, exploits their vulnerability to trauma, and fails to fulfil its own aims. The research points to clear conclusions.

Based on pupils’ experiences, this book demonstrates that the education system has a disastrous effect on young people. It thwarts their intelligence, exploits their vulnerability to trauma, and fails to fulfil its own aims. The research points to clear conclusions.

From Hip-Hop to Hyperlinks

Teaching about Culture in the Composition Classroom

Edited By: Joanna N. Paull

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This text invigorates composition classrooms with strategies for teaching American culture. Contributors share approaches on topics like food, music, and technology, tracing course structures with student samples. Ideal for instructors at any career stage.

Tasks in Action

Task-Based Language Education from a Classroom-Based Perspective

Edited By: Kris Van den Branden, Koen Van Gorp, Machteld Verhelst

£39.99

Empirical evidence on Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) in real classrooms is lacking. This volume fills that gap, compiling studies that describe what learners and teachers actually do, providing valuable new insights into TBLT implementation.

Emerging Business Theories for Educators and Practitioners

Edited By: Maureen L. Mackenzie, Stuart L. Rosenberg

£39.99

This book offers valuable insight into the issues managers contend with and serves as a compendium for emerging business theories. Educators will find it a valued tool to help students embrace the theoretical and develop the applied.

Sustaining Excellence in ‘Communicating across the Curriculum’

Cross-Institutional Experiences and Best Practices

Edited By: Amani Elshimi, Nagwa Kassabgy

£34.99

This book presents cross-cultural best practices for using communication skills to enhance learning across disciplines. Featuring experiences from institutions worldwide, it highlights intriguing similarities and differences for scholars and teachers.

Approaches to Specialised Discourse in Higher Education and Professional Contexts

Edited By: Alejandro Curado-Fuentes, Mª Mercedes Rico-García, Patricia Edwards Rokowski

£34.99

This collection of studies on languages for specific purposes (LSP) analyses discourse across academic and professional areas. It offers valuable insights into communicative strategies and methodological approaches for teaching specialised communication skills.

Higher Education in the Asia Pacific

Challenges for the Future

Edited By: Peter Kell

£34.99

The Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region on the globe, and its universities are experiencing a dramatic surge. This insightful collection explores the key dilemmas for higher education, from international markets to the university's role in nation-building.

Battleground States

Scholarship in Contemporary America

Edited By: Michael Mooradian Lupro, Stephen Swanson

£39.99

This volume collects work from emerging scholars examining cultural scholarship in a global world. Bringing together diverse thoughts on politics, film, history, and literature, these voices explore the threads that bind us and the forces that seek to separate us.

Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Volume II

Edited By: Michael Firmin

£34.99

This volume presents highlighted papers from the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference (EQRE). The articles address methodological approaches, ESL, and action research, providing examples of both methodological rigor and important practical applications.