This book explores African systems of thought to provide a framework for decolonizing the African mindset and philosophy courses. Using lessons rooted in real-life situations, it offers a methodology for critical analysis for students, teachers, and scholars.
The Skill Approach in Education
This book is a guide to teaching essential skills for a changing world. It covers language, science, math, psycho-social, and visual arts skills, explaining how to prepare and implement activities to help students succeed in school and beyond.
This collection explores the vital role of modern university language centres. Covering technology, creativity, methodologies and plurilingualism, its chapters show how to integrate theory with the best practices from real contexts for effective and successful language teaching.
Embark on a journey into the future of nutrition. This book explores the remarkable potential of millets as the cornerstone of tomorrow’s diet. Discover their role as functional foods, ensuring nutritional security and shaping a healthier, more sustainable future for us all.
The Aging Criminal
Global experts condense the latest scientific discoveries on severe mental illness in forensic detainees into a single, easy-to-read guide. They interpret findings from genomics into new therapeutic practices. For practitioners, researchers, patient families, and specialists.
Education in Troubled Times
This volume examines how education operates in troubled times. From the COVID-19 pandemic and political manipulation to conflict situations, it explores serious challenges affecting education and suggests ways to overcome them in their respective contexts.
Writing chemical reactions correctly is a key indicator of chemical literacy. This book teaches the fundamentals: predicting products and balancing equations. It contains 93 problems with answers and is useful for high school and university students, teachers, and professionals.
The Teaching and Learning Challenges of 21st-Century Higher Education
This book explores pedagogy in higher education, drawing on expertise from professionals in the UK, China, and Malaysia. It tackles challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic and provides practical insights for practitioners to enhance their teaching and improve student outcomes.
Educational Leadership in Changing Times
This book offers guidance on how to lead effectively through the change and complexity of the 21st century. Written by outstanding leaders from UCL’s top-ranked faculty, it provides perspectives and case studies invaluable for scholars and postgraduate students.
Based on large-scale research, this book challenges standard views to help create affirming spaces for trans*+ individuals in healthcare and education. It dives into controversies in media, medicine, and mental health, offering provocative questions and illuminating answers.
Smartphone-based Learning in the Japanese ESL Classroom
Gromik gives an account of the integration of smartphone video recording in the language classroom. He reports on the implementation process and practical issues related to this learning method, and he suggests that digital video production is a necessary academic skill.
Blended Learning and AI in Higher Education
Explore the transformation of higher education through blended learning and AI. With a focus on India and global trends, this guide offers educators practical advice on personalizing learning, navigating ethical challenges, and preparing students for a tech-driven future.
Today’s tech-savvy students learn visually and dislike traditional assessment. This book shows teachers how to make the assessment process fun and interactive. Introduce highly interactive applications and make your classes more active in the learning process.
The Pizzigoni Experimental Method in Sara Bertuzzi’s Diaries
Giuseppina Pizzigoni was a contemporary of Maria Montessori. While one is world-famous and the other unknown, both were protagonists of profound change in the Italian school system. This study explores Pizzigoni’s innovative method, continued by her disciple Sara Bertuzzi.
The brain is a muscle; a growth mindset strengthens it by rewiring neural circuits. This book provides the tools and roadmap required to bring this pedagogy into the classroom and develop a culture where students believe that ‘with practice and hard work, I can do better.’
Neohelice granulata, a Model Species for Studies on Crustaceans, Volume I
This book condenses three decades of research on the crab Neohelice granulata. An essential reference for students and researchers, it covers topics from embryonic development and ecology to population dynamics and the species’ ecological role in the ecosystem.
This book guides researchers on applying sociotechnical theories to information systems (IS) research. The first to combine multiple theories, it provides guidelines on how to apply the six most employed ones, including actor-network theory and the technology acceptance model.
Neohelice granulata, a Model Species for Studies on Crustaceans, Volume II
This book condenses 30+ years of research on the crab *Neohelice granulata*, a key model species. An essential reference for students and researchers in crustacean biology, it covers neuroanatomy, reproduction, metabolism, the visual system, and endocrine disruption.
This book explores the skills for effective language teaching in a changing world. Covering multilingualism, assessment, and digital tools, it presents innovative approaches to foster competent teachers. A valuable resource for teacher educators and scholars.
Faith in Higher Education
This book examines the church-founded model of higher education as a promising solution to current challenges, especially in developing countries. Case studies reveal this model emphasises student wellbeing over profit and delivers relevant courses over easily marketed subjects.