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  • Democratic Education

    Finding Hope in Challenging Times

    by Bertram C. Bruce ...
    In Democratic Education, Bertram Bruce insists that democracy and education rise (and fall) together. He goes beyond the generally accepted formula of education of, by, and for democracy to articulate a commitment to education with democracy — through which "educators and students work to simultaneously transform both education and society to become more democratic." The spirit of both John Dewey ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Beyond the Classroom Walls

    Imagining the Future of Education, from Community Schools to Communiversities

    by Bertram C. Bruce ...
    The book asks readers to adopt a critical and comprehensive view of education (pre-K to lifelong learning) as existing both within classroom walls, and in the surrounding world, including communities and workplaces. It presents an integrated view of online learning, community schools, communiversities, and learning through work. Our educational systems are organized in ways that make this ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Thinking with Maps

    Understanding the World through Spatialization

    by Bertram C. Bruce ...
    A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleSpatial reasoning, which promises connection across wide areas, is itself ironically often not connected to other areas of knowledge. Thinking with Maps: Understanding the World through Spatialization addresses this problem, developing its argument through historical analysis and cross-disciplinary examples involving maps. The idea of maps here ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Education's Ecosystems

    Learning through Life

    by Bertram C. Bruce ...
    Education’s Ecosystems offers a new perspective on learning that is integrated and connected to lived experience. It presents a model for salient characteristics of both biological and pedagogical ecosystems, involving diversity, interaction, emergence, construction, interpretation. Examples from around the world show how learning can be made more whole and relevant. The book should be valuable to ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Electronic Quills

    A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms

    by Bertram C. Bruce, Andee Rubin, with contributi Barnhardt and Teachers ...
    Series series Technology and Education Series
    This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include:* What does it mean to develop an ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • International Handbook of Progressive Education

    Edited by Mustafa Yunus Eryaman, Bertram C. Bruce ...
    The International Handbook of Progressive Education engages contemporary debates about the purpose of education, presenting diverse ideas developed within a broadly conceived progressive education movement. It calls for a more critical and dynamic conception of education goals as a necessary element of a healthy society. The scope is global, with contributing authors and examples from around the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Libr@ries

    Changing Information Space and Practice

    Edited by Cushla Kapitzke, Bertram C. Bruce ...
    This volume is the first to examine the social, cultural, and political implications of the shift from the traditional forms and functions of print-based libraries to the delivery of online information in educational contexts. Libr@ries are conceptualized as physical places, virtual spaces, communities of literate practice, and discourses of information work.Despite the centrality of libraries in ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Theoretical Issues in Reading Comprehension

    Perspectives from Cognitive Psychology, Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence and Education

    Edited by Rand J. Spiro, Bertram C. Bruce, William F. Brewer ...
    Series series Psychology Library Editions: Psychology of Reading
    Research in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence – the three disciplines that have the most direct application to an understanding of the mental processes in reading – is presented in this multilevel work, originally published in 1980, that attempts to provide a systematic and scientific basis for understanding and building a comprehensive theory of reading comprehension. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Progressive Education In Nepal: The Community Is the Curriculum

    by Bertram C. Bruce ...
    Nepal is a country with daunting needs in terms of basic education and other social services. At the same time, its cultural and moral wealth provide a strong basis for meaningful life and learning. In particular, it offers fertile ground for progressive education, in which learning grows out of experiences in the community. Thus, despite material poverty, the country holds the possibility of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Radicalizing Learning

    Adult Education for a Just World

    by Stephen D. Brookfield, John D. Holst ...
    Radicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision and enact this radical transformation.Specifically, the book explores the areas of adult ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • Social Work and Social Justice

    Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies

    by Michael Reisch, Charles D. Garvin ...
    Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly ... Read more

    $63.69 USD

  • Hope Beneath Our Feet

    Restoring Our Place in the Natural World

    by Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Walker, Howard Zinn ...
    Series Book 67 - Io Series
    An inspiring anthology for anyone seeking guidance, hope, and strength in the midst of our current environmental crisis—featuring writings from Barbara Kingsolver and Barry LopezThe environmental “tipping point” we approach is more palpable each day, and people are seeing it in ways they can no longer ignore—we need only turn on the news to hear the litany of what is wrong around us. Serious ... Read more

    $8.99 USD