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  • Australia's Curriculum Dilemmas

    State Cultures and the Big Issues

    by Lyn Yates, Cherry Collins, Kate O'Connor ...
    Australia's Curriculum Dilemmas tells the story of Australia's recent attempts to come to grips with the big challenges of curriculum and sets up the background to understanding the debates that continue to surface as we move for the first time towards a national approach. Detailing some of the inside stories and arguments of the last 30 years about what schools should do, as well as some of the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

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  • Teaching Secondary History

    by Heather Sharp, Jonathon Dallimore, Alison Bedford, Martin Kerby, James Goulding, Treesa Clare Heath, Louise Zarmati, Darius von Güttner ...
    Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service teachers to the discipline of History. It builds on students' historical knowledge, thinking and skills and offers practical guidance on how to construct well-rounded ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Understanding Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia

    Practices and perspectives

    Edited by Joanne Ailwood ...
    In order to effectively practise as an early childhood educator it is essential to understand the theories, policies and pedagogy that shape the discipline. Understanding Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia provides core foundational knowledge that is critical for best practice.Part One looks at concepts of childhood and the development of mass education before examining influential ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Promoting Equity in Schools

    Collaboration, Inquiry and Ethical Leadership

    by Jess Harris, Suzanne Carrington, Mel Ainscow ...
    Around the world, countries are searching for ways of making their schools more effective for all children and young people. This book offers a new way of thinking about how to address this challenge. It sees improvement as requiring a collective effort that involves contributions from all members of a school community. Crucial to this is the idea of ethical leadership.Promoting Equity in Schools ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Changing Australian Education

    How policy is taking us backwards and what can be done about it

    by Alan Reid ...
    Australian education policy for the past 40 years has been heading in the wrong direction and is entirely unsuitable for preparing young people for the 21st century. Exaggeration? Sadly not.For a teacher, there is nothing more exhilarating than encouraging young people to realise the power of learning. But in our schools today, teachers spend so much time preparing their students for high-stakes ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Politics of Disability

    A Need for a Just Society Inclusive of People with Disabilities

    by Peter Gibilisco ...
    We are confronted by neoliberalism and the inhumane consequences of its economic policies. The claim that "there is no alternative" to profit-making simply denies basic features of everyday reality. The Politics of Disability asks: Just where does all of this leave people with disabilities? What are their alternatives? They are among the most downtrodden people, frequently treated as losers for ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Leading and Managing Schools

    Edited by Helen O′Sullivan, John West-Burnham ...
    School leadership and management are fundamental components of school improvement. This is the first study of its kind to relate the principles of effective leadership to the broad spectrum of school life in Ireland.A key resource for school leaders in their personal and professional study, this book critically appraises issues in leading and managing schools. The editors bring together an array ... Read more

    $74.69 USD

  • National Testing in Schools

    An Australian assessment

    Edited by Bob Lingard, Greg Thompson, Sam Sellar ...
    Series series Local/Global Issues in Education
    Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including:media responses and constructions such as league tables of performancepressures within ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Working with Children, Young People and Families

    A course book for Foundation Degrees

    Edited by Billie Oliver, Bob Pitt ...
    Series series Creating Integrated Services Series
    This book is essential reading for anyone studying and working in the new integrated children′s services. The Children′s Workforce Development Strategy sets out the basic skills and knowledge needed by people whose work brings them into regular contact with children, young people and their families. Built around this Common Core of Skills and Knowledge and packed with case studies and reflective ... Read more

    $56.69 USD

  • Effective Social Work with Children, Young People and Families

    Putting Systems Theory into Practice

    by Susan Walker ...
    This book looks at the changing context of children and young people′s services heralded by the structural, organisational and funding changes put forward in Eileen Munro′s Review of Child Protection. It is strongly grounded in research and theory, and gives specific consideration to how systems theory can help practitioners in understanding families.It highlights the need for every social work ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Curriculum in a Changing World

    50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation and inclusion

    by British Educational Research Association ...
    A collection of 50 think pieces showcasing perspectives on curriculum theory and practice, presented by the British Educational Research Association (BERA), in conjunction with the British Curriculum Forum (BCF).Written by eminent curriculum makers and innovators working across the UK and beyond, the contributions share insights into the study and practical implementation of curriculum in schools, ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Contemporary Issues in the Early Years

    Edited by Gillian Pugh, Bernadette Duffy ...
    If you are a student or practitioner in the early years sector, you need to develop a rounded understanding of key issues in this fast-moving field. This new and updated edition provides a critical examination of the essential issues in early years policy and practice. With contributions from highly regarded practitioners and researchers, this book accessibly balances theory and practical concerns ... Read more

    $58.49 USD