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“peter ovens”

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  • Reflective Teacher Development in Primary Science

    by Peter Ovens ...
    Dominant theories about primary science contend that knowledge is the key. Ovens challenges this view, showing, through case studies, that inquiry and reflection play a significant part in the learning process. This applies to pupils, teachers and teacher educators. Taking curiosity as a pre-condition for good learning, Ovens shows that it is possible to increase the desire to learn more and learn ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Developing Inquiry for Learning

    Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

    by Peter Ovens, Frances Wells, Patricia Wallis, Cyndy Hawkins ...
    Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn and to become professional inquirers.An increasing proportion of students entering higher education seem to assume that learning is a relatively passive process. This may be the largest single limitation on their achievement. University tutors need to be able to respond creatively to ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Understanding Primary Science

    by Peter Ovens, Martin W Wenham ...
    Now in its Third Edition, this text provides the background knowledge primary teachers need to plan effective programmes of work and answer children′s questions with confidence. The new edition links explanations of scientific concepts with children′s everyday experiences to help teachers and trainees foresee how they will present the subject knowledge to their pupils.Shaped by the National ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

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    Enhancing Professional Knowledge for Classroom Practice

    by John Loughran ...
    How do expert teachers do it? How do they enhance student learning? How do they manage the dilemmas and tensions inherent in working with 25 different students in every lesson?Internationally respected teacher educator John Loughran argues that teachers’ knowledge of what they do is largely tacit and often misunderstood. In this book, he distils the essence of professional practice for classroom ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Critical Thinking

    An Exploration of Theory and Practice

    by Jennifer Moon ...
    In this book, Jennifer Moon explores and clarifies critical thinking and provides practical guidance for improving student learning and supporting the teaching process.Key themes covered include:different views of and approaches to critical thinking with an emphasis on a practical basis that can be translated into use in the classroom.links between learning, thinking and writingthe place of ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Language Teacher Education for a Global Society

    A Modular Model for Knowing, Analyzing, Recognizing, Doing, and Seeing

    by B. Kumaravadivelu ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    The field of second/foreign language teacher education is calling out for a coherent and comprehensive framework for teacher preparation in these times of accelerating economic, cultural, and educational globalization. Responding to this call, this book introduces a state-of-the-art model for developing prospective and practicing teachers into strategic thinkers, exploratory researchers, and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Subject Learning in the Primary Curriculum

    Issues in English, Science and Maths

    Edited by Jill Bourne ...
    The emphasis on subject knowledge in primary curricula is a world-wide phenomenon and has become increasingly the focus of attention in England, with the introduction of the National Curriculum and the appointment of subject co-ordinators in schools. Yet what exactly constitutes a subject and its practice remains controversial.The book is organised into five parts. Part one examines the general ... Read more

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  • Towards a Comprehensive Theory of Human Learning

    by Peter Jarvis ...
    Series series Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society
    As interest grows in theories of lifelong learning not only across society but also as an area of serious academic study, the need has arisen for a thorough and critical study of the phenomenon. This distillation of the work of renowned writer Peter Jarvis addresses this need, looking at the processes involved in human learning from birth to old age and moving the field on from previous ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Interpersonal Communication

    by Peter Hartley ...
    This fully revised and updated second edition: * outlines the main components and distinctive characteristics of interpersonal communication * offers detailed analysis of communication structures, considering their everyday applications and implications * includes new material on race, gender and sexuality * looks to the future of interpersonal communication. ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Language & Literacy in the Early Years 0-7

    by Marian R Whitehead ...
    This Fourth Edition of Language and Literacy in the Early Years has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latest developments in the field. The book provides comprehensive coverage of issues in language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to seven years. New material covers theory of mind, key persons, and social and emotional ... Read more

    $67.49 USD

  • Qualitative Researching

    by Jennifer Mason ...
    The third edition of this best-selling text guides students and researchers through the process of doing qualitative research, clearly explaining how different theoretical approaches inform what you do in practice. The text bridges the gap between ‘cookbook’ and more abstract approaches to qualitative research, by posing ‘difficult questions′ that researchers should be asking themselves . The book ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Using Narrative in Research

    by Christine Bold ...
    Using Narrative in Research by Christine Bold provides an accessible, easy-to-understand guide to the theory and practice of the use of narrative in research. Written with those new to narrative in mind, this book will enable readers to understand the origins of narrative traditions and to plan and carry out a narrative study of their own.Christine Bold′s book examines narrative approaches across ... Read more

    $78.29 USD