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  • Lost in Perfection

    Impacts of Optimisation on Culture and Psyche

    Edited by Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa ...
    Series series Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
    The permanent struggle for optimisation can be seen as one of the most significant cultural principles of contemporary Western societies: the demand for improved performance and efficiency as well as the pursuit of self-improvement are con-sidered necessary in order to keep pace with an accelerated, competitive modern-ity. This affects not only work and education, but also family life, parent ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Measured Life in the Digital Age

    Optimisation by Numbers

    Edited by Vera King, Benigna Gerisch, Hartmut Rosa ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    This book examines both the productive and counterproductive dimensions of the increasing orientation towards digital figures.Building on findings of the transdisciplinary research project "The Measured Life", the book explores the social, cultural and psychological implications of digital optimisation. The study focuses on its effects across work and organisations, relationships in social media ... Read more

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  • A Deeper Learning Companion for CLIL

    Putting Pluriliteracies into Practice

    Edited by Do Coyle, Oliver Meyer, Susanne Staschen-Dielmann ...
    If education is to prepare learners for lifelong learning, there needs to be a shift towards deeper learning: a focus on transferable knowledge and problem-solving skills alongside the development of a positive or growth mind-set. Deeper learning is inextricably linked with CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) – a revolutionary teaching approach where students study subjects in a ... Read more

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  • Cultural Sensitivity Training

    Developing the Basis for Effective Intercultural Communication

    by Susann Kowalski ...
    Develop your intercultural sensitivity-and confidently manage personal and business relations in an intercultural environment!With this book, you will learn why we all act 'automatically' in interactions with people from other groups and cultures, and how you can counteract these automatisms. The many exercises will guide you through recognizing your own cultural background, and identifying ... Read more

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  • Beyond CLIL

    Pluriliteracies Teaching for Deeper Learning

    by Do Coyle, Oliver Meyer ...
    If education is to prepare learners for lifelong learning, there needs to be a shift towards deeper learning: a focus on transferable knowledge and problem-solving skills alongside the development of a positive or growth mindset. In this book, a follow up to CLIL, the authors review new developments in the understanding of the interface between language and learning, and propose an original new ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Teaching English to Young Learners

    Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds

    Edited by Dr Janice Bland ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Guidebooks for Language Teachers
    Aimed at student teachers, educators and practitioners, Teaching English Language to Young Learners outlines and explains the crucial issues, themes and scenarios relating to this area of teaching. Each chapter by a leading international scholar offers a thorough introduction to a central theme of English as a foreign language (EFL) with preteens, with clear presentation of the theoretical ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Affect and Mathematics Education

    Fresh Perspectives on Motivation, Engagement, and Identity

    Edited by Markku S. Hannula, Gilah C. Leder, Francesca Morselli, Maike Vollstedt, Qiaoping Zhang ...
    Series series ICME-13 Monographs
    This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 topic study group “Affect, beliefs and identity in mathematics education”, presents the latest trends in research in the area. Following an introduction and a survey chapter providing a concise overview of the state-of-art in the field of mathematics-related affect, the book is divided into three main sections: motivation and values, engagement, and ... Read more

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  • Theory and Practice in EFL Teacher Education

    by HÜTTNER, Julia, MEHLMAUER-LARCHER, Barbara, REICHL, Susanne, SCHIFTNER, Barbara ...
    This volume brings together articles written by experts in the thriving field of language teacher education from a variety of geographical and institutional contexts, with a particular focus on EFL. They address the dynamic relationship between theory and practice in language teacher education by considering teacher learning as a basis for the development of professionalism. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Professional Development in Higher Education

    A Theoretical Framework for Action Research

    by Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt ...
    This study offers a theoretical framework for professional development in higher education and examines the priorities for teachers' careers in the 1990s. It may be used as a companion volume to the author's work, "Action Research in Higher Education". ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Debates in Modern Languages Education

    Edited by Patricia Driscoll, Ernesto Macaro, Ann Swarbrick ...
    Series series Debates in Subject Teaching
    Debates in Modern Languages Education offers a comprehensive introduction and synthesis of the major themes and research evidence in language learning and teaching today, providing an up-to-date, authoritative review of traditional and contemporary issues in language teaching.With chapters by leading experts in the field, thematic sections explore and consider:the importance of a wide range of ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Educating Second Language Teachers

    by Donald Freeman ...
    Series series Oxford Applied Linguistics
    Donald Freeman examines how core ideas and practices in educating second language teachers relate to and differ from teacher education in other content areas. He weaves together research in general and second language teacher education with accounts of experience and practice to examine how background knowledge is defined in language teaching. Throughout, Freeman demonstrates how understanding the ... Read more

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  • Research on Teacher Thinking (RLE Edu N)

    Understanding Professional Development

    by James Calderhead, Pam Denicolo, Christopher Day ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    This is a companion volume to the editors’ Insights into Teachers’ Thinking and Practice (Falmer Press, 1999) and seeks to carry the discussion on further illustrating that there is a continuing intensity of thought, activity and debate on how to conceptualise research on teacher thinking, and thus generate knowledge for further understanding and action. The ethical questions on undertaking ... Read more

    $70.99 USD