Moral & social purpose of education books

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The Cunning of Uncertainty

The Cunning of Uncertainty

Author: Helga Nowotny (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich)
ISBN: 9780745687629
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Uncertainty is interwoven into human existence. It is a powerful incentive in the search for knowledge and an inherent...  Read More >>

University Access and Success: Capabilities, diversity and social justice

University Access and Success: Capabilities, diversity...

Author: Merridy Wilson-Strydom (University of the Free State, South Africa)
ISBN: 9781138294400
Format: Paperback
$88.99

In this book Merridy Wilson-Strydom applies the capabilities approach to better understand university access and...  Read More >>

Girls, Gender and Physical Education: An Activist Approach

Girls, Gender and Physical Education: An Activist Approach...

Author: Kimberly L. Oliver (New Mexico State University, USA) ,  David Kirk (University of Strathclyde, UK)
ISBN: 9781138705142
Format: Paperback
$83.99

In this powerfully argued and progressive study, Kimberly Oliver and David Kirk call for a radical reconstruction...  Read More >>

Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education: Philosophies of Iethi'nihstenha Ohwentsia'kekha (Land)

Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous...

Author: Sandra Styres
ISBN: 9781487521639
Format: Paperback
$59.99

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Developing Children as Researchers: A Practical Guide to Help Children Conduct Social Research

Developing Children as Researchers: A Practical Guide...

Author: Chae-Young Kim (The Open University, UK.) ,  Kieron Sheehy (The Open University, UK)
ISBN: 9781138669253
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Encouraging young children to create and carry out their own social research projects can have significant social...  Read More >>

Igniting Wonder, Reflection, and Change in Our Schools: An Educator’s Guide to Using Authentic Stories

Igniting Wonder, Reflection, and Change in Our Schools:...

Author: Rick Jetter
ISBN: 9781138220607
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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Teacher Strike!: Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order

Teacher Strike!: Public Education and the Making of...

Author: Jon Shelton
ISBN: 9780252082368
Format: Paperback
$60.99

A wave of teacher strikes in the 1960s and 1970s roiled urban communities. Jon Shelton illuminates how this tumultuous...  Read More >>

Developing Children as Researchers: A Practical Guide to Help Children Conduct Social Research

Developing Children as Researchers: A Practical Guide...

Author: Chae-Young Kim (The Open University, UK.) ,  Kieron Sheehy (The Open University, UK)
ISBN: 9781138669260
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Encouraging young children to create and carry out their own social research projects can have significant social...  Read More >>

Teacher Strike!: Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order

Teacher Strike!: Public Education and the Making of...

Author: Jon Shelton
ISBN: 9780252040870
Format: Hardback
$239.00

A wave of teacher strikes in the 1960s and 1970s roiled urban communities. Jon Shelton illuminates how this tumultuous...  Read More >>

The Mythopoetics of Currere: Memories, Dreams, and Literary Texts as Teaching Avenues to Self-Study

The Mythopoetics of Currere: Memories, Dreams, and Literary...

Author: Mary Aswell Doll ,  William F. Pinar (University of British Columbia, Canada)
ISBN: 9781138207691
Format: Hardback
$326.00

In The Mythopoetics of Currere, Doll uses depth psychology, myth, and literature to offer a new approach to currere,...  Read More >>

Igniting Wonder, Reflection, and Change in Our Schools: An Educator’s Guide to Using Authentic Stories

Igniting Wonder, Reflection, and Change in Our Schools:...

Author: Rick Jetter
ISBN: 9781138220591
Format: Hardback
$189.00

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Re-imagining Schooling for Education: Socially Just Alternatives

Re-imagining Schooling for Education: Socially Just...

Author: Glenda McGregor ,  Martin Mills
ISBN: 9781137595508
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book provokes a conversation about what supportive schooling contexts for both students and teachers might...  Read More >>

Beyond Bystanders: Educational Leadership for a Humane Culture in a Globalizing Reality

Beyond Bystanders: Educational Leadership for a Humane...

Author: Nimrod Aloni ,  Lori Weintrob
ISBN: 9789463510257
Format: Hardback
$168.19

Beyond Bystanders calls for a shift in the professional self-image of teachers from agents of socialization to active...  Read More >>

Sociology of Education II

Sociology of Education II

Author: Stephen J. Ball (Institute of Education, University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781138827882
Format: Mixed media product
$2415.00

A new title from Routledge's Major Themes in Education series, Sociology of Education II is a four-volume anthology...  Read More >>

Vocation across the Academy: A New Vocabulary for Higher Education

Vocation across the Academy: A New Vocabulary for Higher...

Author: David S. Cunningham (Professor of Religion, Professor of Religion, Hope College)
ISBN: 9780190607104
Format: Hardback
$74.95

The language of vocation and calling can encourage faculty and students to venture out of their academic silos and...  Read More >>

The Pedagogies and Politics of Liking

The Pedagogies and Politics of Liking

Author: Adam Greteman ,  Kevin J. Burke
ISBN: 9781138287174
Format: Hardback
$326.00

This book explores the usage and significance of the word ""like"" across a wide range of disciplines, focusing...  Read More >>

The Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm: Seven Steps to Increased Student Learning

The Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm: Seven Steps to...

Author: David Pace
ISBN: 9780253024589
Format: Paperback
$66.00

However, once these mental operations have been made explicit, the teacher can model them for students, create opportunities...  Read More >>

Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools: A Reader for Teachers

Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools: A...

Author: Tamara Bibby ,  Ruth Lupton
ISBN: 9781137521552
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores...  Read More >>

The Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm: Seven Steps to Increased Student Learning

The Decoding the Disciplines Paradigm: Seven Steps to...

Author: David Pace
ISBN: 9780253024534
Format: Hardback
$198.00

However, once these mental operations have been made explicit, the teacher can model them for students, create opportunities...  Read More >>

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