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Pierre Bourdieu is a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Bourdieu's educational thought. It is divided into: a biography; a critical exposition of Bourdieu's work; the reception and influence of Bourdieu's work; and the relevance of his work.

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This book analyses six pioneer schools for girls established between 1742 and 1910. It highlights the motivations of the men and women involved, the resistance to educating women they faced, and the ongoing potential of agency, activism, and social entrepreneurship to create awareness and change attitudes to social injustice.

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Profiles more than 30 leaders in early childhood education from the 17th century to the present and presents annotated bibliographies of primary and secondary sources.

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Writing in plain language is not something they teach in you school. But it is an art and a science, and you can learn how to do it and apply it-how to write for results. This book provides a step-by-step, example-filled guide to the critical aspects of writing in plain Englis...

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Writing in plain language is not something they teach in you school. But it is an art and a science, and you can learn how to do it and apply it-how to write for results. This book provides a step-by-step, example-filled guide to the critical aspects of writing in plain Englis...

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This work provides a knowledge base for administrators to plan and manage construction projects, and addresses specific planning tasks including public opinion polling, enrollment projections, financial planning, selecting architects and managing facilities once they are operational.

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Suitable for educational change practitioners worldwide who are responsible at any level for the planning and/or implementation and/or monitoring of changes within an institution, a locality or a region.

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Planning for Teaching Success: 30 Practical Teaching Strategies for All School Contexts is designed to provide readers with accessible tools that can help them develop meaningful lesson and unit plans in efficient ways.

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Sybouts emphasizes that the human dimension of educational planning is paramount, and that leadership and vision are essential to the effective management of change.

The volume begins with a rationale for improved planning in educational administration.

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Plato is a major thinker in education. This title offers an account of Plato's educational thought. It is divided into: intellectual biography, critical exposition of Plato's work, and, the reception and influence of Plato's work and the relevance of the work.

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First published 2007 by Continuum International Publishing Group.

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Considers various aspects of outdoor play - from its rationale in early childhood education, to incorporating it successfully into the curriculum and assessing its wider implications for teaching and learning. This title includes case studies and examples of international practice and a list of useful organizations and agencies.

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Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom is one of first practical resources that helps teachers integrate the study of video games into the classroom. The book is comprised of over 100 video game related activity ideas appropriate for Grades 4 to 12.

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This book offers a new approach for helping managers and organizations make better, more productive use of both men and women at work-an approach based on what they have in common, not on what some think divides them.

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Please Teach Me Phonics, Mrs. B. aims to help new-age elementary school students learn how to read via old school methods.

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Let Them Write: Plot Building focuses on conflict, suspense and narrative structure. Students practice first-drafting, editing, polishing and sharing original scenes and stories built around these three important elements of storytelling.

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This handbook for teachers and practitioners in communications and multicultural studies shows how to pluralise the curriculum to encourage diversity; how to recruit and retain journalism students of colour; and how to make newsrooms and classrooms more multicultural in attitude and action.

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Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, this work offers an alternative vision of education reform. It gives a portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-based settings.

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Responding to the conservative agenda of high-stakes testing, charter schools, and vouchers, Pockets of Hope offers an alternative vision of education reform. It provides an intimate portrayal of day-to-day teaching and learning in six educational projects that span both classroom and community-base