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The classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children - revised and updated for a new generation of readers.

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This book proposes a philosophical framework, based on the work of John Dewey, to develop a new model for community colleges in the 21st century.

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This book proposes a philosophical framework, based on the work of John Dewey, to develop a new model for community colleges in the 21st century.

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This book examines the life-long career of John Kemeny as a teacher, educator, and president. Nelson presents a portrait of his leadership at Dartmouth College during the tumultuous times of the late 1960s and 1970s and his resolute commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, equity, and justice.

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John Henry Newman is indisputably a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Newman's educational thought. It is divided into: Intellectual biography; Critical exposition of Newman's work; and, The reception, influence and relevance of Newman's work. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, and Kant.

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

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

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John Ruskin influenced Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust and William Morris among others. A great educator, Ruskin is the force behind key debates in education today. The essays in John Ruskin and Nineteenth-Century Education examine Ruskins influence on educating girls, libraries, creativity, grammar schools, social mobility, the environment and the future of the planet.

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Chapters cover reasons to keep a journal, techniques and definitions, recording the present, remembering the past, exploring the future, the celebration journal, reflection, problem solving and decision making, catharsis, fantasy, people, practicing fiction, reviewing the journal, and sharing the journal.

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Each of the four themed Science Fair units contains a brief introduction followed by 30 experiments related to that area of science.

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Offers a philosophical conception of justice and equality in education, examining the demands of disability and special educational needs. This book contributes to the debate on justice and equality in education by dealing with the contentious issue of provision for disabled children and children with special educational needs.

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The topic of educational provision for disabled learners is controversial in several western countries. This book makes a contribution to the debate by presenting a philosophical analysis of disability and Special Educational Needs. It deals with the question of educational equality in terms of Amartya Sen's capability approach.

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K-12 Teacher Inquiry and Reflections describes a graduate program for PK-12 teachers who have engaged in systematically studying their own classrooms. The teachers explain their action research projects and the enduring impact the MA with a focus on Reflective Practice (MARP) has had on their teaching.

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As Congress debates the reauthorization of the basic federal student aid legislation, and as governors and state legislators cope with increasingly severe budgetary problems of their own, the issues of preserving college opportunity and sharing the burden of college costs are particularly critical and timely.

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The book illuminates the national imperatives and institutional level choices African IHEs must contend with in their efforts to carve their niche on a global stage. It is a great addition to the field of comparative international education which has traditionally been dominated by the experiences of IHEs in the developed world.