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Hayden, Mary, Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2021
This book addresses issues and challenges arising in the theory and practice of international education. Written by leading international experts in the field, it draws on up-to-date scholarship relating to this burgeoning area of study. The book reflects research that focuses on the increasing importance worldwide of the international schools…
Descriptors: International Education, Scholarship, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research
Fleer, Marilyn – Cambridge University Press, 2018
Child Development in Educational Settings provides a comprehensive introduction to traditional and contemporary theories of development and learning in the contexts of early childhood and primary education. Drawing upon the experiences and perspectives of children, families, educators and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars, Marilyn…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Student Diversity
Guile, David, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Beach, Dennis, Ed.; Bagley, Carl, Ed.; da Silva, Sofia Marques, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2018
This book brings an international group of writers together to offer an authoritative state-of-the-art review of, and critical reflection on, educational ethnography as it is being theorized and practiced today--from rural and remote settings to virtual and visual posts. It provides a definitive reference point and academic resource for those…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Inquiry, Research Methodology, Educational Research
Trueit, Donna, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
The first collection of the key works of the major curriculum studies scholar William E. Doll, Jr., this volume provides an overview of his scholarship over his fifty-year career and documents the theoretical and practical contribution he has made to the field. The book is organized in five thematic sections: Personal Reflections; Dewey, Piaget,…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Postmodernism, Systems Approach, Theories
Blaise, Mindy; Nuttal, Joce – Oxford University Press, 2011
"Learning to Teach in the Early Years Classroom" helps teacher education students understand the complexities of teaching in early years' classrooms. It integrates research and theory with practice through vignettes, based on authentic classroom case studies, in order to show students how educators make decisions and achieve expected outcomes.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum
Glatthorn, Allan A. – 1987
This textbook provides curriculum leaders and those preparing to become curriculum leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to exercise their leadership at several levels and in many roles. The first of the book's four sections explores the foundations of the field in chapters on the general concept of curriculum, the history of curriculum,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Schirmer, Barbara R. – 1994
This text provides preservice and inservice teachers with comprehensive information regarding how children who are deaf learn to use language in face-to-face communication, reading, and writing. The text presents both practical teaching strategies and the theoretical foundations on which teaching strategies are built. Individual chapters address…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing
Morshead, Richard W. – 1995
This college text on curriculum and educational theory presents 10 chapters, 8 of which focus on specific curriculum types. The first chapter, an introduction, identifies each of the curriculum orientations described in the succeeding chapters and examines the major theories that have been involved in curriculum development. The next eight…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classical Literature, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Kearney, Rose – 2001
This textbook, intended for registered nurses (RN's) returning to school, is designed to provide practicing RN's with professional concepts to advance their careers. The book contains 22 chapters organized in five sections. Each chapter includes chapter objectives, key terms, key points, chapter exercises, references, and a bibliography. Section I…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Development, Competence, Course Content