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Research does not simply inform educators how to create a better pedagogy. Rather, it informs a service-learning practice that can transform both individuals and institutions. This book contains chapters that demonstrate just how far service-learning has come.

Dewey's idea of Project-based Learning (PBL) was introduced into the field of second language education as a way to reflect the principles of student-centered teaching (Hedge, 1993). This volume brings together the original work of international scholars from Canada, Israel, Japan, Singapore, and the US.

Presents a collection of research that attempts to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of ""identity"" and build a bridge to the realm of second language studies. This book talks about the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded in the notions of community, instructors, students, and more.

Dr. Coleman weds extant research with personal experiences to provide a contextual framework from which the reader can garner an understanding of educational issues such as parental involvement, academic achievement, teacher attitude, discipline, student motivation, and the impact of social problems.

Illustrates that as instruments of socialization and sites of ideological discourse textbooks are artefacts in introducing young people to a specific historical, cultural and socioeconomic order. This book investigates the dynamics underlying the cultural politics of education and the social movements that form it and which are formed by it.

Illustrates that as instruments of socialization and sites of ideological discourse textbooks are artefacts in introducing young people to a specific historical, cultural and socioeconomic order. This book investigates the dynamics underlying the cultural politics of education and the social movements that form it and which are formed by it.

Provides a comprehensive view of student involvement in policy formation and decision-making. This volume begins with an overview of the challenges associated with investing students with power. It outlines the benefits and problems associated with student shared governance, and offers recommendations for continuing to work with students.

Providing a discussion of curriculum and liberal education, this work compares curriculum making to the idea of ""pursuit."" It argues that curriculum is not something that we own or possess in a material sense; rather, it is an achievement that anyone involved in schooling must and should pursue.

Through the chapters in this volume we learn about the research foci and/ or questions that these classroom teachers are interested in examining, the mathematics content through which they engaged their students in these explorations, the data sources they used to make sense of their focus and questions, and their roles in the research.

Highlights the teaching that can occur in the broad context of state-level testing. This book describes the particular state history tests and examines how teachers respond to them. It analyzes the state's testing efforts and how those efforts are interpreted in the context of classroom practice.

Part of a series on research and theory dedicated to advancing readers' understanding of schools. This volume provides a range of theoretical perspectives. It underscores the significance of educational policy in contemporary public education and in particular the impact of accountability policy on school outcomes.

Part of a series on research and theory dedicated to advancing readers' understanding of schools. This volume provides a range of theoretical perspectives. It underscores the significance of educational policy in contemporary public education and in particular the impact of accountability policy on school outcomes.

This reference book is a guide for helping teachers and students master the techniques of discussing Shakespeare productions on film and television. It makes distinctions between the two media, particularly about the conceptual and physical space available in each and the choices that space, or lack of it, impose on production.

Written by Nordic researchers and teacher educators, this book provides insights into early childhood discourses and practices in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It also explores Nordic themes, trends, and practices as they emerge in the chapters on such topics as Nordic childhoods, children's perspectives, and more.

This volume seeks to deepen our understanding of the role of school districts and system-wide initiatives through a series of case studies that focus on how school districts and system-wide actors facilitate policy innovation and reform initiatives that are designed to improve student achievement.

This volume seeks to deepen our understanding of the role of school districts and system-wide initiatives through a series of case studies that focus on how school districts and system-wide actors facilitate policy innovation and reform initiatives that are designed to improve student achievement.

Social Reconstruction as a philosophy, stream of thought or ""official program"" is often synonymous with Depressioners Progressivism. This is a comprehensive treatment of Social Reconstruction, which examines its proponents, political nature, and social justice programs born of and within the tumultuous context of progressive politics.