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Series: Routledge Research in Education
In most Western developed countries, adult life is increasingly organized on the basis of short-term work contracts and reduced social security funds. In this context it seems that producing efficient job-seekers and employees becomes the main aim of educational programs for the next generation....
To Be Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge
Anyone who spends time with children knows that praise works. It is a powerful motivator - praising children for good behaviour or good work builds self- esteem and self-confidence. Children love to collect stickers, certificates and rewards – so what better way is there to shape behaviour,...
To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Revivals
First published in 1987, Common Knowledge offers a radical departure from the traditionally individualistic psychologies which have underpinned modern approaches to educational theory and practice. The authors present a study of education as the creation of ‘common knowledge’ or shared...
To Be Published June 29th 2012 by Routledge
Building on earlier publications by Harry Daniels, Vygotsky and Sociology provides readers with an overview of the implications for research of the theoretical work which acknowledges a debt to the writings of L. S. Vygotsky and sociologists whose work echoes his sociogenetic commitments,...
To Be Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
How do we get from helpless baby to knowing teenager? What impact do television, computers, the internet, video games and evolving technology have on the way children's minds develop? Is cognition a question of learning and environment or of heredity? How we learn to think, perceive, remember,...
To Be Published July 2nd 2012 by Routledge
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies,...
To Be Published July 26th 2012 by Psychology Press
Automatic item generation (AIG) represents a relatively new and unique research area where specific cognitive and psychometric theories are applied to test construction practices for the purpose of producing test items using technology. The purpose of this book is to bring researchers and...
To Be Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
Comments from teachers who have used Peter Galvin’s modules for in-school training: "Excellent, puts a new light on our most challenging pupils" Deputy Head secondary school "Makes classroom management more ‘doable’" Primary school teacher "A well-organised model of classroom management that...
To Be Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
The Leonardo Effect: Motivating Children To Achieve Through Interdisciplinary Learning is based on the experiences of academics, primary teachers and head teachers who participated in NESTA funded research in schools, entitled The Leonardo Effect®. Central to The Leonardo Effect was the...
To Be Published August 31st 2012 by Routledge
In the twenty-first century, networks linking people together are of increasing importance at all ages, in everyday life, workplaces and schools. Such networks are not only means of getting the job done and of learning together, but are also ways of maintaining social and emotional support. But...
To Be Published August 31st 2012 by Routledge
