Education : Research

Teachers need to develop the art of noticing if they are to improve their practice and undertake successful research in their classrooms. more...

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Drawing upon a variety of academic disciplines this book explores some of the different means of understanding teaching and learning, both in and across contexts, the issues they raise and their implications for pedagogy and research. more...

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A volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. more...

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Scaffolding Literacy describes an alternative approach to literacy teaching in primary schools based on the principles of explicitly teaching how authors use words to convey meaning. The book provides a detailed description of the scaffolding literacy teaching sequence and related strategies developed at the University of Canberra over two decades. It explains why the scaffolding literacy approach enables learners to better understand the reading, language studies and writing tasks asked of them in school. more...

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This book challenges people to re-think the role of schools in a global knowledge society. It reflects on the new standards required for young people to be successful in the Knowledge Era. For educators, parents, politicians and business people this book transcends current education practices that were largely established a century ago. It identifies the conclusive relationship between education and a new labour market of independent contractors who need to be innovative, confident and life-long learners. Above all, it is essentially a story about young people. It reveals how young people relate to their new world and how we can transform education to enable them to prepare for it. It starts from a premise that young people come to school with enormous talent, skill and access to information. Unlike any previous generation, young people today have freedom of the mind through information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet and mobile phones. This book shows society and schools how to be courageous in allowing them be explorers and innovators. Schooling for the Knowledge Era breaks the mould of traditional education books and is destined to be a classic. It is a must-read book for educators and parents. more...

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