This reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in science education at the beginning of the 21st century.

This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in science education today. In order to identify what themes should be addressed in the book, thirty-eight science educators from around the world responded to the question: 'What issues are currently important in science education in your country?' The outcome is this lively and authoritative Reader, which features topics as varied as:

• globalisation
• assessment
• pupil's views on science education
• environmental education
• teaching...

In this new Reader, Ted Wragg has carefully selected contributions to reflect enduring and contemporary trends in the field of Teaching and Learning. Focusing on the major issues confronting education today, this lively and informative Reader provides a rich hand-picked resource of some of the most influential writing from leading books and journals within education today. Topics include:
* Early learning
* Teaching and learning strategies
* Teaching the wider curriculum
* Education for all
* Managing teaching and learning
* Teaching and teacher education
With a...

Provides the reader with an impressive selection of articles on the education policy and politics from a broad base, including a new introduction from the well-known editors.

This Reader brings together selected papers from leading scholars to address the most significant recent development in educational policy and politics: the impact of globalisation. The papers discuss, document and analyse evidence of globalisation's effects on the new direction of education policies and practices, and in the production of globalised agendas for the redesign of state provision and the governance of education.

The Reader is organised in two parts. The first part provides a selection of articles that interrogate globalisation and its effects from a...

This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in gender and education today.
With an emphasis on contemporary pieces that deal with issues relevant to the immediate real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Madeleine Arnot, highly regard for her work in this field, also includes a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to role of gender in the current educational climate.
Students of education, with an interest in gender...

In this new Reader, Ted Wragg has carefully selected contributions to reflect enduring trends and best practice in the field of teaching and learning.