Bringing together leading international researchers and drawing on the pioneering work of Douglas Barnes, this book considers ways of improving classroom talk. The book covers classroom communication and managing social relations; talk in science classrooms; using critical conversations in studying literature; exploratory talk and thinking skills; talking to learn and learning to talk in the mathematics classroom; and the 'emerging pedagogy' of the spoken word.

"Sam Miro PhD is on a roll. Newly promoted and named as 'Young Researcher of the Year' it seems his passion for science and his commitment to the environment are finally paying off. That is until he becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy to unseat the government through an act of deliberate environmental sabotage. The situation spirals out of control and as Sam is hunted down he has to draw on all his skill and resourcefulness to avert a human health disaster. Making good use of scientific fact in a fictional setting, Unearthed has been variously described as 'a great read', 'fast paced'...