Education : Research

This invaluable text draws together an impressive selection of articles on inclusion from a broad base to bring clarity and lucidity to a complicated subject. 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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Examines the burden of poverty that children and young adults disproportionately share throughout the world. This book contains contributions from international researchers that examine some of the issues that serve to inhibit the chances of children and young adults to education and social mobility in an international context. more...

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Supervising Doctorates Downunder: Keys to effective supervision in Australia and New Zealand is a comprehensive collection of essays designed to assist doctoral supervisors, from candidate selection through to thesis examination and guiding candidates’ transition to post-doctoral life. Supervising Doctorates Downunder includes chapters on supervision– candidature agreements, ways to build effective supervision relationships, helping candidates write and think like a researcher, reviewing progress, oral presentations, candidates’ health concerns, negotiating intellectual property, working with Indigenous candidates, part-time candidature and workplace research, and preparing a thesis for examination. Carey Denholm and Terry Evans have brought together 44 deans and other experts in doctoral research to provide thorough and well-tested advice for doctoral supervisors in Australia and New Zealand. Both experienced and beginning doctoral supervisors will find this book an invaluable resource throughout the process of doctoral supervision. more...

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Teaching with Purpose provides a framework for coordinating your unique students and school with your desired educational outcomes and the education research literature. You can use this framework in several aspects of teaching: for planning lessons and units, selecting activities and curriculum, and analyzing your role as teacher. All this is explained within the book’s easy-to-grasp structure. It covers the case for a research-based teaching rationale, the elements of such a rationale, how to develop and implement it, and then how to become a mentor to others. more...

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