International Perspectives on Education

Meng Huat Chau is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education at Zhejiang International Studies University, China. Trevor Kerry is Visiting Professor at Bishop Grosseteste University College, UK. Until recently he was Professor of Education Leadership at the Centre for Educational Research and Development at Lincoln University, UK, and is the university's first Emeritus Professor. He has worked in primary, secondary, further and higher education, as well as teacher education. He has been a Senior General Advisor with a Local Authority and an Ofsted Inspector. He was Professor of Education at the College of Teachers (UK), where he was also Senior Vice-President and Journal Editor.

'Ambitious in scope and intent, this volume brings together an array of international scholars, whose work challenges interpretation of quality education in terms of basic standards of proficiency and calls for a broad conception of teaching and learning. Educators world-wide who are seeking alternatives to politically driven, process-product education will welcome this collection of theoretical and practical approaches to thinking about education, teaching and learning and teacher development. The challenges Chau and Kerry address are international in scope and call for a new kind of relationship within and among school people, including students.' Frances Schoonmaker, Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

• List of figures and tablesAbout the editors and contributors PrefaceIntroductionChau Meng Huat and Trevor KerrySection 1: Perspectives on Education Chapter 1 Multiple lenses on the mind Howard Gardner, Harvard University, USA Chapter 2 Reforming the connections: the personal, social and cognitive in learning and young people's lives Colleen McLaughlin, Cambridge University, UK Chapter 3 Self-esteem, self-confidence and individualised education Kristján Kristjánsson, University of Akureyri and School of Education, University of Iceland Chapter 4 The thinking heart: educating for wisdom and compassion John P. Miller, University of Toronto, Canada Section 2: Supporting the Learning Process Chapter 5 The art and science of effective teaching Trevor Kerry, Lincoln University, UK Chapter 6 Making thinking audible and visible via cooperative learning George Jacobs, JF New Paradigm Education, Singapore with Wang Aili, Li Xishuang & Xie Yongye, Ministry of Education, China Chapter 7 Educating values through mathematics teaching: possibilities and challenges Alan J. Bishop & Wee Tiong Seah, Monash University, Australia Section 3: Teachers and Professional Development Chapter 8 Valuing knowledge of practice: articulating a pedagogy of teacher education John Loughran, Monash University, Australia Chapter 9 Practising an ethic of caring in teaching: challenges and possibilities Michalinos Zembylas, Open University of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus Chapter 10 Too busy teaching to find time for learning? John E. C. MacBeath, Cambridge University, UK Glossary Author index Subject index