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The market-leading Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter G. Northouse presents an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with a focus on how theory can inform practice. Case studies and questionnaires provide...

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Studio Thinking 3 is a new edition of a now-classic text, a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It poses a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structu...

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Whether you are a Head or Deputy Head, a Head of Department or Year 3 Teacher, this book is an invaluable read. It is full of practical ways to help you, when facing one of `those' conversations with a colleague or parent, you know in your he...

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Biggs and Tang, now with Kennedy, have ensured this new edition remains an international leader for university teaching for the next decade. Denise Chalmers AM, Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia, Australia This book, a fifth edit...

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Didaktik and Curriculum in Ongoing Dialogue revives the dialogue between the continental European Didaktik tradition and the Anglo-Saxon tradition of curriculum. It highlights important research findings that bridge cultural differences and argues...

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In the face of a global pandemic, catastrophic weather events, war, racism, and attacks on democracy, how should educational leaders respond? How can leaders enable their schools and districts to be agile, safe, and effective places of learning th...

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The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at t...

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Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all...

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America has long compared its students to top-performing kids of other nations. But how do the world's education superpowers look through the eyes of an American high school student? Author Amanda Ripley follows three teenagers who chose to s...

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Originally published in 1926, 'The Richest Man in Babylon' is George S. Clason's timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. Clason founded two publishing companies and was the first to publish a road atlas of North Ame...

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In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been s...

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The No. 1 Bestseller 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian **WINNER Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023** **WINNER The Last W...

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Constructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments. It explains the ways to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones, based on i...

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The essential guideupdated, expanded, and easier to use than ever. Creating a successful literature review can be a daunting task, which is why so many researchers have relied on previous editions of this book to make the process more manageable. ...

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Knowledge comes from thinking with, from and through things, not just about them. We get to know the world around us from the inside of our being in it. Drawing on the fields of anthropology, art, architecture and education, this book addresses wh...

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Are you looking for a way to improve your project management skills? Does the prospect of agile project management keep you awake at night? Are you interested in learning how you can make use of both Kanban and Scrum methodologies in order to impr...

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This book offers a critical and reflective discussion of contemporary challenges for education relating to sustainability and post-factual truths in light of the concepts of knowledge and Bildung. The book uses the concepts of knowledge and Bildun...

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The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational vision The Second Edition of Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum ...

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Many parents feel uncomfortable with the thought of having the talk with their children, especially teenagers. But what many people dont realise is how much of sexuality education has nothing to do with sex itself. In this book, Clinical Sexologis...

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Too much change, not enough improvement   Planned changes often fail because those designing them underestimate the complexity of implementation.   Reduce Change to Increase Improvement provides a practical structure for helping system a...

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This is the type of book many teachers will keep on their desk and use the exercises very regularly; for me it is up there with Geoff Pettys Evidence-Based Teaching and Paul Ginniss The Teachers Toolkit as an essential resource. Worley is an excel...

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Veteran home educator Susan Wise Bauer outlines the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school "grammar stage,...

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Contextualising why assessment is still the single most important factor affecting student learning in higher education, this second edition of Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners offers a critical disc...

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As public schools in low income areas fell into disrepair and failed to meet the needs of disadvantaged and minority students, charter schools offered an alternative. These schools were born out of the idea that low income families should be allow...

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Experience the joy, freedom, and fulfillment God wants for you by learning the key to making God-glorifying choices: the power of pre-decision.What if we actually have the ability to break free from the pitfalls of impulsive decisions and develop ...

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From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a no...

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Create and Implement High-Impact, Low-Cost Training Programs­­In Half the Time or Better! accelerated learning­­the use of the full mind and the whole personality to speed and enhance learning­­has impressed trainers and le...

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'A manifesto for change in education with collaboration, openness and optimism at its core.' Steve Munby This ground-breaking book is both a manifesto and a call to arms to inspire all those involved in education to consider new visions ...

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Great teachers can make a huge difference to students' lives, but helping them to improve throughout their careers is vital. How can we best do this? Multiple studies suggest that instructional coaching - a school-centred approach to developi...

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GUERRILLA LEARNING IS CREATING A HOME ENVIRONMENT THAT FILLS YOUR CHILD WITH THE JOY OF LEARNING Let your daughter read her library books instead of finishing her homework . Ask your eleven-year-old's beloved third grade teacher to comment on his ...

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