Digital Learning in High-Needs Schools examines the challenges and affordances that arise when high-needs school communities integrate educational technologies into their unique settings. Although remote, blended, and networked learning are ubiquitous today, a number of cultural, economic, and political realities—from the digital divide and digital literacy to poverty and language barriers—…
Focusing on creating learning environments, this book explores what it means to be an innovative leader of learning and teaching in higher education. Providing practical tips and guidance to support those designing or redesigning higher education curricula, this book highlights approaches and solutions to leading change in learning and teaching. Covering all areas from an overview of external …
This book contributes to current debates about the importance of early literacy and the different ways that literacy resources offer support to parents with young children. It sheds light on the impact of policy discourse and austerity measures on community resources designed to support children’s early literacy learning. Based on an ethnographic study carried out in a small town in the Ea…
The major theme of this textbook - the idea of respectful, responsive, and reciprocal adult-infant-toddler interactions has been consistent with each edition. The underlying framework for the textbook is founded in the “Ten Principles” which is initially discussed in Chapter 1. Respectful behaviors on the part of the caregivers are the basis of the Ten Principles. The textbook refers to the…
Theories of Early Childhood Education continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the various theoretical perspectives in early childhood education from developmental psychology to critical studies, Piaget to Freire. This revised and updated edition includes additional chapters on Michael Alexander Halliday’s view of language learning and the attachment theory work of John Bowlby and Mar…
This book introduces theories of educational leadership and management and provides examples of their translation into practice. Many students studying education no longer go directly into teaching, but instead follow a diverse range of careers associated with the education sector more widely: local authorities, think tanks, charities, school trusts, administrative, and managerial roles. This b…
Teachers see the impact of pupils’ mental wellbeing on the experience of school every day. But often there is not enough practical advice on what can be done to support pupils who might need help and especially for pupils from diverse backgrounds, who might face unique challenges. This important book is a practice-facing, evidence-based guide for teachers, support staff, education students, a…
Edited by Donna Pendergast and Susanne Garvis, this new edition of Teaching Early Years provides a comprehensive overview of and introduction to educating children from birth to eight years. Structured around the key priorities for early childhood education and care – curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment – this book supports readers to develop and enhance their knowledge and understandin…
Buku ini dimaksudkan sebagai kajian multidisipliner tentang pendidikan karakter berbasis sistem Islamic Boarding school. Kajian teoritis dan praktis seputar topik tersebut dianalisis melalui pendekatan filosofis, sosiologis, dan psikologis dipadukan dalam perspektif Islam.
Dalam buku ini dijelaskan bagaimana sejat=rah dan perkembangan Taman Siswa sebagai perguruan nasional pertama yang berwawasan kebangsaan dan kemerdekaan. Taman Siswa sebagai pergerakan yang dijalankan melalui pendidikan telah berhasil mengajak masyarakat Indonesia untuk bisa mengenal pendidikan dan memahami pendidikan dan kemerdekaan sebagai hal yang sangat penting. Pendidikan karakter kebangsa…
Substansi pendidikan sebagai wadah untuk mencerdaskan, pun juga proses integrasi bangsa, proses kebudayaan, serta national and character building menjadi terabaikan. Privatisasi dan liberalisasi pendidikan ini, salah satunya ditampilkan langsung oleh RUU/UU BHP. Imbasnya, pendidikan menjadi sangat legal-formal-managerial, ekonomi-kapitalistik dan tata kelola di dalamnya pun mengerucut pada masa…