Handbook of Teacher Education: Globalization, Standards and Professionalism in Times of Change
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Handbook of Teacher Education Globalization, Standards and Professionalism in Times of Change
This book provides an international review of the current state of teacher education, with chapters from an international group of teacher educators.
It focuses on major issues that are confronting teacher educators now and in the next decade. These include the impact of globalization on the profession of teaching, and how teacher education must deal with changing accountability requirements from governments and establish a set of minimum standards acceptable to enable a person to teach.
Marie Curie: A Biography
While Curie is often portrayed as a stern, one-dimensional woman so totally committed to her science that she was incapable of complex emotions, the truth is that the opposite is the case. "Marie Curie: A Biography" covers her entire lifetime, beginning with her early life and education in a Poland under the oppressive rule of the czar of Russia.
The book discusses all aspects, both personal and scientific, of her fascinating life.
The Underground History of American Education
After nine years of
research and a half-million dollar investment, The Oxford Village Press
and a tax-exempt foundation dedicated to school reform, The Odysseus
Group, announce the availability of this long-awaited bombshell:
The Underground History of American Education:
COMPLETE AND UNEXPURGATED!
Learning From Others: International Comparisons in Education
This book describes a number of international comparat
ive studiesof pupils' achievement, and examines the factors associated with
successful teaching and learning and with school effectiveness. It
describes the usefulness of such studies for policy makers, test
designers, researchers and teachers, while offering a realistic and
critical account of their limitations. Both large and small scale
studies are considered, and particular attention is given to the
contribution that international comparative research can make to
raising the standards of work, especially in school science and
mathematics, in different educational systems.
Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia
"It has never been easy to define educational technology or the scope of the profession." The editors of this encyclopedia use the introduction to try and define the phrase as well as discuss the broad aspects of it. The aim is "to provide an opportunity for those who have had little or no formal introduction to the field of educational technology to learn about its numerous applications and to recognize the relevance of educational technology to many endeavors."
More than 200 alphabetically arranged entries are the work of more than 120 contributors and fall into seven broad categories, as outlined in the topical contents list: "Foundations" (
Cognitive psychology, Human-computer interaction); "Implementation" (
Knowledge management, Rapid prototyping, Webcast); "Issues" (
Assistive technology, Copyright, Digital divide); "Leaders"; "Professional Associations"; "Projects" (
Apple Classroom of Tomorrow Project, JSTOR); and "Research and Theory" (
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning [CSCL], Visual literacy). Average entry length is five pages. Each selection includes a
see also note and references. A glossary, an index, and a list of contributors are all included in volume 2.
Despite its stated aim, this work seems best suited to students majoring in education and professionals in the education field. Those who have no background in either education or technology might find these volumes difficult to use.
