This book explores how, and if, formal education affects peacebuilding in post-conflict societies. As schooling is often negatively implicated in violent conflict, the author highlights the widely expressed need to 'build back better' and 'transform' schooling by changing both i…
This book analyses how narrative fictions can be used by faculty and staff in the teaching of professionals in higher education. As professional life becomes ever more demanding, this book draws together the work of researchers and practitioners who have explored the tremendous …
In the book, the relationship between affect and modeling is discussed because, as educational psychologists have suggested for decades, affect directly influences achievement. Moreover, given the importance of mathematical modeling and the applications to high level mathematics…
by Michelini, Marisa, Pospiech, Gesche, Eylon, Bat-Sheva
This book is about mathematics in physics education, the difficulties students have in learning physics, and the way in which mathematization can help to improve physics teaching and learning. The book brings together different teaching and learning perspectives, and addresses b…
Around the world, the landscape of Higher Education is increasingly shaped by discourses of employability, rankings, and student satisfaction. Under these conditions, the role of universities in preparing students for all facets of life, and to contribute to the public good, is …
This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 topic study group zAffect, beliefs and identity in mathematics educationy, presents the latest trends in research in the area. Following an introduction and a survey chapter providing a concise overview of the state-of-art in the fi…
This book uses a mix of personal narratives, anecdotal evidence, and research-based findings to tell the story of a small, urban community college's efforts to develop and nurture a Community of Practice (CoP) that would galvanize the campus' adoption of Educational Technology. …
Este libro ofrece un marco pedagógico y herramientas educativas con las que garantizar una educación de calidad, inclusiva y equitativa, y promover las oportunidades de aprendizaje permanente para todos, como propone la UNESCO. A través de estas páginas, encontrarás una guía par…
“Se está configurando un modelo pedagógico, al menos un discurso alimentado por las discusiones sobre indicadores, valoración de resultados, reclamando el ajuste a un mercado laboral imprevisible, planteando disquisiciones acerca de en qué se diferencia un objetivo de un conteni…
