The visual language of technique
The book is inspired by the third seminar in a cycle connected to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano (July 2013). "Educating by Image. Teaching Styles vs Learning Styles" was the motto of this meeting. The contributions (coming from lectures, …
This book provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis of the purpose and function of student evaluation in higher education. It explores its foundations and the emerging functions, as well as its future potential to improve the quality of university teaching and student learn…
"Higher education/school partnership was introduced as the standard model of initial teacher education in England and Wales in 1993. Since then partnership and the concept of mentoring which underpins it have both developed and generated their own fields of research and literatu…
This book presents inservice teacher educatorsâ accounts of systematic inquiry into their practice in a variety of contexts throughout New Zealand. The importance of purposeful networks of practice at all levels of a system in supporting education change and improvement is a the…
International in its empirical and theoretical scope, this book contains a number of new ideas about teaching and addresses many of the recent changes that are occurring in teachers' work. It discusses both the need for change and the conditions of change in teaching.
Curriculum materials and the interaction with these materials and resources is central in teacher education and professional development. How teachers use and learn from materials fundamentally depends on the interactions between three components: the reader, the material and th…
Assessment is the daily life of a teacher; designing plans, setting questions, giving feedback and grading are all activities that teachers undertake on a regular basis. Yet, the close examination of such activities can be hindered by constraints caused by the context in which d…
' I will translate every acronym and portmanteau the panjandrums of education feel we can't live without. I will tell you which mug to buy, and where your biggest worries will come from. ' Tom Bennett, the Behaviour Guru. There are many, many teacher training books that claim to…
A comprehensive elaboration of the case study method and qualitative case studies which is anchored in a regularities perspective on cause-effect relationships.
Dimensions and Emerging Themes in Teaching Practicum establishes a forum to identify the characteristics of good practices of teaching practicum and debates key concepts and emerging themes in the field. The book takes a closer look at practicum from various dimensions and aims …
Building on the pioneering work of Malcolm Knowles and his theory of andragogy, leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood 'Ed' Holton and Richard A. Swanson, show you how to apply classic fundamentals today.
This volume focuses on work that has its origin and motivation in formal linguistics and theory-driven research on the acquisition of grammar, and on this basis tries to establish links to language pedagogy, including students and teachers beliefs about what 'grammar actually is…