Educational Strategies & Policy

Are you an academic leader or considering taking on a leadership position in the academy? Then this book is for you, even in an era of crisis in th...

Why is it that more people can’t read and write? Why are there still so many vastly different methods of teaching literacy? Why do people still arg...

This book offers a remarkable range of research that emphasises the need to analyse the shaping of curricula under historical, social and political...

This book offers real-life depictions of how colleges and universities are remaking their Teaching & Learning practices by confronting complace...

Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education in solving une...

Many of the problem’s children face in relation to their personal lives, educational experiences and attainment are caused by factors that exist ou...

Highlighting the changing landscape of Chinese urban state schools under the pressure of recruiting a tremendous number of migrant children, this b...

Mathematics is a subject held in high esteem around the world, yet the teaching and learning of mathematics is rarely viewed as good enough and man...

This book focuses on the topic of the multiple-stakeholders that comprise the education community across the P-20 continuum. In various ways and fo...

Traditional educational approaches are increasingly ineffective for the needs of today’s learners and society more generally. A new personalised le...

This timely book explores the unique experiences of young black children during their first year of school and supports an understanding of how ent...

Are you an academic leader or considering taking on a leadership position in the academy? Then this book is for you, even in an era of crisis in th...

School Choice at the Crossroads compiles exemplary, policy-relevant research on school choice options—voucher, private, charter, and traditional pu...

Originally published in 1980 this book examines why adult education historically failed to attract working class students and whether experiences i...

Against the backdrop of labour migration and the ongoing refugee crisis, the ways in which Islam is taught and engaged with in educational settings...

Originally published in 1987 and now with an updated preface, this book distils and reflects upon major issues confronting adult educators worldwid...

Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale Contexts explores how scholars and professionals in educational measurement and asse...

This unique collection of testimonials, critical essays, and first-hand accounts demonstrates the significant contribution of campus service worker...

Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise,...

Focusing on reimagining the purpose of vocational education and training (VET) and grounded in the reality of a small cohort of young South African...

Co-published with The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF), the ninth volume in the Global Research on Teaching ...

As teachers are required to integrate an increasing number of assessment practices into the classroom, it is crucial that they have effective routi...

Originally published in 1990. Following the Swann Report of 1985 and its pleas for ‘Education for All’ the need for multicultural education in all ...

Tough topics are inescapable for journalism and mass communication academics. If it’s in the news, journalism and mass communication instructors ha...

As teachers are required to integrate an increasing number of assessment practices into the classroom, it is crucial that they have effective routi...

Are schools smart enough to detect the cognitive diversity of students? In this book we will discuss a framework that will help teachers identify t...

This significant text employs an intersectional analysis and considers the role of queer frameworks to understand the experiences of Queer People o...

Student literacy is a perennial concern in and across nations, with measurement and accountability continually ramped up at both individual student...

Undoing the Digital challenges common ways of understanding digital technology and its relationships to literacy and literacy education. The book e...

Black Appetite. White Food. invites educators to explore the nuanced manifestations of white privilege as it exists within and beyond the classroom...

This thought-provoking and experience-led book guides teachers and leaders to create anti-racist practices and to develop a curriculum for children...

Research-Informed Teacher Learning explores career-long improvements in knowledge building and the skills required in curriculum reform, transforma...

New Practices of Comparison, Quantification and Expertise in Education discusses contemporary trends and activities related to comparisons and quan...

Originally published in 1997. By drawing on the experiences of children aged 3 to 8 attending schools in Britain, Germany, Iceland, Australia and t...

Teacher Education Policy and Practice in Europe provides a critical overview of the current challenges facing teacher education policy and practice...