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Religion in Secular Education: What, in Heaven's Name, Are We Teaching Our Children?
Cathy Byrne presents the secular principle as a guiding compass for religion in government schools in plural democracies. Using in-depth case studies, historical and contextual research from Australia, and comparisons with other developed nations, Religion in Secular Education provides a comprehensive, at times confronting, analysis of the ideologies, policies, pedagogies, and practices for state-school religion. In the context of rising demands for students to develop intercultural competence and interreli...
MPN: b040a28fbbd87e247b9753dbf960aa7f
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From Technicians to Teachers: Ethical Teaching in the Context of Globalized Education Reform
From Technicians to Teachers provides theoretical and practical reasons for suggesting that widespread, international curriculum reform of the post-1990 period need not deprofessionalise teaching. The widely held deprofessionalisation thesis is both compelling and fatalistic, leading to a despairing sense that teachers are either no more than technicians, or that they can be reprofessionalised through definitions of effective teachers' promoted by the reforms. However, there are many teachers who do not see...
MPN: 888553f8103058fee93b405b17f34c67
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Raising Smart and Kind Kids: Early Childhood Education and Teaching Empathy
Too many parents ask, "How smart is my kid?" When the real question should be, "How is my kid smart?" Every child is smart in his or her own way. Some children are physically agile while others are agile problem solvers. Some youngsters will recognize a v...
MPN: 4901349ba6fac76cfdbd658fa06f2f82
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Reflective Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions: Action Research in Professional Education
This book deals with the nature of professional education and the need to produce professionals who are capable of reflection upon practice. It derives comprehensive guidelines for developing curricula and teaching methods that encourage reflective thinki...
MPN: c98528a0f198f07f397ea854955faec8
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Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning proc...
MPN: cd39b6787b3075a819103d1cfc7b488b
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Contemporary Viewpoints on Teaching Adults Effectively: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 93
This issue brings together several authors who have contributed to the recent literature on effective teaching of adults. Rather than promoting a single view of what constitutes good teaching of adults, the chapters challenge teachers to reflect on their...
MPN: ede26d2d9ee3d5afc17cc811fb6450de
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Cultural Diversity And Education: Foundations, Curriculum, And Teaching
This textbook gives students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education. "Cultural Diversity and Education" is designed to help pre-service and in-service educators clarify the philosophical and definitional issues related to pluralistic education, derive a clarified philosophical position, design and implement effective teaching strategies that reflect ethnic and cultural diversity, and prepare sound guidelines for multicultural programs and prac...
MPN: 0a47a04b4fc386c470c903b897f6185f
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MasterClass in Drama Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning
MasterClass in Drama Education explores drama teaching, drawing directly on international research and practice, presenting effective and engaging approaches for drama learning and focusing on the skills, knowledge and understanding needed by researchers teachers and Master's-level students. Anderson also draws on the hisotry of drama education to create a foundation for effective learning and teaching. Topics covered include: -the foundations of drama learning-planning-knowledge and skills-assessment Maste...
MPN: 6fa8fdcafda60fdca34192e1731171db
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Springer Peer Review of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: In... Vol. 9 Hardcover Book
Title: Peer Review of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: International Perspectives, series: Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education Language: English Editor: Judyth Sachs, Mitch Parsell
MPN: b8987f697508729deff1bbd2b0059800
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Pearson Teaching Students With Special Needs in General Education Classrooms Book
Age group and grades: Ages 15+ years Langauge: English Title: Teaching Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms
MPN: c6e601e643ce3d696d8554ebe009e21c
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Key Education Teaching Tips for Challenging Behaviors Resource Book
Parent/Teacher Resource Includes: Unique tips for dealing with common behavior issues Includes: Tips on ways to help students monitor their own behavior
MPN: 13f43f0b4350d6abc12bca94acdc9701
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An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era
An Introduction to Distance Education is a comprehensive look at the field today, outlining current theories, practices and goals. The book reviews the influence of past distance education theory and practice, along with current changes. It outlines the practical skills and information that are essential to effective distance education design, delivery and navigation. This volume brings together seminal contributors who have and who are currently researching and shaping our understanding and practice of dis...
MPN: 9537f6a6302568df953f62f37a51f4e7
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