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An international, peer-reviewed journal of educational foundations. It publishes essays that examine contemporary educational and social contexts and practices from critical perspectives. The SoJo Journal is interested in research studies and conceptual, theoretical, philosophical, and policy analysis essays that challenge the existing state of affairs in society, schools, and education.

Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative..

Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative...

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.

Brings together design thinking, critical social theory, and learning sciences to describe promising learning innovations that foster rights, dignity, and social justice for youth. Each of the chapters provides a case study of a project and discusses underlying theories and behind-the-scenes accounts of implementation and lessons learned.

Brings together design thinking, critical social theory, and learning sciences to describe promising learning innovations that foster rights, dignity, and social justice for youth. Each of the chapters provides a case study of a project and discusses underlying theories and behind-the-scenes accounts of implementation and lessons learned.

Examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. This volume explores how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation.

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.

Traditional work on child development is often based on notions of an individual and decontextualized child. This volume involves a contribution to the rethinking of development: it presents a number of situated studies where children's perspectives are documented through their interaction with others in situated practices, in family life and school and across social contexts.

Traditional work on child development is often based on notions of an individual and decontextualized child. This volume involves a contribution to the rethinking of development: it presents a number of situated studies where children's perspectives are documented through their interaction with others in situated practices, in family life and school and across social contexts.

Examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. This volume explores how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation.

Highlights views on responsive, participatory and democratic approaches to evaluation from an ethos of care. This volume critically scrutinizes and discusses the invisibility of care in our contemporary Western societies and evaluation practices that aim to measure practices by external standards.

In this second edition the authors have maintained the conceptual framework while updating sections to provide the most recent research on instructional strategies that have the most promise of helping all students learn. This new edition recognises the reality that all principals are responsible for supervision, evaluation, and professional development of their teachers.

In this second edition the authors have maintained the conceptual framework while updating sections to provide the most recent research on instructional strategies that have the most promise of helping all students learn. This new edition recognises the reality that all principals are responsible for supervision, evaluation, and professional development of their teachers.

The focus of this book is on different aspects of leadership and governess for learning in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, which serves children aged 1-5 years.

Highlights views on responsive, participatory and democratic approaches to evaluation from an ethos of care. This volume critically scrutinizes and discusses the invisibility of care in our contemporary Western societies and evaluation practices that aim to measure practices by external standards.

The focus of this book is on different aspects of leadership and governess for learning in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, which serves children aged 1-5 years.

Addresses conflict, mediation and dialogue. As illustrated in this book, the key to managing conflicts is to understand them; expect them, and manage them before they escalate into destructive or costly loss of personnel, diminished climate or lead to lawsuits. The book examines one of the growing and recognised methods of dealing with conflicts - mediation and dialogue.

This book is designed with stories of resilience and success in mind. The book is not an attempt to glorify single-parent families, but such families are prevalent and increasing. High divorce rates are impactful. And some parents have chosen to not marry, which is their right. While not glorifying single-parent families, we are also not demonizing them or telling their stories void of context.

Views international business as a complex and integrated system and takes a systems approach to study and analyse the changes, enabling readers to assess global business opportunities and risk in a comprehensive and integral manner. The topics presented give readers a broad understanding of the most relevant issues in a changing international environment.

Views international business as a complex and integrated system and takes a systems approach to study and analyse the changes, enabling readers to assess global business opportunities and risk in a comprehensive and integral manner. The topics presented give readers a broad understanding of the most relevant issues in a changing international environment.

Traces the socialization processes, professional development, career paths, and theories and research of contemporary pioneers in education and psychology. This volume contains interviews with scholars who are at the vanguard of teaching and learning. They share how their childhood development influenced their theoretical paths and research endeavours.

The book provides new conceptual frameworks to understand good practice in the field of mobile learning. The book fills a gap in the current literature by drawing on examples of best practice from leading schools in the United States, Canada and Australia. The contents include topics that are at the core of current attempts by educators to meet the demands of 21st century learning.

Traces the socialization processes, professional development, career paths, and theories and research of contemporary pioneers in education and psychology. This volume contains interviews with scholars who are at the vanguard of teaching and learning. They share how their childhood development influenced their theoretical paths and research endeavours.

Recent advances in technology have created easy access for classroom teachers and students alike to a vast store of primary sources. This fact accompanied by the growing emphasis on primary documents through education reform movements has created a need for active approaches to learning from such sources. Unpuzzling History with Primary Sources addresses this need.

Recent advances in technology have created easy access for classroom teachers and students alike to a vast store of primary sources. This fact accompanied by the growing emphasis on primary documents through education reform movements has created a need for active approaches to learning from such sources. Unpuzzling History with Primary Sources addresses this need.

The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The editors of AEHJ encourage communicationbetween scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds.