International perspectives on education. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Chau Meng Huat and Trevor Kerry.
• Other Names: Chau, Meng Huat; Kerry, Trevor
• Contents: ""Contents""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""About the editors and contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Section 1 Perspectives on education""; ""1 Multiple lenses on the mind""; ""2 Reforming the connections: the personal, social and cognitive in learning and young peopleâ€?s lives""; ""3 Self-esteem, self-confidence and individualized education""; ""4 The thinking heart: educating for wisdom and compassion""; ""Section 2 Supporting the learning process""; ""5 The art and science of effective teaching""; ""6 Making thinking audible and visible via cooperative learning"" ""7 Educating values: possibilities and challenges through mathematics teaching""""Section 3 Teachers and professional development""; ""8 Valuing knowledge of practice: articulating a pedagogy of teacher education""; ""9 Practising an ethic of caring in teaching: challenges and possibilities""; ""10 Too busy teaching to find time for learning?""; ""Glossary""; ""Author Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""; ""Subject Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F"" ""G""""h""; ""i""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y""
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum International Pub
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 370.9; Comparative education; Education -- Cross-cultural studies; EDUCATION -- History; EDUCATION -- Comparative; Comparative education; Education; Electronic books; Cross-cultural studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441109347
• Related ISBNs: 144110934X; 1847063861; 9781847063861; 184706387X; 9781847063878
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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