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Nurturing Professional Judgement (2023)
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Knight, B. (2023). I. Menter (Ed.), Nurturing Professional Judgement. St Albuns: Critical Publishing

Guides teacher educators and early carer teacher mentors how to nurture professional judgement in the complex, dynamic and unpredictable environments of classrooms. In-the-moment dilemmas and situation awareness are central to teachers' work, but... Read More about Nurturing Professional Judgement.

Selling our Youth: Graduate Stories of Class, Gender and Work in Challenging Times (2022)
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Waller, R., Bradley, H., & Bentley, L. (2022). Selling our Youth: Graduate Stories of Class, Gender and Work in Challenging Times. Bingley: Emerald

Selling Our Youth explores how the class origins of recent graduates continue to shape their labour market careers and thus reproduce class privilege and class disadvantage. It shows how class and gender combine to influence these young adults’ oppor... Read More about Selling our Youth: Graduate Stories of Class, Gender and Work in Challenging Times.

Theory of Change: Debates and Applications to Access and Participation in Higher Education (2022)
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Dent, S., Mountford-Zimdars, A., & Burke, C. (Eds.). (2022). Theory of Change: Debates and Applications to Access and Participation in Higher Education. Emerald

Theory of Change speaks to those looking for an academically rigorous discussion of the origins and debates around this approach in Higher Education. Melding together robust academic research with examples of practice, the book provides specific appl... Read More about Theory of Change: Debates and Applications to Access and Participation in Higher Education.

Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics Enriching Children's Mathematical Thinking (2022)
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Lewis, F., Wilkinson, A., & Witt, M. (2022). Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics Enriching Children's Mathematical Thinking. London: Routledge

The UK National Curriculum is clear about the importance of reasoning and problem-solving in mathematics. Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics aims to support trainee and established teachers to embed mathematical thinking into their lessons. The... Read More about Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics Enriching Children's Mathematical Thinking.

Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education (2022)
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Maisuria, A. (Ed.). (2022). Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education. Holland: Brill Academic Publishers

This encyclopaedia showcases the explanatory power of Marxist educational theory and practice. The entries have been written by 51 leading authors from across the globe. The 39 entries cover an impressive range of contemporary issues and historical p... Read More about Encyclopaedia of Marxism and Education.

Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls: Volume 2 (2021)
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Smart, D., Aşık, K., Grouta, E., Alçıcıoğlu, C., & Nicolaou, G. (2021). Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls: Volume 2. (AHDR) Association for Historical Dialogue and Research

Cyprus: a Classroom without walls Volume 2 is available in print and paper copy in English, Greek and Turkish versions, free of charge to Cypriot schools and teacher educators from the AHDR and online https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TF4G1UkjCsBj-hjN... Read More about Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls: Volume 2.

Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls - Volume 1 (2021)
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Smart, D., Aşık, K., Grouta, E., Alçıcıoğlu, C., & Nicolaou, G. (2021). Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls - Volume 1. Nicosia, Cyprus: AHDR (Association for Historical Dialogue and Research)

Cyprus: a Classroom without walls Vol 1 is available in print and paper copy in English, Greek and Turkish versions) free of charge to Cypriot schools and teacher educators via the AHDR and is available online https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RUL2o9a... Read More about Cyprus: A Classroom Without Walls - Volume 1.

Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers (2020)
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Burke, C., & Byrne, B. (Eds.). (2020). Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers. London: Routledge

Social Research and Disability argues that the contemporary rules of sociological methods outlined in numerous research methods texts make a number of assumptions concerning the researcher including ambulance, sight, hearing and speech. In short, the... Read More about Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers.

Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research (2020)
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Murphy, M., Burke, C., Costa, C., & Raapear, R. (Eds.). (2020). Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education brings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas: 1) Institutional governance... Read More about Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research.

Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba (2020)
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Richards, M., Little, G., Green, A., & Yeeles, P. (2020). Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba. UK: London: Manifesto Press

Beyond the Blockade is a collection of testimonies of participants in the delegations organised by the National Education Union (NEU) and its sister union the National Union of Science, Education and Sport Workers (SNTECD) in Cuba. Co-edited by G... Read More about Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba.

Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University (2019)
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Maisuria, A., & Helmes, S. (2019). Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University. (1). Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University investigates the impact of neoliberalism on academics in today’s universities. Considering the experiences of early career researchers as well as more experienced academics, it outlines the changing... Read More about Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University.

Surf School (2019)
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Vickers-Hulse, K. (2019). Surf School. Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd

Doing Research In and On the Digital: Research Methods across Fields of Inquiry (2018)
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Costa, C., & Condie, J. (2018). C. Costa, & J. Condie (Eds.), Doing Research In and On the Digital: Research Methods across Fields of Inquiry. Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge

As a social space, the web provides researchers both with a tool and an environment to explore the intricacies of everyday life. As a site of mediated interactions and interrelationships, the ‘digital’ has evolved from being a space of information to... Read More about Doing Research In and On the Digital: Research Methods across Fields of Inquiry.

The Learning Adult: Building and Reflecting on the Work of Peter Jarvis (2018)
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Holford, J., Milana, M., Waller, R., & Webb, S. (2018). The Learning Adult: Building and Reflecting on the Work of Peter Jarvis. Abingdon: Routledge

Peter Jarvis is a towering figure in adult and lifelong education and a leading and original theorist of learning. This book explores the breadth and significance of his work. Sixteen chapters by leading international scholars explain and engage crit... Read More about The Learning Adult: Building and Reflecting on the Work of Peter Jarvis.

Higher education and social inequalities: University admissions, experiences and outcomes (2018)
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Waller, R., Ingram, N., & Ward, M. R. M. (2018). Higher education and social inequalities: University admissions, experiences and outcomes. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

An edited collection of twelve original chapters of contemporary research into higher education and social inequality. The book is divided into three distinct sections exploring how social inequality manifests itself in three stages of the student li... Read More about Higher education and social inequalities: University admissions, experiences and outcomes.

The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning (2018)
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Milana, M., Webb, S., Holford, J., Waller, R., & Jarvis, P. (2018). The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning. London: Palgrave Macmillan

This Handbook provides a wide-ranging frame of reference for researching adult and lifelong education and learning. With contributions from scores of established and newer scholars from six continents, the volume covers a diverse range of geopolitica... Read More about The Palgrave international handbook of adult and lifelong education and learning.