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This book of readings provides readers with an historical context of the curriculum field. Contemporary Readings in Curriculum focuses on how curriculum may be organized, and what is happening in the academic and co-curriculum of schools. The readings also address the political nature and current debates of curriculum and how we must be attentive to the increasingly diverse populations found in our schools.
This book focuses on the contributions and impact of leaders in the modern middle school movement. It includes edited transcripts from 20 interviews with influential figures like William Alexander and Donald Eichhorn, serving as a valuable resource for proponents and students of middle school education.
This comprehensive and exhaustive reference work on the subject of education from the primary grades through higher education combines educational theory with practice, making it a unique contribution to the educational reference market. Issues related to human development and learning are examined by individuals whose specializations are in diverse areas including education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, law, and medicine. The book focuses on important themes in education and human development. Authors consider each entry from the perspective of its social and political conditions as well as historical underpinnings. The book also explores the people whose contributions have played a seminal role in the shaping of educational ideas, institutions, and organizations, and includes entries on these institutions and organizations. This work integrates numerous theoretical frameworks with field based applications from many areas in educational research.
Bringing together a range of international scholars, European Film Remakes discusses for the first time the textual, socio-cultural, political, and industrial mechanisms and singularities of the film remake in a European context. Offering a variety of historical, theoretical, and methodological approaches, the book is illustrated by a wide range of case studies from across Europe, including films like A Bigger Splash, Open Your Eyes and Perfect Strangers. Although commonly understood as a typical Hollywood practice, this book demonstrates how film remakes are, and always have been, a significant part of the European film culture and industry.
Includes "Junior college directory" (formerly Directory of the junior college) 1931-1945