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“Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook” is a guide to the Montessori method of education, written by its founder, Maria Montessori. The book provides an overview of the philosophy, principles, and techniques of the Montessori approach to education, which emphasizes child-led learning, independence, and self-directed exploration. The book is divided into several sections, each addressing different aspects of the Montessori approach. Montessori discusses...
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How can education become a transformative experience for all learners and teachers? The contributors to this volume contend that the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) can provide a strong foundation for the role of education in promoting social justice. The collection features contributions by an array of educators and scholars, highlighting the various ways that learners and teachers can prepare for and engage with social justice concerns....
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Este libro reúne reflexiones, experiencias e investigaciones alrededor de las prácticas educativas, los factores que las impactan, los retos de la gestión educativa y las oportunidades de innovación en las prácticas pedagógicas universitarias. Presenta perspectivas teóricas, avances basados en investigación educativa y experiencias que iluminan la comprensión de los distintos componentes que integran la innovación de las prácticas pedagógicas...
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The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) began primarily as a discipline-based movement, committed to exploring the signature pedagogical and learning styles of each discipline within higher education, with little exchange across disciplines. As the field has developed, new questions have arisen concerning cross-disciplinary comparison and learning in multidisciplinary settings This volume by a stellar group of experts provides a state-of-the-field...
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If the aim of a PhD is to develop the skills of a professional academic researcher, how should you go about it? Using the principles of skill development as a foundation, this book provides a unique approach to the most common challenges of PhD research, including: - Getting to know the literature in your field - Developing your research ideas - Becoming a better academic writer - Coping with the stress and unpredictability of research - Publications...
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La obra reúne un conjunto de artículos, algunos de ellos inéditos y otros publicados en distintos medios, en torno al problema de la investigación científica en educación y en ciencias sociales. La primera parte del libro agrupa ensayos de carácter filosófico relacionados con el lugar que en la actualidad ocupa la tradición hermenéutica para pensar la validez, el carácter y las implicaciones políticas de Ia investigación científica....
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¿Cómo se forma un investigador? ¿Qué instancias se prevén en las carreras de grado para preparar en los quehaceres investigativos? ¿Qué características didácticas tiene la formación en investigación en la universidad? ¿Qué particularidad asume en las carreras de grado de las ciencias sociales y humanas?
Estas y otras preguntas orientan el desarrollo de esta obra que abre a respuestas y a nuevos interrogantes para los docentes y estudiantes...
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Reading Across the Disciplines offers a collection of twelve essays detailing a range of approaches to dealing with students' reading needs at the college level. Transforming reading in higher education requires more than individual faculty members working on SoTL projects in their particular fields. Teachers need to consider reading across the disciplines.
In this collection, authors from Australia and North America, teaching in a variety of disciplines,...
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The Montessori method is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity on the part of the child and clinical observation on the part of the teacher. It stresses the importance of adapting the child's learning environment to his or her developmental level, and of the role of physical activity in absorbing abstract concepts and practical skills. The Montessori method teaches reading via phonics and whole language, the comparative benefits of...
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Colleges and universities across the US have created special initiatives to promote faculty development, but to date there has been little research to determine whether such programs have an impact on students' learning. Faculty Development and Student Learning reports the results of a multi-year study undertaken by faculty at Carleton College and Washington State University to assess how students' learning is affected by faculty members' efforts...
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The Only Academic Phrasebook You'll Ever Need is a short, no-nonsense, reader-friendly bank of academic sentence templates. It was written for both graduate and undergraduate students who already know the basics of academic writing but may still struggle to express their ideas using the right words. The Only Academic Phrasebook You'll Ever Need contains 600 sentence templates organized around the typical sections of an academic paper. Here are some...
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A survey of exemplary SoTL research projects and the use of their results on a broader scale.
When the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) emerged, it often concentrated on individual faculty practice in one classroom, it is now, however, increasingly common to find work in SoTL focused more broadly. SoTL studies may engage with a cluster of courses, a program, a particular population of students, a pedagogical approach, or a field-all of...
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If you are doing research with people or animals, you will have to engage with formal systems of ethical governance. Whether or not this is the case, you may have an interest in ensuring your doctoral research is ethical, or even be studying ethics itself. This fully updated second edition e-book introduces the theory and practice of ethical research. It also outlines your options, from ticking the boxes for formal ethical approval to a fully integrated...
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La thèse... on l'aborde comme une aventure, on la vit comme un voyage, on la quitte comme un songe. Passé le cap des généralités, chaque expérience est singulière et il y a autant de raisons d'entreprendre une thèse qu'il y a d'étudiants inscrits au doctorat. Si les motivations sont innombrables, les difficultés et les joies de la trajectoire se ressemblent et ceux qui les ont connues peuvent faire de leur expérience un guide pour les autres.
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When people sign up for doctoral study, they don't always realise that in the process they need to write a book. The doctoral thesis or dissertation is the length of an average paperback. Even people studying for a professional doctorate, or a PhD by publication, need to write the equivalent of a short literary novel. Writing so much can be a daunting prospect. This fully updated second edition e-book is filled with practical advice and tips to get...
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You can't do research without data. But what kind of data will help you answer your research question? Where can you find that data? And how much data do you need? If you're doing doctoral research, particularly in the social sciences, arts, or humanities, this fully updated second edition will help you answer those questions. It offers an overview of traditional and innovative methods of gathering quantitative, qualitative, secondary and primary...
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Analysing data is perhaps the most demanding stage of research - and certainly the least visible. This concise e-book demystifies the process by explaining the principles and practice of good quality data analysis. It describes the key quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as creative and mixed methods, and offers guidance on how to choose suitable methods for your research. Now in a fully updated second edition, the book emphasises the need...
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“Spontaneous Activity in Education” is a book written by Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori method of education. In this book, Montessori discusses the importance of children's natural desire to learn and how it can be fostered through the creation of a carefully prepared environment. She argues that children are capable of directing their own learning and that teachers should act as facilitators rather than direct instructors. Montessori...
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In this revised edition, examples and exercises from science, mathematics, history, foreign languages, and skill learning, are used to show exactly how to apply the 10 principles of effective practice and revision.
Few students know how to revise effectively, which is why they waste so much time going over and over material, as they try to hammer it into their heads. But you don't need to spend all that time, and you don't need to endure such boredom....
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Males and Tertiary Education in Jamaica is the result of five years' qualitative research examining the relationship between men and tertiary education. Herbert Gayle and Peisha Bryan focus on the lived experiences and perceptions of three sets of young men: those who did not qualify to enter university; those who qualified but bypassed tertiary education; and those who qualified but for varying reasons have delayed entry into university. Using rigorous,...
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