The Bloomsbury Handbook Of Rural Education In The United States

Author : Amy Price Azano
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350172022
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rural Education in the United States written by Amy Price Azano and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook begins with a foundational overview of rural education, examining the ways in which definitions, histories, policies, and demographic changes influence rural schools. This foundational approach includes how corporatization, population changes, poverty, and the role of data affect everyday learning in rural schools. In following sections, the contributors consider how school closures, charter schools, and district governance influence decision making in rural schooling, while also examining the influence of these structures on higher education attainment, rural school partnerships, and school leadership. They explore curriculum studies in rural education, including place-based and trauma-informed pedagogies, rural literacies, rural stereotype threat, and achievement. Finally, they engage with issues of identity and equity in rural schools by providing an overview of the literature related to diverse populations in rural places, including Indigenous, Black, and Latinx communities, and exceptional learners. Importantly, this handbook applies theoretical tools to rural classroom experiences, demonstrating the potential of work centered at the intersection of theory, rurality, and classroom practice. Each section concludes with a response by an international scholar, situating the topics covered within the broader global context.

Author : Rita Elaine Silver
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441150773
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language in Education written by Rita Elaine Silver and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers in any subject area must have a basic understanding of how language is learned and used in educational contexts because language impacts teaching and learning across all subjects. This book is written specifically for those teachers and teacher traineeslearning to teach who want to know more about language learning and use in educational contexts and, especially, those who care about the social implications of language in education. Chapters address crucial questions that teachers must address: How is language structured? How is language learned at home and in school, by first, second and bilingual language learners? How is language used in classrooms to shape learning? How does language vary in different regions and due to social characteristics of users? How can language be used to make meaning in different modes (oral/written) and contexts? How do language policies intersect with education policies, and how do these impact teachers? The chapters are full of examples of language use in educational contexts to help readers understand language in action. The examples not only highlight key points, they also provide opportunities for readers to deepen their understanding by experiencing analysis of language. Each chapter closes with a discussion of relevance to educational settings and questions which can be used for in-class discussion or personal reflection. Suggestions for further readings and online viewing are included, and a comprehensive companion website is available

Author : David Blundell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1847060250
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education and Constructions of Childhood written by David Blundell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative and contemporary guide to a key area of Education Studies BA courses offering an introduction to the emergence of modern and post-modern childhoods.

Author : Sara de Freitas
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826421377
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Games and Learning written by Sara de Freitas and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity of entertainment gaming over the last decades has led to the use of games for non-entertainment purposes in areas such as training and business support. The emergence of the serious games movement has capitalized on this interest in leisure gaming, with an increase in leisure game approaches in schools, colleges, universities and in professional training and continuing professional development. The movement raises many significant issues and challenges for us. How can gaming and simulation technologies be used to engage learners? How can games be used to motivate, deepen and accelerate learning? How can they be used to greatest effect in learning and teaching? The contributors explore these and many other questions that are vital to our understanding of the paradigm shift from conventional learning environments to learning in games and simulations.

Author : Julian Stern
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350162159
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness written by Julian Stern and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness is the first major account integrating research on solitude, silence and loneliness from across academic disciplines and across the lifespan. The editors explore how being alone – in its different forms, positive and negative, as solitude, silence and loneliness – is learned and developed, and how it is experienced in childhood and youth, adulthood and old age. Philosophical, psychological, historical, cultural and religious issues are addressed by distinguished scholars from Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia.

Author : David Midwinter
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441138315
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positive Placements written by David Midwinter and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unsure about where to do your placement? Scared about what might await you? Keen to make the most of every moment? Whether thinking about teaching abroad, working in your local school or supporting learning in an art gallery, this accessible and empowering guide will take you through the placement process and provide all the information you need to make the most of your experience.Case study extracts from past students on a diverse range of placements give a flavour for what its really like to go on placement. Summaries and key points ensure you can find the information youre looking for quickly and reflective questions encourage you to think about and learn from your experiences.The supporting companion website provides links to placement opportunities, ideas to get you started and a complete set of student case studies. A guide for lecturers looking to support students on placement is also available online.The essential guide for all students thinking about going on an educational placement.

Author : Jane Bates
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441120491
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education Policy, Practice and the Professional written by Jane Bates and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory textbook explores education policy, looking at where we came from, where we are and where we are going. In this introduction to educational policy, practice and the professional, the authors focus first on historical policy from the state's first interventions in education through to Thatcherism, and Blair's Education, Education, Education. They then explore the key contemporary policies of recent times and offers a critique on how they have worked in practice, before moving to look at the hysteria that often surrounds education policy, with focus on media representation and the effects this has for the teaching profession. Commentaries and case studies are presented throughout providing an accessible link to what it was really like to learn, teach and live at the time the policy was in place. This title is an essential reading for all undergraduate education studies students.

Author : Ruth Wills
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350157163
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook of Culture and Identity from Early Childhood to Early Adulthood written by Ruth Wills and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do children determine which identity becomes paramount as they grow into adolescence and early adulthood? Which identity results in patterns of behaviour as they develop? To whom or to which group do they feel a sense of belonging? How might children, adolescents and young adults negotiate the gap between their own sense of identity and the values promoted by external influences? The contributors explore the impact of globalization and pluralism on the way most children and adolescents grow into early adulthood. They look at the influences of media and technology that can be felt within the living spaces of their homes, competing with the religious and cultural influences of family and community, and consider the ways many children and adolescents have developed multiple and virtual identities which help them to respond to different circumstances and contexts. They discuss the ways that many children find themselves in a perpetual state of shifting identities without ever being firmly grounded in one, potentially leading to tension and confusion particularly when there is conflict between one identity and another. This can result in increased anxiety and diminished self-esteem. This book explores how parents, educators and social and health workers might have a raised awareness of the issues generated by plural identities and the overpowering human need to belong so that they can address associated issues and nurture a sense of wholeness in children and adolescents as they grow into early adulthood.

Author : Jason A. Cervone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000864839
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards Rural Education for the Common Good written by Jason A. Cervone and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the current and future state of rural education in North America through the lens of Franco Berardi’s Futurability. Through critical examination of examples and current trends toward corporatization and privatization of rural education, the volume highlights how future possibilities and social imagination in rural spaces have been limited by neoliberal forces, capitalist interests, and workforce education. Cervone demonstrates how Berardi’s concept of creating future can be embraced to foster critical thought, challenge injustices, and open opportunity. With this line of analysis, the book ultimately supports an ethos of a return to education for the common good. Bringing an important perspective to the field of rural education scholarship, this work will be of interest to scholars and researchers in sociology of education and education policy.

Author : Hernán Cuervo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113750515X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Social Justice in Rural Education written by Hernán Cuervo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores what social justice looks like for rural schools in Australia. The author challenges the consensus that sees the distribution of resources as the panacea for the myriad challenges faced by rural schools and argues that the solution to inequality and injustice in rural settings has to take into account other important dimensions of social justice such as recognition and association. These include teachers’ concerns for issues of power, respect, and participation in their work that extend to policy-making processes and implementation; students’ post-school aspirations and, finally, parents’ hopes and fears for their children’s futures and the sustainability of their community. The book brings together political and social theory with education and youth studies, provides new insights about the complex nature of schooling in rural places, and makes a strong connection between schooling and the people and communities it serves.