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Direct linkNasir, Na'ilah Suad, Ed.; Lee, Carol D., Ed.; Pea, Roy, Ed.; de Royston, Maxine McKinney, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the "Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning" is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining learning as entailing inherently cultural processes. Conceptualizing culture as both a set of social practices and connected to learner identities, the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedOrey, Michael, Ed.; Jones, Stephanie A., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling
Maynard, Trisha, Ed.; Thomas, Nigel, Ed. – SAGE Publications (UK), 2009
The second edition of this best-selling textbook provides students and practitioners with a broad introduction to, and critical analysis of, the main theories and issues within the field of early childhood studies. The book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and pulls together all the key themes involved in the study of young children and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Child Abuse, Early Childhood Education, Childrens Rights
Download full textWhite, Arthur L., Ed. – 1980
This publication contains abstracts of papers presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11-13, 1980. Papers relate to research techniques, learning, cognitive development, instruction, science curriculum, teacher education (preservice, inservice)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Woolfolk, Anita E., Ed. – 1998
Noting that the field of educational psychology is rapidly changing, with renewed interest in how we learn and how excellent teaching occurs, this collection comprises relevant readings selected from professional journals and magazines. The articles are grouped by topics consistently found in educational psychology textbooks. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Educational Psychology
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian, Ed.; Catherwood, Di, Ed. – 1994
Designed for teachers, students, caregivers, and health professionals who work with children from birth to age 8, this book provides a review of recent research and theories of development and learning in the early childhood years, with an emphasis on implications for effective teaching. Where appropriate, the book takes an Australian perspective,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education
Kupari, Pekka, Ed. – 1987
This fourth yearbook on research on mathematics teaching in Finland contains five articles, four in English and the fifth in German. "Mathematics as a Cognitive Science" (C. Letteri) examines cognitive aspects related to teaching and learning mathematics, with the focus on the different levels of comprehension and an analysis of basic…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Planning
Plucker, Jonathan, Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2008
"Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says" is the definitive reference book for those searching for a summary and evaluation of the literature on giftedness and gifted education. The book presents almost 50 summaries of important topics in the field, providing relevant research and a guide to how the research…
Descriptors: Expertise, Special Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Advanced Placement
Graves, Norman J., Ed. – 1984
This collection of papers examines research methods in geographical education in nine countries. "Research Methods in the History of Geographical Education" (William Marsden, the United Kingdom) examines the methods used and some of the research undertaken in the history of geographical education. "Research Methods in Investigating…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media
Shumway, Richard J., Ed. – 1980
This volume represents an effort to develop a definitive reference work on research in mathematics education. The reference is divided into two parts. Part 1, on the research process, focuses on problems of research methods and their relevance to research in mathematics education. Part 1 also introduces the beginner to some of the issues and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Research
Spodek, Bernard, Ed.; Saracho, Olivia N., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This book is an essential reference on research in early childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world. It provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues and the information necessary to make judgments about these issues. The field has changed significantly since the publication of the first edition…
Descriptors: Young Children, Moral Development, Educational Policy, Child Development
Klein, Pnina S., Ed.; Tannenbaum, Abraham J., Ed. – 1992
This book reviews and summarizes recent research into the intellectual, emotional and creative development of young gifted children. An introductory section includes the following: "Early Signs of Giftedness: Research and Commentary" (Abraham Tannenbaum); "Creative Giftedness in Children" (Robert Sternberg and Todd Lubart); and "Cultural…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
The future of Head Start depends on how well people learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Social Work, Parent Participation
