This book offers a comprehensive examination of the theory, research, and practice of the use of digital games in second and foreign language teaching and learning (L2TL). It explores how to harness the enthusiasm, engagement, and motivation that digital gaming can inspire by adopting a gameful L2TL approach that encompasses game-enhanced,…

Globalization has become one of the most recurrent concepts in social and political sciences. More often than not, however, the concept is handled without much of a properly articulated theory capable of explaining its historical origin and expansion. For education researchers attempting to elucidate how global changes and processes affect their…

"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…

This guide developed for the Baltimore County elementary school physical education teacher is divided into six sections. The first three sections are narrative descriptions of the educational theories, administrative principles, and program guidelines of the recommended programs. They are entitled "Scientific Basis of Physical…

This module provides readers with a comprehensive view of the historical development of education in Puerto Rico, including the present. Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to (a) describe significant historical developments of the educational system in Puerto Rico, (b) compare/contrast philosophical and structural…

The module is the second of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program or to enrich an already established program. Module 2 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. The module contains two units, one which identifies the key concepts of…

The module is the third of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program to enrich an already established program. Module 3 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. The module contains seven units and is intended to help define self-concept,…

Dorothy Heathcote's theories and practices relating to the uses of drama in education are presented in detail. The 20 chapters discuss the value of drama, as well as guidelines for organizing and carrying through dramatic activities. Transcripts of Heathcote's teaching and speaking and her writing are used to illustrate the generalizations drawn.…

This book is predicated on the theory that students and teachers are often overtense for various reasons and that tension control can be learned and utilized to improve performance and production. The first two chapters discuss learning and motivation in general. The next three chapters discuss the influence of home and national heritage on…

This document presents contract grading as a system of evaluation for speech communication courses at the high school or college level. Contract grading can provide the means to reduce the element of threat that impedes effective interpersonal communication between teacher and student. Contract grading is a business like arrangement whereby the…

This publication put out by the Association for Childhood Education International contains articles dealing with ways to help children overcome sex-role stereotypes. The articles deal with both theoretical and practical issues around the topic of how children acquire sex-stereotypic concepts and what possibilities exist for changing them. The…

Games and simulations can be thought of as experiential learning activities for classroom use. Games are activities in which people agree to abide by a set of conditions in order to attain a desired state or end, and simulations are activities that model reality. In this publication, it is suggested that five dimensions be considered in…

This handbook was designed as a guide to acquaint child care workers and parents with the broad spectrum of preschool programs now in existence. In section I, theoretical approaches to preschool education such as Montessori, Piagetian, Progressive, Developmental-Interactionist, Behaviorist, and Psychoanalytic and the effects of these different…

This booklet presents ideas for structuring the learning environment of early childhood classes based on the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM). The goal of the TEEM approach is to help all children develop the desire and the capacity to learn for themselves. TEEM emphasizes the use of learning centers and guided individual selection and pacing…

This booklet presents a discussion of the use of an open framework approach to curriculum development for children aged 4 to 8. The material was developed during a seminar (sponsored by the Queensland, Australia, Department of Education) focusing on the curriculum development approach developed by David Weikart in the High/Scope Educational…