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    • Activity box : a resource book for teachers of young students 

      Greenwood, Jean (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
      This resource book for teachers of young students contains a bank of motivating activities to supplement course material. The eight sections are full of useful ideas for fun activities in a variety of teaching situations. ...
    • Research in education : a conceptual introduction 

      McMillan, James H.; Schumacher, Sally (Longman, 2001)
      An introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods used in educational research. A combination of both quantitative and qualitative research, this text also helps students master skills in reading, conducting, and ...
    • Developing teachers and teaching practice : international research perspectives 

      Sugrue, Ciaran (editor); Day, Christopher (editor) (Routledge, 2002)
      This book brings together a selection of papers given at the ninth conference of the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching (ISATT). The collection takes as a central theme the issue of education as a key ...
    • Practical research methods : a user-friendly guide to mastering research techniques and projects 

      Dawson, Catherine (How To Books Ltd, 2002)
      This practical, down-to-earth guide is written for those new to research and it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. The author has worked as a researcher since the mid 1980s and has written and taught courses on ...
    • A history of Western educational ideas 

      Lawton, Denis; Gordon, Peter (Woburn Press, 2002)
      This book discusses the continuous development of educational thought over three millennia. The focus upon the history of ideas in this volume is partly an attempt to move history of education away from an approach based ...
    • Assessing writing 

      Weigle, Sara Cushing (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
      Writing is one of the central skills a student must master. Why should they be tested? How should they be tested? What tasks should be used? The answers to these questions are provided by this book, which examines the ...
    • Strategic education research partnership 

      Committee on a Strategic Education Research Partnership (The National Academies Press, 2003)
      The strategic education research partnership (SERP) is designed to make this vision a reality. It proposes a large-scale, coherent program of research and development that would put the problems of educational practice at ...
    • How to design and report experiments 

      Field, Andy; Hole, Graham (SAGE Publications, 2003)
      This book is the perfect textbook and guide to the often bewildering world of experimental design and statistics. It provides a complete map of the entire process beginning with how to get ideas about research, how to ...
    • Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS 

      Muijs, Daniel (SAGE Publications, 2004)
      This book provides an introduction to using quantitative methods in educational research. The author writes for non-mathematical students, avoiding the use of mathematical formulae wherever possible. No prior knowledge of ...
    • The measure of service learning : research scales to assess student experiences 

      Bringle, Robert G.; Phillips, Mindy A.; Hudson, Michael (American Psychological Association, 2004)
      The Measure of Service Learning will be a valuable resource for program evaluators and researchers who want to inform the practice of service learning. This useful volume provides an extensive compilation of scales for use ...
    • Learning through serving : a student guidebook for service 

      Cress, Christine M.; Collier, Peter J.; Reitenauer, Vicki L. (Stylus Publishing, 2005)
      This book aims to enable the reader to derive the benefit from the experience - in terms of providing service to the community partner, developing his/her skills and knowledge, connecting back what she or he learns to ...
    • Inside teaching : how classroom life undermines reform 

      Kennedy, Mary M. (Harvard University Press, 2005)
    • Teaching in the knowledge society : new skills and instruments for teachers 

      Cartelli, Antonio (Information Science Pub., 2006)
      This book covers a pedagogical survey of the changes induced by information and communication technology (ICT) in today's society and education. It critically analyzes facts, instruments, solutions, and strategies while ...
    • Principles of social research 

      Green, Judith (editor); Browne, John (editor) (Open University Press, 2006)
      This book introduces some of the principles of social research as applied to public health. It is aimed at those with some understanding of health and health care but little exposure to social research. It introduces some ...
    • Learning and teaching using ICT in secondary schools 

      Woollard, John (Learning Matters Ltd, 2007)
      Motivated by the conviction that ICT should be used as an effective tool, this book shows how it can support teaching and learning in the classroom and in the virtual world of school intranet, websites and learning platforms. ...
    • Studying and learning at university : vital skills for success in your degree 

      Pritchard, Alan (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008)
    • Adapting information and communication technologies for effective education 

      Tomei, Lawrence (Information Science Reference, 2008)
      Providing innovative research on several fundamental technology-based initiatives, this book will make a valuable addition to every reference library.
    • Writing the research paper : a handbook 

      Winkler, Anthony C; McCuen-Metherell, Jo Ray (Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2008)
      With its easy-to-digest steps that demystify the writing process, this accessible handbook gives you the tools you need to work independently to create well-constructed research papers--throughout your college career and ...
    • Using secondary data in educational and social research 

      Smith, Emma (Open University Press, 2008)
      This comprehensive guide introduces students to the use of secondary data in educational and social research, and provides a practical resource for researchers who are new to the field of secondary data analysis.