Elementary Education

"A weekly newspaper devoted to education. Articles, profiles, commentary, legislation, state and national news and book reviews for teachers and administrators in elementary and secondary schools."

Introduction: Perspectives on Child Language -- Part 1: Theoretical & Methodological Approaches -- Part 2: Early Developments -- Part 3: Phonology, Morphology & Syntax -- Part 4: Semantics, Pragmatics & Discourse -- Part 5: Varieties of Development

"This four-volume handbook discusses key historical and contemporary issues, research, theoretical perspectives, national policies, and practices."

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"A thorough overview of elementary education in the United States, spanning its history, foundations, curriculum models, technology, assessment, and special programs. * Covers foundations, key events, contributors to elementary education, theories of learning, curriculum models, instructional practices, best practices, school reform, trends, and issues in elementary education * Provides a chronology of elementary and public education from Plessy v. Ferguson through the No Child Left Behind Act"

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"This book provides a series of descriptions, definitions and explanations that engage with important practical and conceptual ideas in primary education and contains over 500 entries, incorporating: curriculum subjects, themes and topics; theories, policies and educational controversies; pedagogical terms relating to teaching and learning; commentaries on current issues in primary education; influential figures in education, both past and present; and the impact of educational research on policy and practice."

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-- v.1: Theoretical models of human development -- v.2: Cognition, perception & language -- v.3: Social, emotional & personality development -- v.4: Child psychology in practice

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Part I. Psychological Inquiry in Education -- Part II. Functional Processes for Learning -- Part III. Learner Readiness & Development -- Part IV. Building Knowledge & Subject Matter Expertise -- Part V. The Learning & Task Environment

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"This book brings together mathematics education research that makes a difference in both theory and practice - research that anticipates problems and needed knowledge before they become impediments to progress."

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-- Continuity and change in social studies curriculum -- Early elementary social studies -- What happens in social studies classrooms? : research on K-12 social studies practice -- Knowing and doing in democratic citizenship education -- International political socialization research -- Service-learning -- Controversial issues and democratic discourse -- Diversity and citizenship education : historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues -- Social justice and the social studies -- Gender and sexuality in the social studies -- Global education -- Assessment and accountability in the social studies -- Research on students' ideas about history -- Research on K-12 geography education -- Recent research on the teaching and learning of pre-collegiate economics -- Technology and social studies -- The education of social studies teachers -- The professional development of social studies teachers

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"This research handbook addresses all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement."

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Reviews of research are organized into six sections: Methodologies -- Knowledge & Inquiry -- Communication -- Popular Culture, Community, & Citizenship: Everyday Literacies -- Instructional Practices & Assessment -- Multiple Perspectives on New Literacies Research

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Part I : Science learning -- Part II : Culture, gender, society & science learning -- Part III : Science teaching -- Part IV : Curriculum & assessment in science -- Part V: Science teacher education

"Building on the foundation set in Volume I -- a landmark synthesis of research in the field -- Volume II is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art new volume highlighting new and emerging research perspectives. The contributors, all experts in their research areas, represent the international and gender diversity in the science education research community. The volume is organized around six themes: theory and methods of science education research; science learning; culture, gender, and society and science learning; science teaching; curriculum and assessment in science; and science teacher education."

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Section I. The language learner -- Section II. Context for language learning -- Section III. History & theoretical perspectives -- Section IV. The many faces of texts -- Section V. Teaching the English language arts -- Section VI. Assessment of English language arts teaching & learning -- Section VII. Methods of research on teaching the English language arts

"Over 50 international experts have combined their research and practical experience into 35 all-inclusive chapters, redefining the way teaching and learning is dispensed. This authoritative handbook details the needs of teachers, researchers, and scholars through state-of-the-art perspectives, exposing them to new ideas and interesting developments."

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Section One. Foundations of Teachers’ Beliefs Research -- Section Two. Studying Teachers’ Beliefs -- Section Three. Teachers’ Identity, Motivation, & Affect -- Section Four. Contexts & Teachers’ Beliefs -- Section 5. Teachers’ Beliefs about Knowing & Teaching within Academic Domains -- Section Six. Teachers’ Beliefs about Learners

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"In the Handbook, readers will find coverage of all the key topics in early childhood literacy, including perspectives; literacy in families, communities and cultures; making meaning; literacy in preschool settings and schools, and various research methodologies."

"With 100 entries, this handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of education ought to have mastered. The book aims to offer more detail than encyclopedic entries but with less jargon or detail than a journal article or research handbook chapter."