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What Schools Don't Teach: 20 W...Are we adequately preparing students for life beyond school doors? Schools tea... Are we adequately preparing students for life beyond school doors? Schools teach students not to be competitive and never to fail. Yet in the real world, people compete for jobs, and they often fail many times before reaching success. In this thou more
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Lead with Truth: How to Make a...The sacrificial nature of juggling instructional, operational, managerial, and... The sacrificial nature of juggling instructional, operational, managerial, and collegial goals often leaves school leaders feeling so desperate to resolve conflicts that they lose self, abandoning their core values and forgetting their "why."In th more
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Speak of Me As I Am: The Life ...This book unravels the many enigmas and perplexities of Masud Khan's intriguin... This book unravels the many enigmas and perplexities of Masud Khan's intriguing personality. It is a work of exquisite scholarship based on careful scrutiny of unpublished documents and extensive interviews with those who knew Khan intimately. more
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Oranges and Lemons: Life in an...This warts-and-all look inside an inner city primary school is an intimate and... This warts-and-all look inside an inner city primary school is an intimate and charming account of how people at Edith Neville primary school approach issues that face urban schools everywhere. The author's insightful journalistic eye focuses on h more
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Life in the Classroom and Play...This study, first published in 1982, approaches children from an ethogenic vie... This study, first published in 1982, approaches children from an ethogenic viewpoint. It records their own accounts of their social world and sees them as members of a distinct culture with its own perspective, code of behaviour and strategies for more
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Exploring Well-Being in School...Can we teach others how to lead a fulfilling life? The notion of personal well... Can we teach others how to lead a fulfilling life? The notion of personal well-being has recently shot up the political and educational agendas, placing the child's well-being at the heart of the school's task.With his renowned talent for more
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Social Life in the Movies: How...Through an analysis of hundreds of Hollywood movies, this book examines some o... Through an analysis of hundreds of Hollywood movies, this book examines some of the most contentious social issues of our time, including racism, social inequality, sexism, and gerontophobia. With studies of some of the most enduring film genres i more
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Lived Democracy in Education: ...This book outlines the notion of 'lived democracy in education', bringing toge... This book outlines the notion of 'lived democracy in education', bringing together interdisciplinary educational research on young citizens' democratic practices in kindergartens, schools, and teacher education.Presenting both theoretical more
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Reclaiming Radical Ideas in Sc...Reclaiming Radical Ideas in Schools provides support for every primary school ... Reclaiming Radical Ideas in Schools provides support for every primary school in the provision of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC), the teaching of British values and preparation for life in modern Britain. more
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Schools and Cultural Citizensh...'Why study the arts at school?' This book offers a fresh perspective on this q... 'Why study the arts at school?' This book offers a fresh perspective on this question. Informed by rigorous research, the book argues that the arts help young people to develop key skills, knowledge and practices that support them to become both c more
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Here Comes the Assembly Man: A...Originally published in 1989, this is a book about managing a real primary sch... Originally published in 1989, this is a book about managing a real primary school - but, unlike most management books, it places the child at the centre of the exercise. It concentrates on an untidy reality rather than a system - on a human perspe more
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Educating Children with Life-L...Educating Children with Life-Limiting Conditions supports teachers who are wor... Educating Children with Life-Limiting Conditions supports teachers who are working with children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in mainstream schools by providing them with the core knowledge and skills that underpin ef more
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Life in Public Schools (RLE Ed...Britain's public (that is, its major independent) schools have a conspicuous r... Britain's public (that is, its major independent) schools have a conspicuous role in the country's social system, and as a result are the subject of a long-standing political debate. The discussion is generally founded on a stereotyped image of wh more
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Life in Schools: An Introducti...This new edition brings Mc Laren's popular, classic textbook into a new era of... This new edition brings Mc Laren's popular, classic textbook into a new era of Common Core Standards and online education. The book is renowned for its clear, provocative classroom narratives and its coverage of political, economic, and social fact more
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Adolescent Life and Ethos: An ...Originally published in 1992, this Asian-authored book presents a cultural des... Originally published in 1992, this Asian-authored book presents a cultural description and interpretation of American high school adolescent life and ethos, based on anthropological fieldwork in a semi-rural school and its surrounding community in more
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Passionate Principalship: Lear...This book puts 'real life' back into the literature on school principalship. T... This book puts 'real life' back into the literature on school principalship. Through a life history approach, it portrays daily life in schools as a much more messy, contested and precarious existence, where principals struggle with passionate com more
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Institutional Life: Family, Sc...First Published in 1996. Volume 8 in the 8-volume series titled American Citie... First Published in 1996. Volume 8 in the 8-volume series titled American Cities: A Collection of Essays. This series brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States duri more
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SOGI Minority and School Life ...Representing an often overlooked population, this book explores the experience... Representing an often overlooked population, this book explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in Asian countries. Contributors focus on LGBTQ+ youth's school life experiences, including bullying and violence, a pervasive and serious problem. more
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The Best Years of Their Lives?...Based on structured research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15... Based on structured research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15 ^DDS 16 years old) about their views of the purpose of school and their own future employment and the way the two connect, this book offers a blistering critique of the more
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Social Life in School: Pupils'...Are breaktimes really just a time of violence and bullying that could be bette... Are breaktimes really just a time of violence and bullying that could be better used for working? Based on a unique and fascinating longitudinal study of a group of pupils from primary to secondary school, the author of this timely new book propos more
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