Routledge Research in Education
About the Book Series
This series aims to present the latest research from right across the field of education. It is not confined to any particular area or school of thought and seeks to provide coverage of a broad range of topics, theories and issues from around the world.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education: Reclaiming Meaning
1st Edition
By Nicole Mockler, Susan Groundwater-Smith
February 25, 2020
Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education. Exploring various issues, which embody the many manifestations ...
Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World: History, theory and policy in Ireland
1st Edition
By John Carr, Lori Beckett
February 25, 2020
Teachers and Teacher Unions in a Globalised World asks a series of pressing questions of teacher educators, teachers and teacher unions worldwide in this era of global capitalism. As governments around the world support austerity politics in the face of financial meltdowns, social inequalities, ...
The Changing World of Outdoor Learning in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Peter Becker, Barbara Humberstone, Chris Loynes, Jochem Schirp
February 25, 2020
The Changing World of Outdoor Learning in Europe sets out to provide a comprehensive analysis of the economical and political changes that have occurred in European outdoor culture in the preceding two decades, from a diverse range of perspectives including institutional, theoretical, national and ...
Multiracial Identity in Children's Literature
1st Edition
By Amina Chaudhri
January 14, 2020
Racially mixed children make up the fastest growing youth demographic in the U.S., and teachers of diverse populations need to be mindful in selecting literature that their students can identify with. This volume explores how books for elementary school students depict and reflect multiracial ...
Women Education Scholars and their Children's Schooling
1st Edition
Edited
By Kimberly Scott, Allison Henward
January 14, 2020
This volume offers both theoretical and research-based accounts from mothers in academia who must balance their own intricate knowledge of school systems, curriculum and pedagogy with their children’s education and school lives. It explores the contextual advantages and disadvantages of "knowing ...
Education and Pedagogy in Cultural Change
1st Edition
By Wolfgang Brezinka
December 10, 2019
In a period of rapid cultural shifts, changing populations and new ideologies take hold and reshape political agendas and norms in the West. It is against this backdrop that Wolfgang Brezinka presents his controversial take on the impact these changes have made on the public education landscape. ...
Supporting Teachers' Formative Assessment Practice with Learning Progressions
1st Edition
By Erin Furtak
December 10, 2019
This book presents the results of a four-year, National Science Foundation-funded project that engaged nine high school biology teachers at three public high schools in long-term, on-site professional development program centered on a learning progression. It explores the influence of teacher ...
Designing for Learning in a Networked World
1st Edition
Edited
By Nina Bonderup Dohn
September 30, 2019
Designing for Learning in a Networked World provides answers to the following questions: what skills are required for living in a networked world; how can educators design for learning these skills and what role can and should networked learning play in a networked world? It discusses central ...
Creativity and Learning in Later Life: An Ethnography of Museum Education
1st Edition
By Shari Sabeti
September 11, 2019
Creativity and Learning in Later Life examines how processes such as ‘creativity’ and ‘inspiration’ are experienced by writers who engage with the visual arts, and questions how age is perceived in relation to these processes. The author’s careful analysis challenges many of the assumptions on ...
American Indian Workforce Education: Trends and Issues
1st Edition
Edited
By Carsten Schmidtke
June 07, 2019
In this collection of original essays, contributors critically examine the pedagogical, administrative, financial, economic, and cultural contexts of American Indian vocational education and workforce development, identifying trends and issues for future research in the fields of vocational ...
Citizenship Education in the United States: A Historical Perspective
1st Edition
By Iftikhar Ahmad
June 07, 2019
This book presents a history of the ideas and activities of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in the field of citizenship education in public schools. Examining APSA’s evolving objectives and strategies in implementing citizenship education, Ahmad analyzes the complicated ...
Language, Race, and Power in Schools: A Critical Discourse Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Pierre Orelus
June 07, 2019
In this edited collection, authors from various academic, cultural, racial, linguistic, and personal backgrounds use critical discourse analysis as a conceptual framework and method to examine social inequities, identity issues, and linguistic discrimination faced by historically oppressed groups ...