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  • Teacher Professionalism in the Global South

    A Decolonial Perspective

    by Leon Tikly, Rafael Mitchell, Angeline M. Barrett, Poonam Batra, Alexandra Bernal, Leanne Cameron, Alf Coles, Zawadi Richard Juma, Nidia Aviles Nunez, Julia Paulson, Nigusse Weldemariam Reda, Jennifer Rowsell, Michael Tusiime, Beatriz Vejarano ...
    Series series Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education
    This book provides a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and proposes a new understanding based on UNESCO-funded research with teachers based in Colombia, Ethiopia (Tigray), India, Rwanda and Tanzania.Outlining from a teacher’s perspective how teacher professionalism may be conceptualized, this book critiques dominant global narratives and conceptions ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • I Can't Do Maths!

    Why children say it and how to make a difference

    by Professor Professor Alf Coles, Professor Professor Nathalie Sinclair ...
    An insightful, myth-busting book based on one core belief: maths doesn't have to be scary!Exploring the many myths around teaching and learning mathematics, this book offers practical strategies to implement new ways of thinking and inspire teacher and pupil confidence in every primary maths lesson. Whether you're an ECT finding your way around the maths curriculum, or an experienced teacher ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Engaging in Mathematics in the Classroom

    Symbols and experiences

    by Alf Coles ...
    What comes first, class management or student engagement? How can the ‘real world’ be used to engage learners? What is the role of technology in engaging students? And is ‘understanding’ or ‘exam success’ more engaging?In the modern world, success in school mathematics can determine life chances. It is therefore vital to engage children and young people in learning mathematics. Engaging in ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Teaching Secondary Mathematics as if the Planet Matters

    by Alf Coles, Richard Barwell, Tony Cotton, Jan Winter, Laurinda Brown ...
    Series series Teaching... as if the Planet Matters
    ‘This book moves us beyond a theoretical pondering of the issues and makes concrete suggestions for teachers and students for how things can be different in mathematics classrooms. This is long overdue.’Peter Gates, University of NottinghamTeaching Mathematics as if the Planet Matters explores how Mathematics teachers can develop approaches to curriculum and learning which help students understand ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • What is a Mathematical Concept?

    Edited by Elizabeth de Freitas, Nathalie Sinclair, Alf Coles ...
    Responding to widespread interest within cultural studies and social inquiry, this book addresses the question 'what is a mathematical concept?' using a variety of vanguard theories in the humanities and posthumanities. Tapping historical, philosophical, sociological and psychological perspectives, each chapter explores the question of how mathematics comes to matter. Of interest to scholars ... Read more

    $118.99 USD

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  • What's Math Got to Do with It?

    How Teachers and Parents Can Transform Mathematics Learning and Inspire Success

    by Jo Boaler ...
    “Highly accessible and enjoyable for readers who love and loathe math.” —BooklistA critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children’s mathematics learning, What’s Math Got to Do with It? is “an inspiring resource” (Publishers Weekly). Featuring all the important advice and suggestions in the original edition of What’s Math Got to Do with It?, this revised edition is now updated ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • How We Talk

    The Inner Workings of Conversation

    by N. J. Enfield ...
    An expert guide to how conversation works, from how we know when to speak to why huh is a universal wordWe all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental to language.Whether we are speaking with the clerk at the store, our boss, or our spouse, language is dependent on things ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Think Smart, Talk Smart

    How Scientists Think: a Guide to Effective Communication

    by Allan Laurence Brooks ...
    No one doubts that science underlies every tangible aspect of our lives, but few people apply its systematic style of thinking to improve their communication styles. To get the most out of science, its important to understand science as a style of thinking rather than just a forbidding collection of facts and mathematics. Individuals who learn how scientists collect evidence, evaluate facts, and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • How Language Works

    How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

    by David Crystal ...
    Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • How to Study as a Mathematics Major

    by Lara Alcock ...
    Every year, thousands of students in the USA declare mathematics as their major. Many are extremely intelligent and hardworking. However, even the best will encounter challenges, because upper-level mathematics involves not only independent study and learning from lectures, but also a fundamental shift from calculation to proof. This shift is demanding but it need not be mysterious -- research has ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools

    Principles for effective practice

    by Robyn Jorgensen ...
    'This is an outstanding book: it should be high on the list of any primary school teacher's set of references and a required text for pre-service teachers.'Australian Primary Mathematics ClassroomIn our technology-rich world, numeracy is just as important as the smartphone in your pocket. Students need to develop mathematical ways of seeing the world and strong problem-solving skills, and those ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Introducing Psychoanalysis

    A Graphic Guide

    by Ivan Ward ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    The ideas of psychoanalysis have permeated Western culture. It is the dominant paradigm through which we understand our emotional lives, and Freud still finds himself an iconic figure. Yet despite the constant stream of anti-Freud literature, little is known about contemporary psychoanalysis.Introducing Psychoanalysis redresses the balance. It introduces psychoanalysis as a unified 'theory of the ... Read more

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