A superb, crucial, blistering expose of all the myths about our education system that are all too often used to attack it. Melissa Benn again proves why she is one of country’s most formidable education campaigners - and why the powerful should fear her. Owen Jones, Guardian columnist and best-selling author Never has it been more urgent to publicise the truth about what works and doesn’t work in our education system. Debunking the ideology of marketisation, and exposing the half-truths that pass for objective reporting, Benn and Downs meticulously lay out the evidence: that a national system of comprehensive schools delivers the best outcomes. This hugely important book should be required reading for each new Education Secretary. Caroline Lucas, MP Opinions about comprehensive education are often made into easy-to-swallow sound-bites by media and politicians alike and whilst the benefits of a genuinely comprehensive education for all pupils are obvious, untruths have unwittingly evolved into hard facts. Based on Melissa Benn and Janet Downs’ work as part of the pioneering Local Schools Network, The Truth About Our Schools calls for us to urgently and articulately challenge unquestioned myths about state education. Benn and Downs have meticulously built an argument for its still enormously vital role, and rigorously challenge assumptions that: Comprehensive education has failedLocal authorities control and hold back schoolsChoice, competition and markets are the route to educational successChoice will improve education in England: the free school model.Academies raise standardsTeachers don’t need qualificationsPrivate schools have the magic DNAProgressive education lowers standardsAnyone who thinks that comprehensive education cannot deliver, that local authorities are the chief block to improving our school system, that competition and markets are the route to educational success and that private schools hold the magic DNA that can simply be transferred …|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/cc93f45c/the-truth-about-our-schools-melissa-benn-9781138937178.jpg|9781138937178|The Truth About Our Schools : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138937178 : 23 Nov 2015 : Opinions about comprehensive education are often made into sound-bites by the media and politicians. Whilst the benefits of a comprehensive education for all pupils ar …|new|1|1|10|19.99|0|GBP|Melissa Benn|Taylor & Francis Ltd|23 Nov 2015|Educational strategies & policy books 9781138937130|Qualitative Research in STEM|41.99|https://wordery.com/qualitative-research-in-stem-sherry-marx-9781138937130|Qualitative Research in STEM examines the groundbreaking potential of qualitative research methods to address issues of social justice, equity, and sustainability in STEM. A collection of empirical studies conducted by prominent STEM researchers, this book examines the experiences and challenges faced by traditionally marginalized groups in STEM, most notably culturally and linguistically diverse students and women. Investigations into these issues, as well as the high dropout rate among engineering students and issues of academic integrity in STEM, come with detailed explanations of the study methodologies used in each case. Contributors also provide personal narratives that share their perspectives on the benefits of qualitative research methodologies for the topics explored. Through a variety of qualitative methodologies, including participatory action research, Indigenous research, and critical ethnography, this volume aims to reveal and remedy the inequalities within STEM education today.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a452132c/qualitative-research-in-stem-sherry-marx-9781138937130.jpg|9781138937130|Qualitative Research in STEM : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138937130 : 19 Jul 2016 : Qualitative Research in STEM Education examines the ground-breaking potential of qualitative research methods to address issues of social justice, equity, and sustain …|new|1|1|10|46.99|0|GBP|Sherry Marx|Taylor & Francis Ltd|19 Jul 2016|Educational strategies & policy books 9781138936997|Revisiting the Poetic Edda|34.99|https://wordery.com/revisiting-the-poetic-edda-paul-acker-9781138936997|Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable shield-maiden; tragic Guðrún and her children; Attila the Hun (from a Norse perspective!); and greedy King Fróði, whose name lives on in Tolkien’s Frodo. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the poems for students, taking a number of fresh, theoretically-sophisticated and productive approaches to the poetry and its characters. Contributors bring to bear insights generated by comparative study, speech act and feminist theory, queer theory and psychoanalytic theory (among others) to raise new, probing questions about the heroic poetry and its reception. Each essay is accompanied by up-to-date lists of further reading and a contextualisation of the poems or texts discussed in critical history. Drawing on the latest international studies of the poems in their manuscript context, and written by experts in their individual fields, engaging with the texts in their original language and context, but presented with full translations, this companion volume to The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology (Routledge, 2002) is accessible to students and illuminating for experts. Essays also examine the afterlife of the heroic poems in Norse legendary saga, late medieval Icelandic poetry, the nineteenth-century operas of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, and the recently published (posthumous) poem by Tolkien, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. |Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/07d6c3e0/revisiting-the-poetic-edda-paul-acker-9781138936997.jpg|9781138936997|Revisiting the Poetic Edda : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138936997 : 16 Jul 2015 : This collection visits the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend and is a companion volume to The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology (Routledge, 2002), cons …|new|1|1|999|39.99|0|GBP|Paul Acker|Taylor & Francis Ltd|16 Jul 2015|Literary studies: classical, early & medieval 9781138937239|Performance and Professional Wrestling|42.99|https://wordery.com/performance-and-professional-wrestling-broderick-chow-9781138937239|Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport. Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: AudienceCirculationLuchaGenderQueernessBodiesRaceA significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/85755b05/performance-and-professional-wrestling-broderick-chow-9781138937239.jpg|9781138937239|Performance and Professional Wrestling : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138937239 : 23 Aug 2016 : Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and perfor …|new|1|1|999|34.99|0|GBP|Broderick Chow|Taylor & Francis Ltd|23 Aug 2016|Other performing arts 9781138937192|Promoting Young People’s Wellbeing through Empowerment and Agency|36.68|https://wordery.com/promoting-young-peoples-wellbeing-through-empowerment-and-agency-lucy-maynard-9781138937192|The terms ?wellbeing’, ?empowerment’ and ?agency’ are common parlance in policy and practice with children, young people and families (CYPF), yet are often misused or not fully understood. Further, there is a disconnect between these abstract concepts and tangible practice with CYPF. This book bridges the theory-practice divide, offering a clear and definitive guide to concepts and practical ways to develop CYPF wellbeing. It examines the concept of wellbeing and its intrinsic relationship to social justice both theoretically and through case study material, and locates these practices within critical pedagogy. The book highlights a range of practice with CYPF of various ages, in formal and non-formal learning situations, engaged in a range of different programmes including learning, reduction from offending, social action and tackling targeted needs. Each chapter highlights relevant policy, research and practice examples to ensure that the book is relevant to a variety of readers. This book will benefit students and practitioners who work with young people to realise wellbeing and to embed critical pedagogy in their practice. It also provides a frame of reference to critically engage in policy analysis and is essential reading for social workers, teachers, police support officers and anyone working to support CYPF to become empowered.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/04783ae3/promoting-young-peoples-wellbeing-through-empowerment-and-agency-lucy-maynard-9781138937192.jpg|9781138937192|Promoting Young People’s Wellbeing through Empowerment and Agency : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138937192 : 06 Sep 2017 : This book bridges the theory-practice divide, offering a clear and definitive guide to concepts and practical ways to develop you …|new|1|1|999|32.99|0|GBP|Lucy Maynard|Taylor & Francis Ltd|06 Sep 2017|Social work 9781138936737|Social Theory, Sport, Leisure|42.99|https://wordery.com/social-theory-sport-leisure-ken-roberts-9781138936737|Ken Roberts’ Social Theory, Sport and Leisure offers a clear, compact primer in social theory for students needing to engage with the application of sociological perspectives to the study of sport and leisure. Written in a straightforward style and assuming no prior knowledge, the book offers a fresh and easy to read overview of sociology’s contribution to sport and leisure studies. Ordered chronologically, each chapter: Focuses on the work of a major social theorist and their most influential ideas Provides helpful historical and biographical detail to set the person and their thinking in contemporary context Identifies questions in sport and leisure on which the theory can shed useful light Considers how the ideas can be, or have been, applied in the study of sport and leisure Works as a self-contained unit, enabling students and lecturers to use the book flexibly according to their needs. Written by an outstanding sociologist of leisure and sport, this intelligent yet jargon-free textbook enables students to get to grips with a wide range of important concepts and understand their diverse applications. As such, it is essential reading for any course designed to explore the place and meaning of sport and leisure in society.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/450df593/social-theory-sport-leisure-ken-roberts-9781138936737.jpg|9781138936737|Social Theory, Sport, Leisure : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138936737 : 18 Mar 2016 : This exceptionally clear text by a highly respected scholar explains the relevance of social theory, theorist by theorist, for the study of sport and leisure. The bo …|new|1|1|999|34.99|0|GBP|Ken Roberts|Taylor & Francis Ltd|18 Mar 2016|Sociology: sport & leisure 9781138937833|Exploring the Contexts for Early Learning|29.99|https://wordery.com/exploring-the-contexts-for-early-learning-rory-mcdowall-clark-9781138937833|The concept of ?readiness for school’ is attractive to policy-makers, but many academics, researchers and practitioners argue that an early start to formal learning may be misguided. This book introduces readers to an increasing body of evidence which demonstrates that young children need opportunities to learn and develop in environments that support their emotional and cognitive needs, offering opportunities to develop autonomy, competence and self-regulation skills. With advice on implementing research findings in practice, this book provides clear guidance on how to foster and develop these attributes, scaffold steps into new areas of learning and support children in facing new challenges. Chapters cover: Policy and discourses;Taking account of development;Approaches to Early Years Learning;The Diversity of Children’s Early Experiences;Transitions and starting school;Where to in the Future?Exploring the Contexts for Early Learning will be essential reading for students, practitioners, policy-makers and all those interested in the school readiness agenda.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/c8800b87/exploring-the-contexts-for-early-learning-rory-mcdowall-clark-9781138937833.jpg|9781138937833|Exploring the Contexts for Early Learning : Paperback : Routledge : 9781138937833 : 19 Sep 2016 : The concept of ?readiness for school’ is attractive to policy-makers, but many academics, researchers and practitioners argue that an early start to form …|new|1|1|10|34.99|0|GBP|Rory McDowall Clark|Taylor & Francis Ltd|19 Sep 2016|Pre-school & kindergarten 9781138937772|Multiple Relationships in Psychotherapy and Counseling|33.99|https://wordery.com/multiple-relationships-in-psychotherapy-and-counseling-ofer-zur-9781138937772|This first-of-a-kind analysis will focus exclusively on unavoidable and mandated multiple relationships between clients and psychotherapists. The book will cover the ethics of a range of venues and situations where dual relationships are mandated, such as in the military, prisons/jails, and police departments, and settings where multiple relationships are unavoidable, such as rural communities; graduate schools and training institutions; faith, spiritual, recovery or 12-step, minority and disabled communities, total institutions, and sport psychology. The complexities of social network ethics and digital dual relationships, such as clients becoming friends" or “fans” on their therapists’ social media pages are discussed. Finally, the book will discuss the complexities multiple roles that inevitably emerge in supervisory relationships.
