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`The book is at once accessible, evidence-based, practical and eminently readable...Readers will find in this book a treasury of learners′ voices guiding us towards the goal of more effective learning in classrooms′ - International Network for School Improvement `This book promotes an ambitious and inspiring conception of meaningful pedagogy and works to applaud those teachers who are determined to reflect upon, enquire into, and then facilitate ′′effective learning′′. A coherent and structured case is made for the primacy of ′′learning′′ over ′′work′′ - Learning & Teaching Update This book addresses an important, and too seldom addressed issue: learning. Not teaching, not performance, not "work": this book really is about learning, what makes learning effective and how it may be promoted in classrooms. The authors take the context of the classroom seriously, not only because of its effects on teachers and pupils, but because classrooms are notorious as contexts which change little. Rather than providing yet more tips, they offer real thinking and evidence based on what we know about how classrooms change. Four major dimensions of promoting effective learning in classrooms are examined in depth: Active Learning; Collaborative Learning; Learner-driven Learning and Learning about Learning. Evidence from practising teachers in the form of case studies and examples, and evidence from international research in the form of useful ideas and frameworks is included.

Society does something strange to us as we get old. We are no longer seen as valued participants in the world but marginalized as burdens and problems to be solved. We become the other. This book presents a different vision of the future. Drawing on fifty interviews with people aged fifty to ninety, it proves aging is not simply passive decline but a process of learning, joy, political engagement, challenge, and achievement. For example: Mary, 83, has resisted her children's suggestion to downsize and is fostering two teenage boys. Joseph, 68, fights for the rights of small farmers worldwide. Through their voices and the voices of many others, we come to understand both the difficulties and possibilities of aging. Increased longevity has consequences for us all. By challenging our assumptions and stereotypes, this book proves that a society that takes better account of older people is better for everyone.

This teacher-friendly book focuses on how secondary students learn and how those in different roles in schools can promote their learning.

The true story of Radio Caroline, about the music that those four years unleashed, music that still reverberates around the world today, making names such as Jagger, Clapton, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, household names. With 23 million listeners, Radio Caroline opened the floodgates, creating a stage for music, record companies, fashion, and above all the permission to have fun. This is a modern day David-and-Goliath story, a story of youth, music, fun and adventure, whose echos can still be heard in the music and songs that exploded forth during that special moment, that brief moment of freedom. This was the ship that rocked the world!

Painting the picture of a new integrity for our schools, this book addresses themes, including schools as place of learning and integrity; the curriculum; family, child and intercultural perspectives; community relations; and policy.

Proceedings of the 30th Ascilite conference held in Sydney in December 2013. 141 papers were accepted (47 full papers and 94 concise papers), The predominant themes were elearning and learning design. Other themes included: assessment; professional learning; literacies (TPACK); virtual worlds; mobile learning; MOOCs/open education; and learning analytics.

Health Resort Lodge, where health-seeking is both rational and recreational. Information regarding the hotel which primarily served for recreational purposes with marketed health benefits. Ideal for rest cure, convalescence and post-operative care.