Educational Developments, Practices and Effectiveness : Global Perspectives and Contexts (Hardcover)

List Of Figures List Of Tables Acknowledgements List Of Abbreviations Notes On The Contributors Foreword; Thomas Michael Power 1. Researching And Extending Developments In Contemporary Educational Practice; Jennifer Lock, Petrea Redmond And Patrick Alan Danaher PART I: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS AND TEACHERS Part I Introduction: Educational Developments And Improving Outcomes For Learners And Teachers; Jennifer Lock 2. Managing Developments In Education: Social Business Learning As Opportunity And Challenge For Corporate Learning; Sabine Seufert And Christoph Meier 3. Thinking Collaboratively In Educational Environments: Shared Metacognition And Co-Regulation In Communities Of Inquiry; D. Randy Garrison And Zehra Akyol 4. The Changing Nature Of Educational Support For Students With Disabilities; Shalene Werth And Shaunaugh Brady 5. Evaluation As An Educational Development To Improve Practice: Teacher Ict Knowledge, Skills And Integration; Karen Trimmer PART II EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND SPECIALISED DISCIPLINES OF KNOWLEDGE Part II Introduction: Educational Developments And Specialised Disciplines Of Knowledge; Petrea Redmond 6. A Vision And Language For Schoolwide Pedagogical Improvement; Lindy Abawi 7. Exploring Teaching Developments: Influencing Sustainable Engineering Practice; David Thorpe 8. Conceptualising, Implementing And Evaluating The Use Of Digital Technologies To Enhance Mathematical Understanding: Reflections On An Innovation Development Cycle; Linda Galligan, Christine Mcdonald, Carola Hobohm, Birgit Loch And Janet Taylor 9. Mass Media Entertainer Or Educator Of Children? Raising This Issue And Proposing Productive Solutions; Jennifer Donovan Index