‘Interdisciplinarity’ is a bit of a buzzword in the Dutch university sector. It is also one of the most prioritized policy goals at a national and European level. Yet, ‘interdisciplinarity’ remains under-defined, and the challenges and obstacles unique to doing interdisciplinarity remain fuzzy. How, then, are we supposed to adopt an interdisciplinary approach if we don’t even know what the word means?

In this peer-reviewed edited volume of student scholarship, we delve into what it ...

Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest research and innovations in the field, Teaching for Learning, Second Edition is a comprehensive, practical resource for instructors that highlights and synthesizes proven teaching methods and active learning styles.

Engaging and challenging, this extensively revised key text of current historiography confronts the 'histories' that exist and have existed around the world, from the Zulu kingdoms to Communist China.

Visible Learning: Feedback brings together two internationally known educators, combining Hattie’s world famous research expertise with Clarke’s vast experience of classroom practice and application. Areas covered include the variability of feedback, student to teacher feedback, the power of peer feedback and the power of within-lesson feedback.

The toxic attitudes and behaviour some boys display towards girls and women begin with the way those boys relate to each other, especially in school. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the problems facing boys, and gives teachers the tools to help boys create relational cultures that are mutually respectful.

The SAGE Handbook of Sociology of Education offers a diverse and timely perspective on the intricate relationships between education and society, with expert contributions covering topics such as social stratification, educational policy, and the impact of COVID-19 on early childhood education.

Learn how to think like an expert primary teacher and how to plan great lessons, using the knowledge, skills and evidence that can support fantastic teaching.

Your contemporary guide to the core skills and know-how required to train as a primary school teacher, perfectly suited for professional studies modules on primary teacher training courses.

Every teacher knows them – the students who are continuously balancing on their chair legs or who prefer to hide in their hoodies all day long. These students are using all kinds of tricks to be able to stay focused, as they are under- or overresponsive to sensory input and trying to restore their balance.

Children who struggle with processing sensory input can experience a wide range of symptoms, including hypersensitivity to sound, sight and touch, poor fine motor skills and easy distract...

A collection of essays on works of literature, such as Salman Rushdie's controversial "Satanic Verses", and twentieth century thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Karl Marx. It questions and deconstructs power structures where ever they operate.