Routledge Research in Education
About the Book Series
This series aims to present the latest research from right across the field of education. It is not confined to any particular area or school of thought and seeks to provide coverage of a broad range of topics, theories and issues from around the world.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Quality and Equity in Education: Revisiting Theory and Research on Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
1st Edition
By Leonidas Kyriakides, Bert P.M. Creemers, Anastasia Panayiotou, Evi Charalambous
April 29, 2022
Quality and Equity in Education draws attention to the importance of developing and testing theories of educational effectiveness and using these theories for improvement purposes. It makes a major contribution to knowledge and theory building in research on promoting quality and equity in ...
Mapping the Affective Turn in Education: Theory, Research, and Pedagogies
1st Edition
Edited
By Bessie Dernikos, Nancy Lesko, Stephanie McCall, Alyssa Niccolini
December 15, 2021
Passions are high in education, and this edited volume offers bold new ways to conceive of the affective intensities shaping our present historical moment. Concerns over school practices deemed "ineffective," "disruptive," "irrational," or even "promising" are matters modulated by and through ...
A Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States: Toward an Inclusive Curriculum for Social Justice
1st Edition
By Tiffani Kocsis
December 13, 2021
A Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States explores the development of sexuality education in North America and uses economic, legal, and psychological paradigms to identify and trace exclusionary programming and practices in schools. By analyzing legal and political documents,...
Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature: Identifying and Critiquing the Canon
1st Edition
Edited
By Victor Malo-Juvera, Crag Hill
December 13, 2021
Recognizing the determination of a canon as an ongoing process of discussion and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught...
Dance, Professional Practice, and the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities for Dance Professionals, Students, and Educators
1st Edition
Edited
By Angela Pickard, Doug Risner
December 13, 2021
Originally published as a special issue of Research in Dance Education, now with an added chapter, this text acknowledges and celebrates the increasingly diverse careers and employment networks in which dance professionals and dance educators are engaged. Addressing issues and developments relating...
Integrative and Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle School: Integrated Approaches in Teacher Preparation and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Lisa Harrison, Ellis Hurd, Kathleen Brinegar
December 13, 2021
Originally published as a special issue of the Middle School Journal, this book presents integrative curriculum as a foundational element of the middle school. By addressing the current gap in literature on curriculum integration in the middle grades, this text explores how learning can be ...
Pedagogy in the Novels of J.M. Coetzee: The Affect of Literature
1st Edition
By Aparna Mishra Tarc
December 13, 2021
Critically analyzing the representation of pedagogy in the novels of J.M. Coetzee, this insightful text illustrates the author’s profound conception of learning and personal development as something which takes place well beyond formal education.Bringing together critical and educational theory, ...
Sonic Studies in Educational Foundations: Echoes, Reverberations, Silences, Noise
1st Edition
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By Walter S. Gershon, Peter M. Appelbaum
December 13, 2021
Originally published as a special issue of Educational Studies, this volume demonstrates the ways in which sound considerations can significantly contribute to educational foundations. Regardless of their origin or interpretation, sounds are theoretically and practically foundational to educational...
Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools: Critical Approaches to Global Justice Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Barbara O’Toole, Ebun Joseph, David Nyaluke
August 02, 2021
This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages ...
Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings: Learning, Development and Research
1st Edition
Edited
By May Britt Postholm, Kirsten Foshaug Vennebo
June 30, 2021
Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings harnesses research and development for educational improvement, bridging the gap between research and practice. Exploring how collaborations between researchers and practitioners can be used to co-construct solutions to real-world...
Designing for Situated Knowledge Transformation
1st Edition
Edited
By Nina Bonderup Dohn, Stig Børsen Hansen, Jens Jørgen Hansen
June 30, 2021
How can knowledge developed in one context be put to use in other contexts? How can students learn to do so? How can educators design for learning this? These are fundamental challenges to many forms of education. The challenges are amplified in contemporary society where people traverse many ...
Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability: Theory into Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Chew-Hung Chang, Gillian Kidman, Andy Wi
June 30, 2021
In a fast-changing, globalising world, the teaching and implementation of a curriculum for Education for Sustainability (EfS) has been a challenge for many teachers. Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability highlights the issues and challenges educators and academics face in ...