International Perspectives on Education

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Summary

International Perspectives on Education draws on the knowledge and experience of a distinguished team of international educationists.

List of figures and tables	p. vii
About the editors and contributors	p. viii
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Perspectives on education
Multiple lenses on the mind	p. 7
Reforming the connections: the personal, social and cognitive in learning and young people's lives	p. 28
Self-esteem, self-confidence and individualized education	p. 43
The thinking heart: educating for wisdom and compassion	p. 62
Supporting the learning process
The art and science of effective teaching	p. 77
Making thinking audible and visible via cooperative learning	p. 103
Educating values: possibilites and challenges through mathematics teaching	p. 118
Teachers and professional development
Valuing knowledge of practice: articulating a pedagogy of teacher education	p. 141
Practising an ethic of caring in teaching: challenges and possibilities	p. 159
Too busy teaching to find time for learning?	p. 175
Glossary	p. 194
Author Index	p. 197
Subject Index	p. 201
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