Books published in 2014


Neil Taylor publication

Barend Vlaardingerbroek and Neil Taylor (Editors)
Issues in Upper Secondary Science Education
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 2014

'This edited volume adopts a comparative approach to upper secondary science as it occurs in sixteen countries, focusing on such key topics as links with basic science education, issues in assessment, and the secondary/tertiary education interface. With contributions from a wide cross-section of countries, including Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, Nigeria, and Pakistan, Issues in Upper Secondary Science Education provides an unparalleled resource for understanding upper secondary science education systems around the world.' Palgrave Macmillan


Multimodal Study of Situated Discourses

Zuocheng Zhang, Xing Jian Yu, Wang Yan Deng
Multimodal Study of Situated Discourse
New World Press 2014
ISBN: 9787510075322


Literacy in the Middle Years: Learning from Collaborative Classroom Research

Anne-Marie Morgan, Barbara Comber, Peter Freebody and Helen Nixon
Literacy in the Middle Years: Learning from Collaborative Classroom Research
Publisher: Primary English Teaching Association Australia 2014
ISBN: 9781875622931

Literacy in the Middle Years: Learning from Collaborative Classroom Research, showcases teachers' innovative literacy work across the curriculum. Classroom practice, teacher thinking and collaborative research are highlighted in ways of working with new curricula and rapidly changing literacy modes and platforms. Connections with place, critical engagement with digital literacies, using polymedia with EAL/D learners, and subject-specific literacies are detailed in teachers' stories of practice. Teacher wellbeing, for a sustainable workforce, underpins the case studies, aimed at equipping 'change ready' teachers with positive examples of literacy approaches and inquiry in practice.


At the Edge of the Rift

Sue Gregory, Paul Jerry and Nancy Tavares Jones (eds)
At the Edge of the Rift
Publisher: Interdisciplinary Press 2014
ISBN: 9781848883215

Times are changing. Virtual Worlds have enjoyed nearly a decade of use by educators who have developed many creative ways to provide immersive, experiential learning experiences for students of all ages. This volume represents the most up-to-date research and thinking on the use of virtual worlds in education from experts across the globe. Included are discussions of hardware advances, software advances and data analytics.


Sports Participation and Cultural Identity in the Experience of Young People

Vegneskumar Maniam
Sports Participation and Cultural Identity in the Experience of Young People
Publisher: Peter Lang 2014
ISBN: 9783034314220

This book focuses on inclusion and exclusion in sporting activities among young people in a multicultural society. Do young people who identify with cultural groups other than the majority experience exclusion from sporting teams, or do they find themselves readily included? Does this vary across identities, and sports? In the context of Australia, where sport is an integral part of national life and one in four of the population were born overseas, and over 270 different ancestries are acknowledged, young people were asked to write about their cultural identity and their experiences playing sport. Using a humanistic sociological approach, the inductive analysis juxtaposed their sense of cultural identity with their participation or non-participation in sport, and with the particular sports played. This book is important for all those in culturally diverse society especially academics, teachers and sports administrators, who are interested in the issue of exclusion and inclusion of cultural minorities in sport.


Primary Mathematics: capitalising on ICT for today and tomorrow

Penelope Serow, Rosemary Callingham and Tracey Muir
Primary Mathematics: capitalising on ICT for today and tomorrow

Publisher: Cambridge 2014
ISBN: 9781107688124

Primary Mathematics provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching and learning mathematics in today's classrooms. Drawing links to the Australian Curriculum, this book covers the core learning areas of measurement, space and geometry, early number concepts, data and statistics, chance and probability, and patterns and algebra. At the centre of this book is the belief that ICT can be a powerful tool for enhancing student learning. Although many classrooms have been resourced with computers, interactive whiteboards and mobile technology, teachers need to be able to transform these technological tools into meaningful teaching and learning experiences. This book explores the ways in which technology can be integrated into the mathematics classroom. The book also explores issues around student diversity, assessment 'for', 'of' and 'as' learning, and teaching in rural and remote areas. Primary Mathematics is an indispensable resource for pre- and in-service teachers alike.

  • Each chapter features definitions of key terms, classroom activities, 'pause and reflect' points, classroom vignettes, and further readings
  • This book provides teachers with detailed activities and examples to cater for the mathematical needs of all learners
  • Primary Mathematics is grounded in evidence and richly illustrated with examples of student work

Sustainability and Early Years

Sue Elliott
Sustainability and the Early Years Learning Framework
Publisher: Pademelon Press 2014
ISBN: 9781876138417

'As momentum around early childhood education for sustainability has built over the last decade, it is evident that starting sustainably in early childhood is not only possible, but also necessary. For children, families and educators to collaboratively construct sustainable early child communities is the goal and this can be facilitated by implementing the EYLF through a lens of sustainability.' Pademelon Press


Research in Early Childhood

Julie Davis and Sue Elliott (eds)
Research in Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
Publisher: Routledge 2014
ISBN: 9780415854498

'By offering international and multidisciplinary research perspectives on Early Childhood Education for Sustainability, each chapter explores and investigates the complex topic of sustainability and its relationship to early childhood education. A particular emphasis that runs through this text is young children as empowered citizens, capable of both contributing to and creating change for sustainability.'


Research in Early Childhood

Julie Davis and Sue Elliott (eds)
Research in Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
Publisher: Routledge 2014
ISBN: 9780415854498

'By offering international and multidisciplinary research perspectives on Early Childhood Education for Sustainability, each chapter explores and investigates the complex topic of sustainability and its relationship to early childhood education. A particular emphasis that runs through this text is young children as empowered citizens, capable of both contributing to and creating change for sustainability.'