Book reviews

Schwandt, Thomas A. (1997) Qualitative Inquiry: a Dictionary of Terms. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 183 pp. $ 23.95 ISBN‐0–7619–0254–6

VanTassel‐Baska, J. (1998). Excellence in Educating Gifted and Talented Learners, Third Edition with chapters by Camilla Persson Benbow, John F. Feldhusen, Kenneth Seeley, and Linda Kreger Silverman. Denver, CO: Love Publishing Co. (532pp., $58.00 hb, ISBN 0–89108–255–7.

Moore, D.P. and Buttner, E.H. (1997). Women entrepreneurs: Moving beyond the glass ceiling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (262 pp., $19.95 pb, ISBN 0–7619–0464–6)

Tomlinson, C. A. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (132 pp., $21.95 pb, ISBN 0–87120–342–1).     

The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span. Horowitz,F. D., Subotnik,R. F., & Matthews,D. J. (2009)

Doll, B. and Doll, C. (1997). Bibliotherapy With Young People: Librarians and Mental Health Professionals Working Together. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., (124 pp., $23.00 Pb, ISBN: 1–56308–407–4)

Ford, D. Y. (1996). Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students: Promising Practices and Programs. New York, NY: Teachers College Press (236 pp.,$24.95, ISBN‐0–8077–3535–3).

Harris, V.J. (1997). Using Multiethnic Literature in the K‐8 Classroom. Norwood, MA: Christopher‐Gordon Publishers, Inc. (300 pp., SBN 0–926842–60–9).

Ellis, A. and Llewellyn, M. (1997). Dealing with Differences: Taking Action on Class, Race, Gender and Disability. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, Inc. (158 pp., $24.95 paper, ISBN‐0–8039–6430–7).

Delisle, R. (1997). How to Use Problem‐Based Learning in the Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (107 pp., $12.95 paper, ISBN 0–87120–291–3).

Torp, L., &; Sage, S. (1998). Problems as Possibilities: Problem‐based learning for K‐12 education. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (102 pp., $15.95 paper, ISBN 0–87120–297–2)     

Book reviews

Streznewski, M. K. (1999). Gifted grownups: The mixed blessings of extraordinary potential . New York: John Wiley & Sons (292 pp., $24.95 hb, ISBN‐0–471–29580–9).

Johnson, N.G., Roberts, M.C., & Worell, J., Eds.(1999). Beyond appearance: A new look at adolescent girls . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (464 pp., ISBN‐1–55798–582–0).

Smutny, J.F. (1998). The young gifted child: Potential and promise, an anthology . Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, Inc. (582 pp. $35.00, paperback, ISBN 1–57273–108–7).

Elias, M. J., Zins, J. E., Weissberg, R. P., Frey, K. S., Green‐berg, M. T., Haynes, N. M., Kessler, R., Schwab‐Stone, M. E., & Shriver, T. P. (1997). Promoting social and emotional learning . Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (164 pp., $22.95 pb, ISBN‐0–87120–288–3).

Friedman, R. C., & Rogers, K. B. (Eds.). (1998). Talent in context: Historical and social perspectives on giftedness . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (218 pp., $29.95 Hardback, ISBN 1–55798–493).     

Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings

Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain Renate Nummela Caine and Geoffrey Caine Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 1250 N. Pitt St. Alexandria, VA 22314–1403 1991 $15.95 paper

Restructuring Schooling for Individual Differences William M Bechtol and Juanita S. Sorenson Allyn and Bacon 111 10th St. Des Moines, IA 50309 1992 448 pp. $39.95

You Can't Say You Can't Play Vivian Gussin Paley Harvard University Press 79 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138 1992 144 pp. $10.00

Challenging the Potential: Programs for Disadvantaged Talented Youth Sherri Oden, Mario Kelley, Zhenkui Ma, David Weikart High/Scope Press 600 N. River St. Ypsilanti, MI 48198–2890 1991 400 pp. $29.00

Creative Thinking Problem‐Solving and the Arts Orientation John F. Wakefield Ablex Publishing Corporation 355 Chestnut St; Norwood, NJ 07648 1992 $22.50     

Lord Butler and the education act of 1944

Children's Problems in Text Comprehension: an Experimental Investigation. N. Yuill and J. Oakhill. Pp. xi, 241. Author and subject index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £30.00 Hardback. ISBN 0 521 35324 6 Series. Cambridge Monographs and Texts in Applied Psycholinguistics.

Education and the Social Order, 1940–1990, By Brian Simon. Pp. 646. London: Lawrence &; Wishart, 1991. £39.95 hardback. ISBN 0–85315–734–0. Studies in the History of Education Series.

An Educational War on Poverty: American and British Policy‐Making 1960–80. By Harold and Pamela Silver. Pp. xii, 447. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £45.00 hb. ISBN 0–521–38149–5.

Emerging as a Teacher by R. V. Bullough, J. G. Knowles, and N. A. Grow. Pp. xii, 224. London and New York: Routledge 1991. £35 hb, £11.99 pb, ISBN: 0–415–03862–6 and 0–415–07040–6 (pb) Series: Investigating Schooling.

Teacher Supply and Teacher Quality (Issues for the 1990s) Edited by Gerald Grace and Martin Lawn. Pp iv, 92. Clevedon, Philadelphia and Adelaide: Multilingual Matters Ltd., 1991. £23 hb, £7.95 pb, ISBN: 1–85359–156–4 and 1–85359–6 pb.

The Teaching of Values: caring and appreciation. By James L. Jarrett. pp. x 248 incl. Index. London and New York: Routledge, 1991. £35.00 Hb.; £12.99 Pb. ISBN Hb.: 0 415 05287 4; Pb.: 0 415 05288 2.

Thinking in Education. By Matthew Lipman. Pp. ix, 280. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £35.00/$49.50 hardcover; £12.95/$19.95 papercover. ISBN 0 521 40032 5 hc; 0 521 40911 X pc.

Key Concepts For Understanding Curriculum, Colin J. Marsh, 221 pp, London, The Falmer Press 1992, £32.00 cloth; £11.95 paperback. ISBN 0–75070–008–4 (cloth); 0–75070–009–2 (pbk) The Falmer Press Teachers’ Library: 5.

Collected Writings on Education and Drama by Dorothy Heathcote. Edited by Liz Johnson and Cecily O'Neill; pp. 218. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1991. $34.95 (cloth), $12.95 (paper) ISBN 0–8101–1003–2 (cloth) ISBN 0–8101–0999–9 (paper)

What Future for Education? Brian Simon. Pp 208. London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1992. ISBN 0–85315–754–5. £8.99

Risky Business? Robert MacDonald and Frank Coffield. Pp x, 295. Basingstoke Falmer Press, 1991. £34.00 (hardback); £12.95 (paperback) ISBN 1–85000–897–3 (hardback); 1–85000–898–1 (paperback).

Adult Education in Development: methods and approaches from changing societies, Veronica McGivney and Frances Murray, 109 pages, Leicester, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 1991, £8.95, ISBN 1 872941 08 7.

Opening Colleges to Adult Learners, Veronica McGivney (ed), 159 pages, Leicester, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 1991 (report of NIACE/TEED Project) £11.95, ISBN 1 872941 06 0.

Learning and Leisure: a study of adult participation in learning and its policy implications. Naomi Sargant, 132 pages, Leicester, NIACE 1991 £12.95 ISBN 1 872941 11 7.

The Primary Head and The Secondary Head, Edited by Peter Mortimore and Jo Mortimore. Pp 132, 174. London: Paul Chapman, 1991. £11.95 each (pbk). ISBN 1–85396–140‐X and 1–85396–141–8.

Management in Education Series: Roles, Responsibilities and Reflections.

Empowering the Parents: How to Break the Schools Monopoly. Ed. David G. Green. Pp. ix, 90. London: Institute of Economic Affairs: Health and Welfare Unit, 1991. £6.95. ISBN 0–255 36270–6     

Reviews

Andrew Wright, Whitelands College, Another Step: Challenging Inequalities, by Margaret Robson, Andrew Gregory and Dawn Gill. Association for Curriculum Development, 1991, 297pp., ISBN 1 8540 1 045 X

Di Bentley, School of Education, Roehampton Institute, Skills for the Primary School Child: Personal and Social Education in the Primary School, a pack by the Teachers' Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Education (TACADE) and the Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse (Re-Solv). Salford: TACADE, 1990, three booklets (57pp., 29pp., 60pp.) and thirty-three workcards, ISBN 0 905954 43 2 (set)

Brenda Hopper, Edge Hill College of Higher Education, Gender and Pastoral Care, edited by C. McLaughlin, C. Lodge and C. Watkins. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1991, 192pp., pb ISBN 0 63117177 0, £9.99

Shirley Lee, Roehampton Institute, Career Development for Teachers by Jim Donnelly, London: Rogan Page, 1992, 96pp., pb ISBN 0 7494 0645 3, £9.95     

A scholar's journey: Using the internet for adult and distance education research

Web‐Based Instruction. Badrul H. Khan, ed. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, 1997, 480 pp., $89.95/Hard, $59.95/Soft).

Distance Learning: A Step‐by‐Step Guide for Trainers. Karen Mantyla and J. Richard Gividen (Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training and Development, 1997, 179 pp., $45.00).     

Book reviews

Levine, J. (1999). The Enneagram intelligences: Understanding personality for effective teaching and learning. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey (320 pp., $24.95, cloth, ISBN‐O‐89789‐ 562–2; $59.95 hardcover, ISBN‐0–89789–561–4).

Jacobsen, M. (1999) Liberating everyday genius: Revolutionary guide for identifying and mastering your exceptional gifts . NY: Ballantine Books. (399 pp., $25.00 hb, ISBN‐0–345–42771–8).

Cline, S., & Schwartz, D. (1999). Diverse populations of gifted children: Meeting their needs in the regular classroom and beyond. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill (207 pp., $ paper, ISBN 0–13–399908–4).

Johnson, N.G., Roberts, M.C., & Worell, J., Eds. (1999). Beyond appearance: A new look at adolescent girls. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (408 pp., $39.95 hb, ISBN‐1–55798–582–0).     

Book review

Moshman, D. (1999) Adolescent psychological development: Rationality, morality and identity. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (141 pp., $24.50 pb, ISBN 0–8058–2658–3)     

Resources In Review

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The RFF Reader in Environmental Science and Resource Management , edited by Wallace E. Oates. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. 1999. Paperback. $22.95. ISBN 0-915707-96-9.

Science through Multiple Intelligences: Patterns that Inspire Inquiry , by Robert Barkman. Tucson, AZ: Zephyr Press, Inc. 1999. Paperback. 165 pages. $39.00. ISBN 1-56976-096-9.

Earth Report 2000: Revisiting the True State of the Planet , edited by Ronald Bailey. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2000. Paperback. 362 pages. $19.95. ISBN 0-07-134260-5.

Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists (A Conservative Manifesto) , by Peter Huber. New York: Basic Books. 1999. Hardcover. $25.00. ISBN 0-468-03112-9.

Song of the Meadowlark , by James Eggert. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. 1999. Paperback. 145 pages. $12.95. ISBN 1-58008-034-0.

The Greening of Planet Earth: The Effects of Carbon Dioxide on the Biosphere , Greening Earth Society, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 805, Arlington, VA 22203-4193; tel. 703-907-6168; fax 703-907-6161; info@greeningearthsociety.org. 1992. Color. 27 min 50 s. $15.00.

The Greening of Planet Earth Continues: The Promise for the 21st Century & Beyond , Greening Earth Society. 1998. Color. 27 min 30 s. $15.00 (or both for $25.00).

Nature's Nation: An Environmental History of the United States , by John Opie. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 1998. Paperback. 515 pages. ISBN 0-15-500219-8.

Visions of Paradise: Glimpses of Our Landscape's Legacy , by John Warfield Simpson. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1999. Clothbound. 387 pages. $35.00. ISBN 0-520-21364-5.

Beyond the Land Ethic: More Essays in Environmental Philosophy , by J. Baird Callicott. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1999. Paperback. 427 pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-7914-4084-2.

The Morning After Earth Day , by Mary Graham. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. 1999. Hardcover, 153 pages. ISBN 0-8157-3236-8.

Natural Resource Management and Institutional Change , by Diana Carney and John Farrington. New York: Routledge. 1998. Hardback. 120 pages. $60.00. ISBN 0-415-18604-8.

Green Ink: An Introduction to Environmental Journalism , by Michael Frome. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. 1998. Paperback. 204 pages. $19.95. ISBN 0-87480-582-1.     

Reviews

Tony Coady (ed.), Why Universities Matter. A Conversation about Values, Means and Directions, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2000, pp.254, $24.95

Paul James (ed.), Burning Down the House. The Bonfire of the Universities, Association for the Public University with Arena Publications, Melbourne, 2000, pp.63, $10

John Smyth, Alastair Dow, Robert Hattam, Alan Reid and Geoffrey Shaddock, Teachers’ Work in a Globalising Economy. London, Falmer Press, 2000. 222pp.

Robert F Arnove and Carlos Alberto Torres (editors), Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the Local, Lanham, Maryland, Rowman & Littlefield, 1999. 434 pp. $63 pb, ISBN 0847 684 6IX     

Book review

Gerald H. Gaither, ed. (1998) Qualify assurance in higher education: an international perspective [New Directions for Institutional Research No. 99]. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass. 107 pp., $23.00 pb, ISBN 0–7879–4740–7.     

Grant‐maintained schools: Making a difference without being really different 1

Homo Sollers Beats Homo Sapiens. The Fourth Edinburgh Medal Address. Heinz Wolff. Pp. x, 44. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, on behalf of the City of Edinburgh District Council in association with The Edinburgh International Festival of Science and Technology, 1993. £4.95 in paperback. ISBN 0 7486 0442 1.

The Multicultural Dimension of the National Curriculum. Edited by Anna S. King and Michael J. Reiss. pp 297. London: The Falmer Press, 1993. £12.95. ISBN 0750700696 paperback. Also available in hardback.

Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals. By Iris Murdoch Pp. 512. Index. London: Chatto and Windus 1992. £20.00. ISBN 0 7011 3998 6.

World Yearbook of Education 1993; Special Needs Education. Edited by Peter Mittler, Ron Brouillette and Duncan Harris (Series Editor). Pp x 276. Index. London. Kogan Page. 1993. £32.00. ISBN 0 7494 0854 5. 11th in the series World Yearbook in Education.

The European and American University since 1800; historical and sociological essays. Edited by Sheldon Rothblatt and Björn Wittrock. pp. xi. 370. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press. 1993. £37.50. ISBN 0 521 43165 4 hardback.

Learner Managed Learning. Edited by Norman Graves. Pp x, 185. Index. Leeds: Higher Education for Capability and World Education Fellowship, 1993. £13.95 flexicover, ISBN 0–9521325–08.

Conflict in Child and Adolescent Development; edited by Shantz C. U. and Hartup, W. W. Pp. 453. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £40/$59.95 hardcover only. ISBN 0–521–40416–9. Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development.

Children's Learning Difficulties: A cognitive approach by J. Dockrell and J. McShane. Pp. viii, 245. Index. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993. £40 hard cover; £12.99 flexicover. ISBN 0–631–17016–2 hc; 0–631–17017–0 fc.

The Schoolhome: Rethinking Schools for Changing Families by Jane Roland Martin. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London: 1992. 237 pp. ISBN 0–674–79265–3. Price: $24.95.

Assessing the National Curriculum Edited by Philip O'Hear and John White. Pp 138. Index. London: Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd. 1993 £11.95 Paperback. ISBN 1 85396 232 5

Partnership in Initial Teacher Training: Talk and Chalk, Clare Hake, pp 36, London, Institute of Education, Tufnell Press £3.95 ISBN 1 872767 46 X The London File: Papers from the Institute of Education.

The Promise and Perils of Educational Comparison by Martin McLean. Pp. 40. London: Institute of Education, University of London, 1992: The London File ISBN 1 872767 31 1, £3.95

Case Studies in Teaching in Higher Education by Peter Schwartz and Graham Webb. Pp. 162; London: Kogan Page, 1993. £16.95; ISBN 0–7494–0972‐X.

Educational Values for School Leadership by Sylvia West. Pp x, 160. London: Kogan Page 1993. £14.95. ISBN 0 7494 0839 1. The Management and Leadership in Education Series.

Equality and Achievement in Education by James S. Coleman. Pp xi, 340. Boulder, San Francisco &; London: Westview Press 1993. £30.50 hardcover: £13.50 paperback. ISBN 0–8133–7791–9 hc;‐1860–2 pbk. Social Inequality Series #1.

Children in Time and Place, developmental and historical insights, edited by Elder, G., Modell, J., Parke, R.: pp. 289, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993. £35.00 hardback, ISBN 0 521 41784 8     

A Crisis of Confidence in Vocational Education: The Perceptions of Young Workers in Manufacturing Industry

Mary James, University of Cambridge Institute of Education, The Pastoral and the Academic: Conflict and Contradiction in the Curriculum, Sally Power. London: Cassell, 1996. 164pp. hb ISBN 0 304 33223 2, £40.00, pb ISBN 0 304 33225 9, £12.99

Deborah Braithwaite, Support Service (EBD), Chatham, Kent, Managing Behaviour in the Primary School, J. Docking. London: David Fulton, 1996. 160pp. pb ISBN 1 85346 397 3, £13.99

Val Golightly, Sutton Primary School, Sutton, Cambridgeshire, Quality Circle Time in the Primary School, by Jenny Mosley. Wisbech: LDA, 1996. 255pp. pb ISBN 1 85503 299 5, £19.95

Janet Edwards, Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education, School of Education, Leicester University, Today's Child, Tomorrow's Adult, edited by Tim Khan. Coventry: Community Education Development Centre, 1995. 47pp. pb ISBN 0 9477607 24 2, £7.50 plus 10% p&;p

Janet Edwards, Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education, School of Education, Leicester University, Bringing Learning to Life: Involving the Community in the National Curriculum, by David Howe and Joan Wilson. Coventry: Community Education Development Centre, 1995. 72pp. pb ISBN 0 947607 21 8, £9.95 plus 10% p&;p

Richard Byers, University of Cambridge Institute of Education, Adding Value? Schools' Responsibility for Pupils' Personal Development, edited by Sally Inman and Martin Buck. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books, 1995. 182pp. pb ISBN 1 85856 044 6, £12.95     

Book review

The following books are reviewed.

Value and validity in action research: a guidebook for reflective practitioners EILEEN M. SCHWALBACH (2003) London: Scarecrow Press 121 pp., ISBN 1 57886 017 2 (pb), £10.22

Supporting Teachers, Supporting Pupils D.F. WILSON, 2004 London: RoutledgeFalmer 184 pp., ISBN 0 415 33522 1 (hb), £65, 0 415 33523 X (pb), £22.50     

T. S. Eliot and educational aims

Priorities in Religious Education. Edited by Brenda Watson. Pp viii, 210+. Index. London: Falmer Press, 1992. £12.95 paperback. ISBN 0–75070–017–3.

The Victorian Governess by Kathryn Hughes. Pp. xvi, 256. London and Rio Grande: The Hambledon Press, 1993. £25 hardcover. ISBN 1–85285–002–7.

The Church Colleges 1918–1939: The Struggle for Survival. By Mark Lofthouse. Rearsby: J. Billings, 9 Church Leys Avenue, LE7 4YF. Pp. xviii, 116, £12 hardback, £6.50 paperback. ISBN 0 9520022 0 5 hardback, 0 9520022 1 3 paperback.

The Rationality of Feeling: Understanding the Arts in Education by David Best. Pp 211. London &; Washington DC: The Falmer Press (A member of the Taylor &; Francis Group), 1992. £13.95. ISBN 0 75070 056 4 (cased) &; 0 75070 057 2 (paper). Series: The Falmer Press Library on Aesthetic Education (Editor: Peter Abbs)

The Braid of Literature: Children's Worlds of Reading. Shelby Anne Wolff and Shirley Brice Heath. London: Harvard University Press, October 1992. £19.95. ISBN 0–674–08040–8

Quality Assurance in Training and Education. By Richard Freeman. London: Kogan Page, 1993. Pp. 176. £14.95. ISBN 0–7494–0868–5 (pbk)

Effective Schools for Disaffected Pupils by Paul Cooper. Pp x, 267. London: Routledge, 1993. £35 hardback, £11.99 paperback. ISBN 0–415–06483‐X hardback, 0–415–06484–8 paperback.

The IEA Study of Written Composition II: Education and Performance in Fourteen Countries. Edited by A. C. Purves. Pps 290. Oxford/New York/Seoul/Tokyo. Pergamon Press 1992. £44.50/$65 hardback. ISBN 0–08–041397/8 (v. 2) International Studies in Educational Achievement, Volume 6

Education Answers Back: Critical Responses to Government Policy. Edited by Clyde Chitty &; Brian Simon. Pp xv, 181. Index. London. Lawrence &; Wishart, 1993. £9.99 flexicover. ISBN 0 85315 781 2

A History of Youth, Michael Mitterauer (translated from the German by Graeme Dunphy), p. xii + 256, Blackwell, Oxford, 1992, hb £40.00 pb £13.99, ISBN hb 0631179836 pb 061179844, in series Family, Sexuality and Social Relations in Past Times, eds., Peter Laslett and Michael Anderson.

Teaching about Europe by Margaret Shennan. Pp xviii, 281. Index. London: Cassell, 1991. £35 hardcover; £12.99 paperback. ISBN 0–304–32292‐X hb; 0–304–32288–1 pbk. Cassell Council of Europe Series.

Mentoring: Perspectives on School‐Based Teacher Education. Eds. Donald Mclntyre, Hazel Hagger and Margaret Wilkin. Pp. 236. London: Kogan Page Ltd. £27.50 hardcover. ISBN 0–7494–0678‐X.

Secondary School Teaching and Educational Psychology by David Galloway and Anne Edwards. Pp x, 160. Index, Longman London and New York 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0–582–49724–8. The Effective Teacher Series.

Oxford, Cambridge and the Changing Idea of the University. The challenge to donnish domination. Ted Tapper and Brian Salter. Pp ix, 262. Buckingham: SRHE and Open University Press, 1992. £40 hardcover. ISBN 0–335–15694–0.

Education 16–19 in Transition by Eric Macfarlane. Pp xvi 136. London: Routledge 1993. £30 hardback, £11.99 paperback. ISBN 0–415–08085–1, ISBN 0–415–08086‐X (pbk). Educational Management Series. Edited by Cyril Poster.     

Conservation Synergism: New Dynamics for Effective Action

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Epicurean Simplicity, by Stephanie Mills. Washington, DC: Island Press/Shearwater Books. 2002. Hardcover. 218 pages. $22.00. ISBN 1-55963-689-0.

Democracy in Practice: Public Participation in Environmental Decisions, by Thomas C. Beierle and Jerry Cayford. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. 2002. Paperback. 149 pages. $18.95. ISBN 1-891853-54-6.

Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development, by Gerald G. Marten. Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications Ltd. 2001. Paperback. 238 pages. $24.95. ISBN 1-85383-714-8.

Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience, edited by Richard L. Knight and Suzanne Riedel. New York: Oxford University Press. 2002. Paperback. 190 pages. $19.95. ISBN 0-19-514944-0.

Guide To Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, edited by Natalia Mirovitskaya and William Ascher. Durham: Duke University Press. 2001. Paperback. 592 pages. $34.95. ISBN 0-8223-2745-7.

Teaching About Climate Change, edited by Tim Grant and Gail Little-john. 2001. Lewiston, NY: New Society Publishers/Green Teacher. 58 pages. Paperback. ISBN 0-86571-437-1. $12.95.

Interpretation for the 21st Century: Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture (2nd ed.), by Larry Beck and Ted Cable. Champaign, IL: Sagamore. 2002. Paperback. 204 pages. $24.95. ISBN 1-57167-522-1.     

Books in brief

Raising Our Sights: Improving U.S. Achievement in Mathematics and Science John O'Neil for the ASCD Panel on U.S. Achievement in Mathematics and Science Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 1991 40 pp. $6.50

Ready to Learn: Early Childhood Education and the Public Schools National School Boards Association (NSBA) 1990 48 pp.

Developing and Supporting Teachers for Science Education in the Middle Years The National Center for improving Science Education 1990 86 pp.     

The Standing Conference on Studies in Education

Dimensions of Discipline: Rethinking Practice in Secondary Schools. David Gillborn, Jon Nixon and Jean Rudduck. Pp 132. Index. Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT for HMSO, 1993. £9.95. ISBN 0–11–270805–6.

Education and Public Policy in Australia. By Simon Marginson. Pp xv, 286. Index. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1993, £35.00 hardback; US $53.95. ISBN 0–521–43345–2.

Naming Silenced Lives: Personal Narratives and Process of Educational Change, edited by Daniel McLaughlin and William G. Tierney. New York and London: Routledge, 1993. Pp. 249., £35 hard, ISBN 0 415 90516 8.

Histoire de l'Agrégation: contribution à I'histoire de la culture scolaire by André Chervel. Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique and Editions Kimé, Paris: 1993. Pp. 289. ISBN 2–7342–0357‐X (INRP)/2–908212–5‐X (Kimé). Price: 170 French francs.

A History of Music Education in England 1872–1928. By Gordon Cox. Scolar Press, Aldershot; 1993. Pp. 196. £35. ISBN 0–85967–978–0.

Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School. Edited by Bob Moon and Ann Shelton Mayes, Pp. ix. 386. Index. London and New York: The Open University, 1994, £10.99. ISBN 0 415 10250 2.

Parents and Schools. Edited by P. Munn. Pp vii, 182. London: Routledge, 1993. £12.95 Paperback. ISBN 0–415–08926–3. Routledge Educational Mangement Series.

Grant Maintainted Schools: Education in the Market Place. John Fitz, David Halpin and Sally Power. Pp x, 125. Index. London: Kogan Page 1993. Flexicover: £14.95. ISBN 0 7494 1067 1. Kogan Page Educational Management Series.

How Fathers Care for the Next Generation: A Four‐Decade Study. By John Snarey, Pp. xii +40 Cambridge, Mass., and London, England. Harvard University Press, 1993. Cloth £27.95/$41.95. ISBN 0–674–40940‐X.

International Handbook of Research and Development of Giftedness and Talent. Edited by K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks and A. H. Passow. Pp. xvi, 964. Index. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1993. £110. ISBN 0–08–041–398–6.

The Economics of Education. Geraint Johnes. Pp 247. Index. London: Macmillan Press, 1993. £12.99 paperback. ISBN 0–333–56835–4 hc; 0–333–56836–2 pb.

Encouragement Works Best; Positive Approaches to Classroom Management. By Frank Merrett. Pp. viii, 136. London: David Fulton Publishers, 1993. £10.99 (pbk) ISBN 1–85346–254–3.

The Origins and Development of High Ability: Ciba Foundation Symposium 178. Edited by Gregory R Bock and Kate Ackrill. Pp viii + 258. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1993. £45.00. ISBN 0–471–93945–5.

Distance Education for Teacher Training. Edited by Hilary Perraton. Pp viii, 411. Index. London, Routledge 1993. £40 hardcover. ISBN 0–415–09465–8.

Educational Provision for our Youngest Children. European Perspectives. Edited by Tricia David. Pp x 193. Index. London: Paul Chapman Publishing, 1993. £15.95. ISBN 1 85396 204 X.

Researchon Teacher Thinking: Understanding Professional Development. Edited by Christopher Day, James Calderhead, and Pam Denicolo. 256 pages. London: Falmer Press, 1993. Cloth £38 Paperback £13.95. ISBN Cloth 0 75070 177 3 Paper 0 75070 178 1

The Order of Knowledge. Geoffrey Powell. Pp 154. Aldershot: Avebury, 1993. £35.00 hardback ISBN 1 85628 555 3. Avebury Series in Philosophy.     

From beyond our borders: Other readings on environmentalism and communicative action

Sharon Beder. Global Spin. The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 1998. 277 pp., $19.95 (paper).

Daniel Faber (Ed.). The Struggle for Ecological Democracy: Environmental Justice Movements in the United States. New York: Guilford, 1998, 366 pp., $18.95 (paper).

Rom Harre, Jens Brockmeier, Peter Muhlhausler. Greenspeak. A Study of Environmental Discourse. Thousand Oaks, CA/London: Sage, 1999, 201 pp., $29.95 (paper).

David Harvey. Justice, Nature, and the Geography of Difference. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers, 1997, 468 pp., $27.95 (paper).

Tom Jagtenberg and David McKie. Eco‐Impacts and the Greening of Postmodernity: New Maps for Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and Sociology. Thousand Oaks/London: Sage, 1997, 301 pp., $27.95 (paper).

Scott Lash, Bronislaw Szerszynski, and Brian Wynne (Eds.). Risk, Environment and Modernity. London/ Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996, 294 pp., $24.95 (paper).

Raymond Murphy. Sociology and Nature: Social Action in Context. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, 336 pp., $28.00 (paper).

David Schlosberg. Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism: The Challenge of Difference for Environmentalism. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, 223 pp., $45.00 (cloth).