Hattie,John (2012) Visible learning for teachers Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐69015‐7 269 pp £22.99www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415690157/

Visible learning for teachers, written for both new and experienced teachers, discusses data derived from 1000 meta‐analyses of the effectiveness of over 150 different procedures used in teaching. Most of the findings are considered under six main headings: Preparing the classroom; Starting the lesson; The flow of the lesson—learning; The flow of the lesson—feedback; and The end of the lesson. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I recommend you arrange to borrow a copy. James Hartley     

Woollard,John (2011) Psychology for the classroom: E‐learning Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐59093‐8 135 pp £19.99http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415590938/

With its thorough review of the uses of relevant techniques in education, this provides useful information for educators. It covers research, theory, pedagogy, and strategies for using e‐learning. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, we recommend you borrow a copy for a while. Melissa Hoffmann & William Brescia     

Miller,Suzanne M & McVee,Mary B ed (2012) Multimodal composing in classrooms Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐89747‐1 161 pp £27.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415897471/

Multimodal composing in classrooms aims to encourage school teachers to change their view of literacy, through the analysis of experiences of multimodal literacies in a variety of learning contexts. Literacy entails not only reading and writing, but, working in different modes, effectively expressing oneself and understanding others’ expressions. Developing multimodal literacies is a powerful tool to foster learning and understanding and hence to improve school education. If what this book is about is likely to appeal to you, I recommend that you arrange to borrow a copy for a while. Giuliana Dettori     

Harvey,Michael (2012) Interactional coaching Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐61472‐6 262 pp £17.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415614726/

As the title makes clear, this is a book devoted to coaching—in this context, a one‐to‐one approach to development in which the coach, ideally an applied psychologist, identifies the needs of the coachee and pro‐actively sets out to prompt the coachee to perceive and address his/her needs regarding decision‐making and career choices, and to make these choices expeditiously. If you believe the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I advise that you will probably find only parts of it of interest or use. John Cowan     

Philips,Rob et al (2012) Evaluating e‐learning Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐88194‐4 207 pp £25.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415881944/

This book seeks to formalise approaches to e‐learning by ensuring that e‐resource design is evaluated and appropriately supported by evidence. The book is aimed at academics who design e‐learning systems and need to devise scholarly evaluation research to assess their success. If this book's likely to relate closely to what you do, I suggest you borrow a copy so you can assess it for yourself. John G Hedberg     

Pritchard,Alan (2014) Ways of learning. Routledge (London & New York) isbn 978‐0‐415‐83493‐3 143 pp £19.99 https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415834933

Written for teachers, who generally lack a sufficient knowledge of how people learn, Pritchard's book aims at enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of education through raising teachers' understanding of learning theory. However, it does not do so very effectively: even if you are a keen teacher, you will probably find only parts of much interest or use. Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan     

Blackmore,Paul & Kandiko,Camille ed (2012) Strategic curriculum change Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐80934‐4 217 pp £24.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415809344/

This book examines strategic curriculum change through a study of change activities within a group of international research‐based universities. It echoes a range of concepts, processes and tools relevant to curriculum change by way of real world (even if occasionally rarefied) case studies from each of these institutions. The target readers include university leaders at all levels and academic curriculum developers. Sara Hammer     

Spector,J Michael (2012) Foundations of educational technology Routledge (London & New York) isbn 978‐0‐415‐87471‐7 189 pp £29.99http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415874717/

Primary schools and ict addresses the integration of information technology into primary school education in the UK. Using a mixed methods approach, it builds a unique case study of learner perspectives and outlines recommendations for the sector. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I recommend that you borrow a copy for a while. Michael Thomas