Reviews

Books reviewed:
John Loughran (ed.), Researching Teaching
Liping Ma, Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Julian Sefton-Green, Young People, Creativity and New Technologies
Colin Steed, Web-based Training
Susan Toohey, Designing Courses for Higher Education
John Biggs, Teaching for Quality Learning at University
Judith Calder, & Ann McCollum, Open & Flexible Learning in Vocational Education & Training
Deirdre Cook, & Helen Finlayson, Interactive Children, Communicative Teaching
Thomas Haladyna, Developing and Validating Multiple-Choice Test Items
Adelheid A. M. Nichol, & Penny M. Pexman, Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables
Santosh Panda (ed.) Staff Development in Higher & Distance Education
Alan Tait & Roger Mills (eds.), The Convergence of Distance and Conventional Education
Jean Underwood & Roger Hartley (eds.), Computer Assisted Learning
Brian Clegg, Mining the Internet
Julia Duggleby, How to be an On-line Tutor
Judith Elkin & Derek Law (eds), Managing Information in Colleges and Universities
Dorothy Evenson & Cindy Hmelo, Problem-based Learning
Terry Freedman, Managing ICT
Geraldene Walker, & Joseph Janes, On-line Retrieval
Edie West, The Big Book of Icebreakers
Sharon Bartram & Brenda Gibson, Evaluating Training
Gail Cooper & Garry Cooper, More Virtual Field Trips
Geoff Dubber, Developing Information Skills through the Secondary School Library
Geoff Dubber, The Internet, the Library, and the Independent Learner
Ruth D. Handel, Building Family Literacy in an Urban Community
Anthony Landale, (ed.) Handbook of Training and Development
Elizabeth Miller, The Internet Resource Directory     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Bonk, Curtis & King, Kira, Electronic Collaborators
Cohn, John et al, Planning for Automation
Cowan, John, On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher
Garg, Suresh et al (eds), Science & Technology through Open & Distance Education
Jonassen, David et al, Task Analysis Methods for Instructional Design
Kent, Todd & McNergney, Robert, Will Technology Really Change Education?
Elton, L, Teaching in Higher Education: Appraisal and Training
Littleton, Karen & Light, Paul (eds), Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interaction
Morgan, Colin & Morris, Glyn, Good Teaching & Learning: Pupils & Teachers Speak
Prosser, Michael & Trigwell, Keith, Understanding Learning and Teaching: The Experience in Higher Education
Provenzo, Eugene et al, Computers, Curriculum and Cultural Change     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Ridley, Dale Scott & Walther, Bill (1995) Creating Responsible Learners: The Role of a Positive Clnssroom Enviroment American Psychological Association, Washington 1-55 798-295-3 614.50 121 pp
Seek, Barbara B (1995) ed lnstructional Design Fundamentals: A Reconsideration Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs. NJ 0-87778-284-9 $37.95 278 pp
Thorley, Lyn & Gregory, Roy (1994) eds Using Group-based Learning in Higher Education Kogan Page, London (and Philadelphia) 0-7494-1246-1 £14.95 194 pp
Wilson, Brent G et al (1994) Technology Making a Difference: The Peakview Elementary School Study ERIC, Syracuse 0-937597-39-2 $17 230 pp
Faludy, Tanya & Faludy, Alexander (1996) A Little Edge of Darkness: A Boy's Triumph over Dyslexia Jessica Kingsley, London 1-85302-357- 4 £9.95 160 pp     

Books received

Barnett, Delvene, Managing the Secondary School Library Budget
Bush, Tony & Middlewood, David eds, Managing People in Education
Cox, Margaret, The Effects of Information Technology on Students' Motivation
Stevenson, Dennis et al, Information and Communications Technology in UK Schools
McKinsey & Co, The Future of Information Technology in UK Schools
Crawford, Megan et al, Leadership and Teams in Educational Management
Preedy, Margaret et al, Educational Management: Strategy, Quality and Resources
Somekh, Bridget & Davis, Niki eds, Using Information Technology Effectively in Teaching and Learning
Warner, David & Crosthwaite, Elaine eds, Human Resource Management in Higher and Further Education     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in This Article:
Gagné, Robert M (1989) Studies of Learning: 50 Years of Research
Saettler, P (1990) The Evolution of American Educational Technology
Powell, M and Solity, J (1990) Teachers in Control Routledge
Jensen, Knud and Waller, Stephen editors (1989) Towards Dentocratic Srhooliizg: European Experiences
White, J (1990) Education and the Good Life-beyond the National Curriculum
Paul, R H (1990) Open Learning and Open Management
Pennell, Anne and Alexander, David (1990) The Management of Change in the Primary School
Loder, C P J (1990) Quality Assurance and Accountability in Higher Education
Dochy J et al editors (1990) Management Inforrnation and Performance Indicators in Higher Education
Norris Nigel (1990) Understanding Educational Evaluation
Van Ments, M (1990) Active Talk: the effective Use of Discussion in Learning
Goodlad, Sinclair (1990) Speaking Technically
Hawkridge, David et el (1990) Computers in Third World Schools
McDougall, A and Dowling, C ed (1990) Computers in Education
Gilbert, J R et al editors (1990) Satellite Technology in Education     

Reviews

Study Skills for Students Successful Study for Degrees
Reading, Writing and Reasoning: a Guide for Students
Meritocrats and Moonshine The Decline of Donnish Dominion: the British Academic Professions in the Twentieth Century
Broad Evaluation Dimensions of Evaluation in Higher Education
Quality Questions Quality and Access in Higher Education: Comparing Britain and the United States
Quality in Learning: A Capability Approach to Higher Education     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Barron, Ann & Orwig, Gary, New Technologies for Education: a Beginner's Guide
Crawford, Roger, Managing Information Technology in Secondary Schools
de Cicco, Eta et al, Using the Internet in Secondary Schools
Mason, Robin, Globalising Education—Trends and Applications
Monteith, Maria, IT for Learning Enhancement
Torrance, Harry & Pryor, John, Investigating Formative Assessment
Warren, Adam et al, Technology in Teaching and Learning: An Introductory Guide
Maier, Pat et al, Using Technology in Teaching and Learning
Lajoie, Susanne P, Reflections on Statistics: Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Grades K-12
Topping, Keith & Ehly, Stewart (eds), Peer Assisted Learning
Walker, D, Education in the Digital Age
Also received:
Benson, Allen C, Securing PCs and Data in Libraries and Schools
Black, Dolores et al, 500 Tips for Getting Published
Calder, Judith & McCollum, A, Open and Flexible Learning in Vocational Education and Training
Harvey, Alun, Interactive Directory of Learning Resources
Roberts-Phelps, Graham, Flip Chart Games for Trainers
Scott, Elspeth, Managing the Internet in the School Library     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
National Curriculum Assessment: A Review of Policy 1987–1994 Richard Daugherty (1995)
Beyond Testing: Towards a Theory of Educational Assessment Caroline Gipps (1994)
Effective Assessment and the Improvement of Education: A Tribute to Desmond Nuttall Roger Murphy and Patricia Broadfoot (1995)
Working with Parents of Children with Special Needs Hornby, G.
Changing Theories and Practices of Discipline Roger Slee (1995)
Christian Assemblies for Primary Schools Swain, Revd. S. (1995)     

Also received

Brown, Sally et al (1995) 500 Tips for Research Students
Busher, Hugh & Saran, Rene (eds) (1995) Managing Teachers as Professionals in Schools
Calder, Judith et al (1995) Learning Effectiveness/Psi of Open and Flexible Learning in Vocational Education
Grace, Gerald (1995) School Leadership
Kimbell, R et al (1996) Understanding Practice in Design and Technology     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Ronald Barnett, Beyond All Reason: Living with Ideology in the University
Derek Bok, Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education
Louise Morley, Quality and Power in Higher Education
Kathryn Ecclestone, Learning Autonomy in Post-16 Education. The Politics and Practice of Formative Assessment
Clive Griggs, The TUC and Education Reform 1926–1970
A. Osler and K. Vincent, Citizenship and the Challenge of Global Education
Hilary Claire, Not Aliens: Primary School Children and the Citizenship/PSHE Curriculum
Larry Cuban, Oversold & Underused. Computers in the Classroom
David Buckingham and Margaret Scanlon, Education, Entertainment and Learning in the Home
K.A. Riley and E. Rustique-Forrester, Working with Disaffected Students: Why students lose interest in school and what we can do about it
Cathy Nutbrown, Research Studies in Early Childhood Education
Bernice E. Cullinan and Diane G. Person (eds), The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Margaret Preedy, Ron Blacker and Christine Wise (eds), Strategic Leadership and Educational Improvement
Nigel Bennett, Megan Crawford and Marion Cartwright (eds), Effective Educational Leadership
Lesley Kidd, Lesley Anderson and Wendy Newton (eds), Leading People and Teams in Education     

Reviews

Teachers and Television, E Choat, H Griffin and D Hobart
The Development of Resource Centres—a UNESCO Study , Richard N Tucker
Learning the Media-an Zntroduction to Media Teaching , M Alvarado, R Gutch and T Wollen .
Znteractive Video: A Directory of Users, Vendors, Producers, Researchers and Observers.
Competency-based Vocational Education , G D Hermann and R J Kenyon .
In the Light of Torches: Teacher Appraisal , Suffolk Education Department
Teaching in Higher Education: Appraisal and Training , L Elton .
Aessing Students: How Shall We Know Them ?, D Rowntree .
Cultivating Minds—A Logo Casebook, Sylvia Weir .
Communication Skills: an lnternational Review (Volume I), P J Hills and Margaret McLaren .
The Future lmpact of Technology on Work and Education, Gerald Burke and Russell W Rumberger .
Making Supported Self-study Work, Bob Rainbow .
Computer Assisted Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences, W A Kent and R Lewis
Technology-based Learning, Nick Rushby
Pebbles to Computers: the Thread, H Blohm, S Beer and D Suzuki .     

Reviews

Hatcher, Richard; Troyna, Barry and Gewirtz, Deborah Racial Equality and the Local Management of Schools
Hustler, David and McIntyre, Donald (eds) Developing Competent Teachers: Approaches to Professional Competence in Teacher Education
Daglish, Neil Education Policy-Making in England and Wales: The Crucible Years, 1895–1911
Diller, Ann; Houston, Barbara; Morgan, Kathryn Pauly and Ayim, Maryann The Gender Question in Education: Theory, Pedagogy and Politics
Webb, Rosemary and Vulliamy, Graham Roles and Responsibilities in the Primary School: Changing Demands, Changing Practices
Delamont, Sara A Women's Place in Education: Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Education
Copelman, Dina M. London's Women Teachers
Halstead, J. Mark and Taylor, Monica J. Values in Education and Education in Values
Cowen, Robert (ed) The Evaluation of Higher Education Systems
Jipson, Janice; Munro, Petra; Victor, Susan; Froude Jones, Karen and Freed-Rowland, Gretchen Repositioning Feminism and Education: Perspectives on Educating for Social Change
Carnoy, Martin (ed) International Encyclopedia of Economics of Education (Second Edition)
Elliott, Jane; Francis, Hywel; Humphreys, Rob and Instance, David (eds) Communities and Their Universities: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning
Oram, Alison Women Teachers and Feminist Politics 1900–39
Wang, Margaret C.; Reynolds, Maynard C. and Walberg, Herbert J. Handbook of Special and Remedial Education: Research and Practice (Second Edition)
Broadfoot, Patricia M. Education, Assessment and Society
Stoll, Louise and Fink, Dean Changing Our Schools     

Issues in inter‐state delivery of educational programs using telecommunications technologies

Technology, Open Learning and Distance Education. A. W. Bates. (London and New York: Routledge, 1995, 280 pp., $75.00 hard/$24.99 soft).

Distance Learners in Higher Education: Institutional Responses for Quality Outcomes. Chère Campbell Gibson, ed. (Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing, 1997, pp. 143, $19.95).     

Reviews

Mature Women in Higher Education Women Returning to Higher Education. Gillian Pascall and Roger Cox Anatomy of the English Department English People: the experience of teaching and learning English in British universities Bigger But Not Worse? Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education: How to Maintain Quality with Reduced Resources Improving University Teaching Rethinking University Teaching – a framework for the effective use of educational technology Diana Laurillard ‘Learning to Teach in Higher Education’     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Improving Learning: New Perspectives , P Ramsden (ed)
Appreciating Adults Learning: from the Learner's Perspective , David Boud and Virginia Griffin (editors)
Creating Adult Learning , H P Stroomberg (ed) Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does by Leiden
Educational Technology; the Closing-in or the Opening-out of Curriculum and Instruction , P Kenneth Komoski
Learning from Experience through Games and Simulations (Perspectives on Gaming and Simulation 13) Danny Saunders, Alan Coote and David Crookall (eds)
Hands-on HyperCard , Mimi Jones and Dave Myers
A Handbook of Computer Based Training, (Second Edition) Christopher Dean and Quentin Whitlock
Mind at Large: Knowing in the Technological Age , Paul Levinson
Implications of New Technology for the School Curriculum , Richard Fothergill
New Technologies and Professional Communications in Education (Occasional Paper 13) , David Smith (ed)
Training for School Management , Bruce S Cooper and R Wayne Shute
The 1988 Education Act: A Tactical Guide for Schools , Martin Leonard
Microcomputers in Secondary Education , S Moriguti, S Ohtsuki and T Furugori (eds)
CD-ROM: Fundamentals to Applications , Charles Oppenheim (ed)
Girls and Computers: General Issues and Case Studies of Logo in the Mathematics Classroom (Bedford Way Papers 34) , Celia Hoyles (ed)
The Media Lab , Stewart Brand
Smart Cards: Principles, Practice, Applications , Roy Bright
Geography in the National Curriculum , Richard Daugherty (ed)
Mastering Statistics , T J Hannagan
Dictionary of Image Technology , Bernard Happe (editor)
HyperCard Power: Techniques and Scripts , Carol Kaehler
1989 Open Learning Directory , Training Agency     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Kathryn Anderson-Levitt, (ed.), Local Meanings, Global Schooling: Anthropology and World Culture Theory.
Ken Jones, Education in Britain 1944 to the Present.
Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel, New Literacies: Changing Knowledge and Classroom Learning.
Morwenna Griffiths, Action for Social Justice in Education.
S. Ali, S. Benjamin and M. Mauthner (eds), The Politics of Gender and Education: Critical Perspectives.
David Buckingham, Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture.
Rosamund Sutherland, Guy Claxton and Andrew Pollard (eds), Learning and Teaching Where Worldviews Meet.
Richard Taylor, Jean Barr and Tom Steele, For a Radical Higher Education: After Postmodernism.
Terry Hyland and Barbara Merrill, The Changing Face of Further Education: Lifelong Learning, Inclusion and Community Values in Further Education.
Jane Frances, Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement: Creating Inclusive School Communities.
R. Rose and I. Grosvenor (eds), Doing Research in Special Education: Ideas into Practice.
M. McNamee and D. Bridges (eds), The Ethics of Educational Research.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Michael D. Stephens, Culture, Education and the State
Reviewed by Patrica White, University of London.
Reviewed by Fazal Rizvi, University of Queensland.
Brian V. Hill, Values Education in Australian Schools, Australian Council for Educational Research
Gail P. Kelly & Sheila Slaughter (eds.), Women's Higher Education in Comparative Perspective
Reviewed by Marjorie O'Loughlin, University of Sydney.
Wally Morrow, Chains of Thought: Philosophical Essays in South African Education, Johannesburg
Reviewed by Don Margetson, Griffith University.
Robin Barrow, Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling, and Caring
Reviewed by Paul J. Hager, University of Technology     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Michael F. D. Young, The Curriculum of the Future: From the 'New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning
Harry Torrance and John Pryor, Investigating Formative Assessment: Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Classroom
Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littlejohn and Martin Woodhead (eds), Learning Relationships in the Classroom
Cathie Holden and Nick Clough (eds), Children as Citizens: Education for Participation
Jo Boaler, Experiencing School Mathematics: Teaching Style, Sex and Setting
Marie Larochelle, Nadine Bednarz and Jim Garrison (eds), Constructivism and Education
Chris Gaine and Ros George, Gender, 'Race' and Class in Schooling: a New Introduction
M.K Flude and S. Siemenski (eds), Education Training and the Future of Work II
Tony Townsend (ed), The Primary School in Changing Times: the Australian Experience
Kathleen Weiler and Sue Middleton (eds), Telling Women's Lives: Narrative Inquiries in the History of Women's Education
Diane Reay, Class Work: Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Primary Schooling
Ronald S. Laura and Matthew C. Cotton, (ed), Empathetic Education. An Ecological Perspective on School Knowledge
Robert A. Roth (ed), The Role of the University in the Preparation of Teachers
Frances Christie and Ray Mission (eds), Literacy and Schooling
M. Woodhead, D. Faulkner and K. Littlejohn, Cultural Worlds of Early Childhood
Richard Edwards, Roger Harrison and Alan Tait (eds), Telling Tales. Perspectives on Guidance and Counselling in Learning,     

Rainbows,butterflies, sunbursts & snakes

1. Now I Can Spell and Read Better Too 2. The Sensory Inventory $10.95 3. Study Short‐Cuts with Accelerative Learning Strategies Janet Roberts 1995 Templestowe, Victoria. Learning Pathways, 37 Hotham St., Lower Templestowe 3107 1. $19.95; 2. $10.95; 3. $12.96 (each plus $2.50 postage &; handling) Size: A4, Spiral bound, coloured card cover. 75 pages.

Sound Linkage: An integrated programme for overcoming reading difficulties Peter J. Hatcher, Educational Psychologist, Cumbria Education Authority 1994 London, UK Whurr Publishers Ltd $A70.00 approx. 134 page manual, spiral bound.

Seven Keys to Successful Study 2nd. Edition Peter Edwards 1994 Camberwell, Victoria Australian Council of Educational Research $16.95 Paperback, Size 25cm. × 17.5cm., 144pp.

Stop Look and Lesson ‐ A Guide to Identifying and Correcting Common Mathematical Errors (Manual and Strategies boxed) Don Palmer, Malcolm Kays, Andrew Smith and Brian Doig 1994 Camberwell, Victoria Australian Council for Ed. Research $95.00

Planned Progress in Word Study An Approach to Spelling Skills Kath Keighery 1978, Revised Edition 1990 Mornington, Victoria Australian Teachers’ Chronicle Publishing Teachers Edition: $13.95 (plus $3.00 postage) Learners Edition: $5.95 (plus $1.00 postage)     

Reviews

Book reviewed:
K. Field, P. Holden and H. Lawlor Effective Subject Leadership
C. Paechter, Changing School Subjects: power, gender and curriculum
E. Margolis (ed.), The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
G. Nicholls, Professional Development in Higher Education
R. Andrews, Teaching and Learning English: A Guide to Recent Research and its Application
P. T. Knight and P. R. Trowler, Departmental Leadership in Higher Education
R. Daugherty, R. Phillips and G. Rees (eds), Education Policy-making in Wales
G. Crozier, Parents and Schools – partners or protagonists?
H. Brighouse, School Choice and Social Justice
G. McCulloch and W. Richardson, Historical Research in Educational Settings
J. F. Donnelly and E. W. Jenkins, Science Education: Policy, Professionalism and Change
D. Warner and D. Palfreyman (eds), The State of UK Higher Education: Managing Change and Diversity
G. Mac Naughton, S. Rolfe and I. Siraj-Blatchford (eds), Doing Early Childhood Research – International Perspectives On Theory and Practice
G. Thomas and A. Loxley, Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion
S. Tomlinson, Education in a Post-welfare Society