Reviews

Books reviewed:
Collis, Betty and Moonen, Jef, Flexible Learning in a Digital World
Edwards, Helen et al., (ed.) Lecturing: Case Studies, Experience and Practice
Ely, Donald and Plomp, Tjeerd, (ed.) Classic Writings on Instructional Technology II
Hartman, Hope J, (ed.) Metacognition in Learning and in Instruction
Hills, Howard, Team-Based Learning
Jarvis, Peter, (ed.) The Age of Learning
Jarvis, Peter, Universities and Corporate Universities
Jolliffe, Alan et al., The On-Line Learning Handbook
Medsker, Karen and Holdsworth, Kristina Models and Strategies for Training Design
Nicholls, Gill, Professional Development in Higher Education
Olsen, Jerry and Cooper, Paul Dealing with Disruptive Students in the Classroom
Thorne, Kaye and Mackey, David, Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Training
Belfield, Clive R, Economic Principles for Education
Coles, Sue and Rowley, Jenny, Access 2000
Huczynski, Andrzej, Encyclopedia of Development Methods
Januszewski, Alan, Educational Technology: The Development of a Concept
Lachs, Vivi, Making Multimedia in the Classroom
Lensch, Carol, Making Sense of AD/HD
MacFarlane, Bruce and Ottewill, Roger, (ed.) Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management
Thier, Herbert with Daviss, Bennett, Developing Inquiry-Based Science Materials
Thissen, David and Wainer, Howard, (ed.) Test Scoring
Wallace, Susan, Teaching and Supporting Learning in Further Education     

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:
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     

Table of Contents

Executive Summary Foreword Overview Defining Interdisciplinarity The Disciplines, Interdisciplinarity, and the University Interdisciplinarity, Learning, and Cognition Interdisciplinarity and the Practice of Research Faculty and Institutional Structure: The Conflict of Interdisciplinarity Best Practices Related to Interdisciplinary Education Implications for Practice and the Future of Interdisciplinarity Defining Interdisciplinarity Conceptualizing the Disciplines Conceptualizing Interdisciplinary Knowledge Conclusion The Disciplines, Interdisciplinarity, and the University The Historical Influence of the Disciplines on Teaching and Learning Interdisciplinary Initiatives in Twentieth-Century American Higher Education Conclusion Interdisciplinarity, Learning, and Cognition The Disciplinary Basis of College Student Learning Defining Interdisciplinary Curricula in Higher Education Conclusion Interdisciplinarity and the Practice of Research Challenges to the Practice of Interdisciplinary Research Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research in Higher Education Conclusion Faculty and Institutional Structure: The Conflict of Interdisciplinarity Interdisciplinarity, Faculty, and Change in Higher Education Achieving Institutional Goals and Interdisciplinary Faculty Engagement Fostering Faculty Connections Across Institutional Boundaries Modifying Activity Systems to Encourage Interdisciplinarity Conclusion Best Practices Related to Interdisciplinary Education Dedicated Organizational and Physical Space Student-Centered Pedagogy Focus on Problem- or Theme-Based Learning Curriculum Shaped Through a Variety of Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences Culminating Capstone Project or Student Portfolio Focus on Collaborative Learning Rather Than Mastery of a Particular Content Use of Independent Study, Internships, and Experiential Learning Goal of Preparing Students for a Complex, Modern Interdisciplinary Future Conclusion References Name Index Subject Index About the Author     

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     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Interactive Approaches to the Education of Children with Severe Learning Difficulties Beryl Smith (ed.)
The Power to Act Adrian Ward
In Special Need Graham Atherton
Special Education in Change Mel Ainscow (ed.)
My Language, Our Language Bernadette Walsh
Children with Hearing Difficulties A. Webster, D. Wood
The Education of People with Profound and Multiple Handicaps, Resource Materials for Staff Training Judy Sebba
Special Educational Needs: Policy and Practice Roy Evans (ed.)
Bilingualism and Learning Disabilities A.C. Willig, H.S. Greenberg (eds.)
Pre-school Provision for Children with Special Needs Brenda Robson     

Reviews

David Boud et al (ed.), Peer Learning in Higher Education
Gavin Fairbairn & Susan Fairbairn, Reading at University
Daniel Muijs & David Reynolds, Effective Teaching
Leslie Rae, Develop your Training Skills
Lucy Seifert, Pen and Paper Games for Training
John Stephenson (ed.), Teaching and Learning On-Line
Also received
H. H. Adelsbergeret al (ed.), Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training
Peter Davies, 70 Activities for Tutor Groups
Hubert Dreyfus, On the Internet
Rolf Erikson, & Carolyn Markuson, Designing a School Library Media Center for the Future
Laurence Viennot, Reasoning in Physics     

Reviews

Mr Coler was formerly Pricipal of Bede College, Durham, and was Consultant to the Council for Educational Techbology's Colleges of Education Learning Programmers Project 1971–76 Making the Best of It: the final report of the Nuffield Foundation Group for Research and Innovation in Higher Education .
Mr Hallqorth is Director of Wiltshire County Council Library and Museum Service New Media in Public Libraries: a survey of current practices by James W Brown     

Reviews

Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction , M Helander .
The Electronic Text , William Costanzo .
The Artificial Intelligence Debate , Stephen R Graubard .
The Technical Fix: Education, Computers and Industry , Kevin Robins and Frank Webster .
Interactivity: Designing and Using Interactive Video , M Picciotto, I Robertson and R Colley .
Using Television in the Primary School , Ernest Choat and Harry Griffin .
Evaluating Educational Software-A Guide for Teachers , Howard N Sloane et al.
Multi-Media Computer Assisted Learning , Philip Barker (ed).
Higher Education and New Technologies , Hans Oosthoek and Ton Vroeijenstijn (ed).
Improving Teaching and Courses: a Guide to Evaluation , Paul Ramsden and Agnes Dodds .
How to Develop and Present Staff Training Courses , Peter R Sheal .
Making Sense of Experiential Learning: Diversity in Theory and Practice , Susan Warner Weil and Ian McGill (ed).     

The Impact of FEFC Funding 1997‐99: Research on 14 colleges

This article is based upon research undertaken by NATFHE and the Lifelong Learning Group, Institute of Education, University of London (Lucas et al., 1999). It looks at the impact of funding on 14 FE colleges (spread across England and including inner city, suburban and rural colleges, two sixth form and an agricultural college) and follows up the research carried out in 1996-97 by NATFHE and the Institute of Education: Learning Funding: the impact of FEFC funding, evidence from twelve FE colleges, (1998). The research we examined focuses on the effects of the FEFC funding methodology upon colleges and the further education curriculum during the period immediately following the crisis in 1997 over the 'demand-led element' of funding (DLE). A full report can be obtained from NATFHE or the Institute of Education.     

Whatever Next? Education Policy and New Labour: The first four years, 1997‐2001

Book reviewed in this article: New Labour's Policies for Schools: Raising the Standard? Jim Docking (Ed.) Taking Education Really Seriously Michael Fielding (Ed.) Schools Achieving Success (White Paper) Department for Education And Skills The Learning Country (Paving Document) National Assembly For Wales     

Reviews

Nigel Blake and Paul Standish, Enquiries at the Interface: Philosophical Problems of Online Education
Esther Cameron, Facilitation Made Easy
Judith Christian–Carter, Mastering Instructional Design in Technology–Based Training
Ian Forsyth, Teaching and Learning Materials and the Internet
Paula Gillespie et al (ed.), Writing Center Research
Walt Heineke and Jerry Willis, Methods of Evaluating Educational Technology
Richard Lomax, Statistical Concepts for Education and Behavioral Sciences
Chandra Mehrotra, Distance Learning
Manuel Ortega and José Bravo, Computers and Education
Christopher Wolfe (ed.), Learning and Teaching on the World Wide Web
Stephen Bigger and Erica Brown (ed.), Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education
Etan de Cicco, Using the Internet in Secondary Schools
Sue Drew and Rosie Bingham, The Student Skills Guide
Keith Ross, Teaching Secondary Science
Neil Selwyn and Stephen Gorard, The Information Age: Technology, Learning and Exclusion     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Casey, Jean M (2000) Early Literacy
Casey, Jean M (2000) Creating the Early Literacy Classroom
Moon, Jennifer (2001) Short Courses and Workshops
Nisbet Paul et al (1999) Supportive Writing Technology
Richardson, John (2000) Researching Student Learning
Salmon, Gilly (2000) E-Moderating
Schwartz, Peter et al eds (2001) Problem-based Learning: Case Studies, Experience and Practice
Squires, David et al ed (2000) The Changing Face of Learning Technology
Also received
Kohl, Kay & LaPidus, Jules (eds) (2000) Postbaccalaureate Futures
Marquet, Pascal et al eds (1999) Internet-based Teaching and Learning (IN-TELE) 98
Monk, Martin & Osborne, Jonathan(2000) Good Practice in Science Teaching
Morgan, George A et al (2001) SPSS for Windows
Pant, Madhu & Parkash, Dharam(2000) Television: The Pied Piper of the Century     

Reviews

Abbott, Chris (2001) Changing Education
Bassey, Michael (1999) Case Study Research in Educational Settings
Knasel, Eddy et al (2000) Learn for your life
Lockwood, Fred & Gooley, Anneeds (2001) Innovation in Open and Distance Learning
Simons, Robert-Jan et al ed (2000) New Learning
Williams, Marcia et al (1999) Distance Learning
Also received
Branch, Robert & Fitzgerald, Mary Ann(2001) Educational Media and Technology Handbook
Leask, Marilyn ed (2001) Issues in Teaching Using ICT
Linn Marcia & Hsi, Sherry (2000) Computers, Teachers, Peers
Rylatt, Alastair (2001) Learning Unlimited
Stuart, Roderick (1998) Team Development Games for Trainers
Whittaker, Mike & Cartwright, Ann (2000) The Mentoring Manual
Wood, Terryeds et al eds (2001) Beyond Classical Pedagogy
Yates, Chris & Bradley, Jo ed (2000) Basic Education at a Distance     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Warnock's Eighteen Per Cent , Caroline Gipps, Harriet Gross, Harvey Goldstein
Supporting Warnock's Eighteen Per Cent , Caroline Gipps, Harriet Gross
Learning Disability: Dissenting Essays , Barry Franklin (ed.)
Religious Education and the Pupil with Learning Difficulties , Alan Brown
Meeting the Challenge of Change
Disruptive Behaviour Louis Cohen, Alan Cohen (eds.)
The Parental Contribution to Assessment , Sheila Wolfendale
Treatment of Autistic Children , P. Howlin, M. Rutter
Changing Special Education Now , Wilfred K. Brennan
Tristan Suzanne Schuurman     

Reviews

Books Reviewed:
Burt, Gordon (1999) Questioning Quality
Eisenstadt, Marc & Vincent, Tom ed (2000) The Knowledge Web
Gilbert, Nigel & Troitzsch, Klaus (1999) Simulation for the Social Scientist
Kember, David (2000) Action Learning and Action Research
Smithers, Alan & Robinson, Pamela (2000) Further Education Re-formed
Simpson, Ormond (2000) Supporting Students in Open and Distance Learning
Also received
Brown, Stephen ed (1999) Open and Distance Learning: Case Studies for Industry and Education
Casey, Jean M (2000) Early Literacy
Casey, Jean M (2000) Creating the Early Literacy Classroom
Jenkins, Clare & Morley, Mary ed (1999) Collection Management in Academic Libraries
Race, Phil (1998) 500 Tips for Open and Flexible Learning
Rubin, Richard (1998) Foundations of Library and Information Science
Schwehn, Mark ed (2000) Everyone a Teacher
Tye, Barbara (2000) Hard Truths
Fawkes, Steve et al eds (1999) Using Television and Video to Support Learning     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Ball, Deborah & Lampert, Magdalene (1998), Teaching, Multimedia, and Mathematics: Investigations of Real Practice
Branch, Robert & Fitzgerald, Mary (1998) (eds), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook Volume 23
Denscombe, Martyn (1998), The Good Research Guide
Ellington, Henry et al (1998), Using Games and Simulations in the Classroom
Harrison, M (1998), Co-ordinating Information and Communications Technology Across the Primary School
Harvey, J (1998) (ed), Evaluation Cookbook
Lehrer, Richard & Chazan, Daniel (1998) (eds), Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space
Roberts-Phelps, Graham (1998), Training Event Planning Guide
Weinstein, K (1999), Action Learning
Also received
Bond, D & Vaid, A (1998), Archive Education Services
Cohn, John et al (1997), Planning for Automation 2e
Corson, David (1999), Language Policy in Schools
Elgood, Chris (1997), Handbook of Management Games and Simulations
Garg, Suresh et al (1998) (eds), Science & Technology through Open & Distance Education
Gilliatt, Jacqui (1999), Teaching and the Law
Reed, Stephen K (1999), Word Problems: Research and curriculum reform
Salmon, Sheila et al (1996), Power up Your Library: Creating the new elementary school library program
Warschauer, Mark (1999), Electronic Literacies     

FEFC Funding: research on 12 colleges

Abstract

This article is based upon the research undertaken by Dan Taubman of NATFHE, Tom Leney and Norman Lucas of the Post‐16 Education Centre, Institute of Education, University of London. The research focuses on the impact of the FEFC funding on colleges’ curricula, teaching and internal management. The full report of the findings was presented to a NATFHE conference in January 1998 entitled Learning Funding: the impact of FEFC funding, evidence from twelve FE colleges (Leney et al., 1998). This article summarises the main findings of the research — the full version and report of the conference can be purchased from NATFHE or the Post‐16 Education Centre.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
One Step at a Time RNIB
Understanding Mental Health Katherine Greensmith
Child Play: its importance for human development Peter Slade
Policy, Practice and Provision for Children with Specific Learning Difficulties Jill Duffield, Sheila Ridell and Sally Brown
Pastoral Care and Personal-Social Education: Entitlement and Provision Ron Best, Peter Lang, Caroline Lodge and Chris Watkins (eds)
Dear Psychiatrist …. Do Child Care Specialists Understand? Jennie Roberts
Climbing the Walls: Family Perspectives on Epilepsy
Going to Court Sheila Hollins with Valerie Sinason and Julie Boniface St George's Mental Health Library in association with VOICE (UK)
Choice, Opportunity and Learning: Educating children and young people who are physically disabled John Cornwall     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Treatment of Hyperactive and Learning Disordered Children D. J. Bakker (eds.) R. M. Knights
Helping Your Handicapped Child Janet Carr
Helping Sick Children Play Barbara F. Weller
Further Education for Handicapped Students K. Dixon, D. Hutchinson (ed.)
Teaching Language and Communication to the Mentally Handicapped Ken Leeming, Will Swann, Judith Coupe, Peter Mittler.
Working with LARSP David Crystal Edward Arnold.
Paediatric Education and the Needs of Exceptional Children Michael J. Guralnick, H. Burtt Richardson Jnr. (ed.)
People Not Patients: Problems and Policies in Mental Handicap Peter Mittler
Learning About Epilepsy William B. Svoboda
No Easy Answers Sally L. Smith