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

Conlon, Tom and Cope, Peter eds (1990) Computing in Scottish Education: the First Decade and Beyond .
Jonassen, David and Mandl, Heinz (1990) eds Designing Hypermedia for Larning .
Britton, Bruce and Glyn, Shawn (1989) Computer Writing Environments .
Tufte, Edward R (1990) Envisioning Information .
Fisher, P (1990) Education 2000: Educational Change With Consent .
Sutcliffe, J (1990) Adults with Learning Diffcuklties Open University Press.
Hathaway, Warren (1990) Education and Technology at the Crossroads: Choosing a New Direction .
Hammond, M and Colins, R (1991) Self-Directed Learning: Critical Practice .
Bates, A W (1990) (ed) Media and Technology in European Distance Education .
Moore, Michael G (1990) (ed) Contemporary Issues in American Distance 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

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).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Extending Beginning Reading V. Southgate, H. Arnold, S. Johnson
Educational Subnormality: A Study in Decision-Making Sally Tomlinson Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Clinical Management of Articulation Disorders C. E. Weiss, H. L. Lillywhite, M. E. Gordon C. V. Mosby.
Encouraging Language Development Phyllis Hastings and Bessie Hayes Croom Helm.
Instrumental Enrichment: an Intervention Programme for Cognitive Modifiability Reuven Feuerstein
Language and Learning Disabilities Adele Gerber, Diane N. Bryen
Independence Training for Visually Handicapped Children Doris Tooze Croom Helm.
Special Education for the 80s Bill R. Gearheart C. V. Mosby.
Exceptional Children W. L. Heward and M.D. Orlansky, C.E. Merril.
A Sequential Curriculum for the Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded Multi-Handicapped Ellen M. Kissinger Charles C. Thomas.
Attitudes and Disabled People Victor Finkelstein World Rehabilitation Fund.
Children who are Partially Sighted D. J. Harvey (ed.) Association for the Education and Welfare of the Visually Handicapped
Signs, Symbols and Schools Margaret Peter, Ronald Barnes     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Special Educational Needs: Towards a Whole School Approach , Mel Ainscow, Anton Florek (eds.)
Deafness, Development and Literacy , Alec Webster Methuen
Encouraging Classroom Success , Mel Ainscow, David Tweddle
Children with Profound Handicaps Parents' View and Integration , Philip Seed Falmer
A Teacher's Guide to Special Needs: A Positive Response to the 1981 Education Act , J. Solity, E. Raybould
The Consultant Teacher: Special Educational Needs , Ken Jones
Special Education: Research and the Teacher , Bob Hogg (ed.)
Developing Mathematical and Scientific Thinking in Young Children , David Womack
Foundations of Communication and Language , C. Kiernan, B. Reid, J. Goldbart Manchester
Classroom Responses to Learning Difficulties , B. Raban
Classroom Responses to Disruptive Behaviour , J. Gray
Organising a School's Response , K. Postlethwaite
Cognitive Control Therapy with Children and Adolescents , Sebastiano Santostefano
Vocational Evaluation in Special Education , N.C. Hursh, A.F. Kerns
Getting Employed, Staying Employed , S. McLoughlin, J. Garner, M. Callahan
Supported Employment G. Bellamy, L.E. Rhodes, D.M. Monk, J.M. Albin
Integration of Developmentally Disabled Individuals into the Community (2nd ed), I.W. Heal, J.I. Haney, A.R.N. Amado
Management and the Psychology of Schooling , N. Jones, J. Sayer (eds.)
Staff Training in Mental Handicap , J. Hogg, P. Mittler (eds.)
Portage: Pre-Schoolers, Parents and Professionals , R. J. Cameron (ed.)
Extending and Developing Portage , R. Hedderley, K. Jennings (ed.)
Severe Learning Disability and Psychological Handicap , John Clements     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in This Article:
Race, Phil (1989) The Open Learning Handbook: Selecting, Designing and Supporting Open Learning Materials
Rowntree, Derek (1990) Teaching through Self-instruction
Carr, Wilfred editor (1989) Qudity in Teaching
Simms, Helen and Elliott, John editors (1989) Rethinking Appraisal and Assessment Open
Newton, Douglas P, (1990) Teaching with Text: Choosing. Preparing and Using Textual Materials for lnstruction
Glushko, R J (1989) Turning Text into Hypertext
Rivlin, C, Lewis, R and Davies Cooper, R
Corner, Trevor E (1990) Learning Opportunities for Adults Routledge
Dave, R H, Ouane, A & Perara D A (1988) Learning Strategies for Postliteracy and Continuing Education
Shneiderman, Ben (1989) Designing the User Interface     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia): Challenges and Responses P.D. Pumfrey, R. Reason
Staff Training and Special Educational Needs Graham Upton (ed.)
The Curriculum Challenge: Access to the National Curriculum for Pupils with Learning Difficulties R. Ashdown, B. Carpenter, K. Bovair (eds.)
Scripted Fantasy in the Classroom E. Hall, C. Hall, A. Leech
Helping Five-to-Eight-Year-Olds with Special Educational Needs M. Chazan, A. Laing, D. Davies
Teaching Pupils with Special Needs M. Burnham, W. Gilmore, H. Brayton
Behind Special Education; A Critical Analysis of Professional Culture and School Organisation Thomas M. Skrtic
Literacy for All Diane Ackerman, Helen Mount David Fulton     

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 .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Remedial Education Olive C. Sampson Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Shaping the Education of Slow Learners W. K. Brennan Routledge and Kegan Paul.
New Readers Start Here Margaret Redfern (ed.)
A Philosophy of Leisure Kenneth Solly
Language Development in Deaf and Partially Hearing Children D. M. C. Dale Charles C. Thomas
Developmental Features of Visual Communication. A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Deaf Children's Growth in Communicative Competence Bernard T. Tervoort North-Holland Linguistic Series.
Parents of the 'ESN' Sonja Hunt National Elfrida Rathbone Society.
Trends in the Education of Children with Special Learning Needs Alice F. Laing (ed.)
Developmental Features of Visual Communication. A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Deaf Children's Growth in Communicative Competence Bernard T. Tervoort North-Holland Linguistic Series.
Parents of the 'ESN' Sonja Hunt National Elfrida Rathbone Society.
Trends in the Education of Children with Special Learning Needs Alice F. Laing (ed.)     

Reviews

CD-ROM: The New Papyrus, Steve Lambert and Suzanne Ropiequet (eds).
CD-ROM ( Volume Two ): Optical Publishing , Suzanne Ropiequet .
The Cult of Information: The Folklore of Computers and the True Art of Thinking , Theodore Roszak
Planning Continuing Professional Development . Frankie Todd.
Copy Prep, Jill Baker.
Developing CAL: Computers in the Curriculum , Deryn Watson .
Educational Computing , Eileen Scanlon & Tim O'Shea .
Star Wars: a Question of Initiative , Richard Ennals .
Learning from Experience: a Requirement of Technological Change , Maurice Keeton .
World Yearbook of Education 1987: Vocational Education , J Twining, S Nisbet and J Megarry .
Re-thinking Active Learning 8–16 , Norman Beswick .     

Reviews

Psychology for Teachers , David Fontana , Macmillan.
Making Science Education Relevant , Douglas P Newton
Teacher Shortage Subjects: The Contribution of Supported Self-Study and Other Alternative Approaches to the Teaching of Maths, Physics, and CDT , L Gilbert and K Van Haeften .
The Open Learning Pocket Workbook , Roger Lewis and Lesley MacDonald .
Interactive Learning Events: a Guide for Practitioners , Ken Jones .
Computers in Company Training , David Hawkridge, Wendy Newton and Carole Hall .
IT Helps—Information Technology for FE Students with Special Needs , Peter Fowler .
Essential Guide to Interactive Videodisc Hardware and Applications , C R Miller .
Informatics and Education , R Lewis and E D Tagg .
GCSE: a New Teaching Approach , J Christian-Carter and J Burton .
Teaching and Learning with Robots , Colin Terry and Peter Thomas .     

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     

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

Book Reviewed in this article:
A Handbook of Computer Based Training by C Dean & Q Whitlock.
Selecting Media for Instruction by R A Reiser and R M Gagné
A Review of Microcomputers in Early Education by P Fiddy and D Wharry.
Countering Educational Design by Ted Nunan, Croom Helm.
Learning and Teaching with Computers by Tim O'Shea and John Self.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Drama and Movement in Therapy Audrey G. Wethered
Effective Teaching Methods for Autistic Children Rosalind C. Oppenheim Charles C. Thomas.
Disability in Childhood and Youth P. Henderson
The Nursery Years Simon Haskell, Margaret Paull
Behaviour Modification: A Practical Guide for Teachers J. A. Poteet
Psycholinguistic Development in Children R. M. Allen, A. D. Cortazzo (ed.)
Spelling: Task and Learner B. Wade, K. Wedell (ed.)
Inner Ring Maths Michael Holt
Tracker Books Transworld
Individual Learning Programmes I R. H. Nicholls and Eileen M. Mott
Inventors' Workshop Cassell
Body Ego Techniques Jeri Salkin Charles C. Thomas.     

Reviews

Bolter, Jay David (1991) Writing Space: the Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing .
Swain, Dwight V & Swain, Joye R (1991) Scripting for the New AV Technologies (second edition) .
Rumble, Greville and Oliveira, Joao (1992) eds Vocational Education at a Distance: International Perspectives .
Bound, D and Feletti, G eds (1991) The Challenge of Problem-based Learning .
Field, Laurie and Drysadale, Dennis (1991): Training for Competence .
Galloway, David and Edwards, Anne (1992) Primary School Teaching and Educational Psychology .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Teaching Children with Visual Impairments A.B. Best
Curricula for Diversity in Education: Learning for All 1 Policies for Diversity in Education: Learning for All 2 T. Booth, W. Swann, M. Masterton, P. Potts (eds.)
The Handbook of Assistive Technology: Equipment in Rehabilitation for Health Professionals Gregory Church, Sharon Glennen Chapman and Hall
Maths and Dyslexics Anne Henderson
Teaching Pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties: Practical Approaches Christina Tilstone David Fulton
Working with Children's Phonology G. Lancaster, L. Pope
Children with Language Disorders J. Lees, S. Urwin
Early Language Development - Implications for Clinical and Educational Practice J. Harris
See Me After School Daphne Lennox David Fulton
Improving Children's Reading in the Junior School: Challenges and Responses Peter Pumfrey
Combatting Mental Handicap: Social and Environmental Factors in the Prevention and Amelioration of Mental Handicap P.L.C. Evans, A.D.B. Clarke
Educational Psychology and Primary Education David Galloway, Anne Edwards Longman
I Can Do It Barnardo's
Dyslexia and Mathematics T.R. Miles, E. Miles     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Behaviour Problems in School Phillip Williams (ed.)
Mental Handicap and Physical Environment H. C. Gunzburg, Anna L. Gunzburg Bailliere
Advànces in Educational Psychology (vol. 2) M. Kellmer Pringle, V.P. Varma (ed.)
Discipline in Schools Barry Turner (ed.)
Clothes Sense for Handicapped Adults of all Ages P. Macartney
Social Competence and Mental Handicap H. C. Gunzburg Bailliere
Partially Sighted Children
Learning Disabilities—Educational Strategies B. R. Gearheart
They Can Make Music Philip Bailey
Training Retarded Babies and Pre-schoolers T. F. Linde, T. Kopp Charles C. Thomas.
Children in Hospital: The Parents' View Ann Hales-Tooke
The Parent as Teacher D. H. Stott
How Your Children Can Learn to Live a Rewarding Life A. and M. Bannatyne Charles
Oral Verbal Intelligence Test D. Young
The Nottingham Number Test W. E. Gillham and K. A. Hesse
Inner Ring Sports David Clark
That Boy Trog Ben Butterworth
Inner Ring Series
Onward Readers (revised) G. R. Crosher
Seekers Cliff Parfit
Checkers Evan Owen, Barbara Bayers     

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AitAlice Sterling Honig is Professor of Child Development at Syracuse University and Research Review editor for Day Care and Early Education.Dr. Honig is the author of Playtime Learning Games for Young Children,editor of Risk Factors in Infancy,and coauthor of Infant Caregiving: A Design for Training.