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Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — December 2011
Arrangement is by title.

International handbook of primary technology education; reviewing the past twenty years.

Ed. by Clare Benson and Julie Lunt. (International technology education studies; v.7)
Sense Publishers, ©2011    323 p.    $49.00    LB1139
978-94-6091-544-4

This study offers insights into the development of primary technology (also referred to as design and technology) education throughout the world. The book is divided into two parts: country studies and design and technology education issues. Specific topics include technology development and implementation in primary schools, information retrieval with the Internet, the rise of technological literacy in primary education, the starting point approach to design, technology education and education for enterprise, initial teacher education students' experiences, and indigenous technology and culture. Editors Benson (The Centre for Research in Primary Technology), Lunt (Design and Technology Association), and 33 authors contributed to the book. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Literary praxis.

Ed. by Piet-Hein van de Ven and Brenton Doecke. (Pedagogy, education and praxis; 5)
Sense Publishers, ©2011    234 p.    $49.00    PN59
978-94-6091-584-0

Born out of a conversation between the Dutch and Australian educators and authors Van de Ven and Doecke, these recorded conversations center on a comparison of the pedagogies of classroom English teachers in Australia and Holland. The teachers elaborated on their respective teaching methods and shared them with each other for feedback as a means of analyzing and assessing their practices. The purpose is not to give examples of exceptional teaching methods, but rather to think about what it means to teach literature. Teachers today are hampered by standards-based requirements and limited in their ability to assess their own teaching methodologies. This book explores, via conversation on various practices, the importance of teachers making those assessments. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Public vices, private virtues?; assessing the effects of marketization on higher education.

Ed. by Pedro N. Teixeira and David D. Dill. (Issues in higher education; v.2)
Sense Publishers, ©2011    343 p.    $49.00    LB2342
978-94-6091-464-5

This international collection of essays on market forces governing private and public higher education provides insight into how colleges and universities attract potential students, how their educations are paid for, and how the cost to run programs is affected by market fluxes, politics and social trends. At the core is the argument of private initiative vs. public and which is better equipped to produce a desirable social outcome. Markets and global trends in higher education, characteristics of private and public education, and changes in structure and governance are some of the topics covered. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Spirituality, education & society; an integrated approach.

Wane, Njoki N. et al.
Sense Publishers, ©2011    246 p.    $39.00    LB41
978-94-6091-601-4

The absence of spirituality in public education is to ignore our humanness, say the authors. Religion is a taboo subject administrators loathe to deal with. This collection of essays calls on educators to incorporate spirituality within the context of education, valuing the uniqueness of all individuals, regardless of beliefs and backgrounds. By separating spirituality from religion, students will be allowed the space in which to define their own spirituality. The essays cover a wide range of issues and provide a strong case for bringing spirituality into the classroom. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)