Education Quango Cuts

Budget cuts in Education include the axing of the QCDA http://www.citywire.co.uk/professional/-/news/wealth-management/content.aspx?ID=401620, BECTA http://quadrigaconsulting.co.uk/gov2010/index.php/2010/05/24/becta-axed/
TDA http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/quangos-braced-for-cutbacks-as-tories-wield-axe-1979953.html
Also under threat are Teachers TV, the Young People’s Learning Agency and the School Food Trust. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/may/21/cuts-education

Department for Education

Note that the Department for Children, Schools and Families has now become the Department for Education at http://www.education.gov.uk/

Effective Multi-Agency Partnerships by Rita Cheminais in stock

Effective Multi-Agency Partnerships:
Putting Every Child Matters into Practice, by Rita Cheminais is now in stock at Walsall at 362.70941/CHE. - This title comes with electronic downloadable resources. Offering practical advice and guidance on how to establish and maintain effective multi-agency partnership working in your setting, this book will tell you how to meet the Every Child Matters outcomes for children and young people.

Language Issues Journal

We are subscribing to this journal, which will be especially useful for ESOL professionals. If you want to subscribe yourself, here is the link for details.http://www.natecla.org.uk/content/483/language_issues:_the_journal_o/

We now have this in stock at Periodicals 374, from volume 21. issue 1

New Book by School of Education's Dr Tehmina Basit- Conducting Research in educational contexts

Copies have been ordered for the library and should be available soon.

This book provides a logical, step-by-step approach to educational research, this handbook is the ideal companion for students embarking on a research project for the first time. Anyone embarking on a research project for the first time is likely to be daunted by the research process and the huge array of impenetrable jargon. This user-friendly yet comprehensive handbook is designed as a survival guide for the inexperienced researcher. Divided into three sections, the handbook carefully guides the reader step-by-step through the whole research process, from getting started and gathering data, to making sense of the data. Accessible and down-to-earth, this handbook will prove a one-stop resource for educational researchers everywhere.

New 5th edition of Judith Bell's 'Doing your research project'

The latest 2010 edition of this has been ordered at Walsall, and should be on the shelves within the next few months. You might also want to purchase a copy- this is the ISBN-0335235824.

See what the synopsis says-
"Doing Your Research Project" offers useful tools to help complete the report/thesis, as well as advice on how to avoid time delays. It guides the researcher through choosing your research topic to developing and completing your research report. The user-friendly and inviting style and the clear structure will be retained in the new edition. The key content changes will include: more examples - further reading will be updated - a new topic of 'Research Diaries' will be introduced in chapter 2 - plagiarism has developed since the current edition was published and coverage of this will be updated - more on internet searching in chapter 5. The 'Top 10 Guide to searching the Internet' will be updated. An introduction to some electronic sources of information will be provided - chapter 9 will include more on the ethics of conducting interviews - there will be more on the differences between projects, undergraduate and postgraduate research.

E-Books available

New Ebook-

Swain, J. (ed.) (2004) Disabling barriers, enabling environments. Sage: London







High demand books in E format-

Bartlett, S. & Burton, D. (eds.) (2003) Education studies: essential issues. London : SAGE

McGregor, D. (2007) Developing thinking; developing learning: a guide to thinking skills in education. Maidenhead : Open University Press

Waller, T. (2005) An introduction to early childhood: a multidisciplinary approach. London : Paul Chapman Publishing

Armitage, A. (2007) Teaching and training in post-compulsory education. Maidenhead, UK : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press

Biggs, J. (2007) Teaching for quality learning at university: what the student does. Maidenhead : Open University Press

Black, P. (2003) Assessment for learning: putting it into practice. Maidenhead : Open University Press

Cheminais, R. (2008) Every child matters: a practical guide for teaching assistants. London : David Fulton

Kassem, D. (ed.) (2006) Education studies: issues and critical perspectives. Maidenhead : Open University Press at

Marsh, C. J. (2009) Key concepts for understanding curriculum. 4th ed. London : Routledge at

Moon, J. A. (2004) A handbook of reflective and experiential learning: theory and practice. London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004 at

Race, P. (2007) The lecturer's toolkit: a practical guide to assessment, learning and teaching. London : Kogan Page at

Ramsden, P. Learning to teach in higher education. 2nd ed. London : RoutledgeFalmer at

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