The Coastal Zone — a Domain of Global Interactions -- Dynamics of the Coastal Zone -- C, N, P Fluxes in the Coastal Zone -- The Catchment to Coast Continuum -- Synthesis of Main Findings and Conclusions.In global coastal zones, the major fabric of goods and services for human welfare as well as global changes are extraordinarily visible. They are shaped by natural Earth systems processes on a…
Literacy learning continues to be central to schooling, and is currently of major concern to educators, policy developers, and members of the public alike. However, the proliferation of communication channels in this digital era requires a fundamental re-thinking of the nature of literacy and the pedagogy of literacy teaching and teacher education. This text brings together papers by experts in…
Prelude -- Detailed Contents -- Introduction: Vulnerability in Teaching and Learning: A Rethinking -- Antagonizing the Mirror: Explorations of Vulnerability -- What We Have to Fear Is… -- …Is Fear Itself -- Vulnerability in a Selfie Society -- Teaching and Learning Vulnerability -- Seeing Humanity: Democratic Engagement -- Democratic Engagement -- Schooling for a Democracy -- Our Selfies, W…
Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Barriers to Accessing Higher Education; Catherine Marshall -- Chapter 2. Understanding Foundation Year Provision; Steve Leech, Catherine Marshall and Geoff Wren -- Chapter 3. Language Issues Facing Non-Traditional Students: Some Problems and Solutions; Megan Bruce, Simon Rees and Julie Wilson -- Chapter 4. Teaching Mathematics to Adults: Integrating New and Ol…
Introduction -- On Developing Students' Mathematical Intelligence -- Presentations into Investigations -- Habits of the Mind: The Heart of the Mathematics Curriculum -- Lessons from a Third-Grade Mathematics Classroom -- Sharing the Language of Productive Inquiry -- Collaborative Mathematics Investigations -- On Providing a Supportive Mathematics Classroom -- Including Students' Goals -- Gradin…
Part I: Positioning youth as social innovators on the global stage.- 1. The Sustainable Development Goals and the role of youth-driven innovation for social change; Sheri Bastien and Halla Holmarsdottir -- 2. Global perspectives on youth and school-to-work transitions in the 21st century: New challenges and opportunities in skills training programs; Halla Holmarsdottir and Kendra Dupuy -- 3. C…