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ABC springer.com Springer Top Titles in Natural Sciences & Engineering New Book Information FIRST QUARTER 2013 ABC springer.com Available The Reorientation of Higher Education ISBN 978-94-007-5847-6 Challenging the East-West Dichotomy 2013. IX, 314 p. 5 illus. (CERC Studies B. Adamson, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China; J. Nixon, University of Sheffield, UK; in Comparative Education, Volume 31) F. Su, Liverpool Hope University, UK (Eds) Hardcover Features 7 € 129,95 | £117.00 7 Focusses on the nature of, and conditions necessary for, the transformation 7 * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,94 | sFr 173,00 of higher education Bookstore Location 7 Exemplifies the complexities of the process of institutional change across Education regional, national and continental divides 7 Challenges the notion of an East-West dichotomy in institutional Fields of interest repositionings International and Comparative Education; Higher Education; Educational Policy and This book presents accounts of the repositioning of higher education institutions across a range Politics of contexts in the East and the West. It argues that global governance, institutional organisation and academic practice are complementary elements within the process of institutional Target groups repositioning. While systems, institutions and individuals in the different contexts are subjected Research to similar global trends and pressures, the reorientation of higher education takes diverse forms Product category as a result of the particularities of those contexts. That reorientation cannot be explained in terms of East-West dichotomies and divisions, but only with reference to the interflow across and Contributed volume within systems. Globalisation necessitates complex interconnectivities of regionality, culture and geopolitics that this book explores in relation to specific cases and contexts. 1 1 ABC springer.com Forthcoming Curriculum models for the 21st century Due March 2013 Using Learning Technologies in Higher Education ISBN 978-1-4614-3451-1 M. Gosper, D. Ifenthaler, Universitat Mannheim, Germany (Eds) 2013. XXV, 275 p. 30 illus. Hardcover Features 7 approx. € 139,95 | £126.50 7 Provides guidance for integrating technology into existing curriculum and 7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | building new curricular models sFr 186,50 7 Furnishes relevant case studies detailing curricular models of the future Bookstore Location 7 Reflects the most up to date research on teaching and learning for the Education 21st century and beyond Fields of interest Changing student profiles and the increasing availability of mainstream and specialized learning Curriculum Studies; Computers and technologies are stretching the traditional face-to-face models of teaching and learning in higher Education; Educational Technology education. Institutions, too, are facing far-reaching systemic changes which are placing strains on existing resources and physical infrastructure and calling into question traditional ways Target groups of teaching through lectures and tutorials. And, with an ever-increasing scrutiny on teaching Research and teachers’ accountability for positive educational outcomes, the call for closer attention to learning, teaching and, most especially, to the design and delivery of the curriculum is given Product category increasing relevance and importance. And, with an ever-increasing scrutiny on teaching and Contributed volume teachers’ accountability for positive educational outcomes, the call for closer attention to learning, teaching and, most especially, to the design and delivery of the curriculum is given increasing relevance and importance. Research provides strong evidence of the potential for technologies to facilitate not only cognition and learning but also to become integral components in the redesign of current curriculum models. Some Universities and individual academics have moved along this pathway, developing new and innovative curriculum, blending pedagogies and technologies to suit their circumstances. Yet, there are others, unsure of the possibilities, the opportunities and constraints in these changing times. Curriculum Models for the 21st Century gives insights into how teaching and learning can be done differently. The focus is on a whole of curriculum approach, looking at theoretical models and examples of practice which capitalize on the potential of technologies to deliver variations and alternatives to the more traditional lecture-based model of University teaching. 2 ABC springer.com Available The SimCalc Vision and Contributions Democratizing Access to Important Mathematics S. J. Hegedus, University of Massachusetts, Fairhaven, MA, USA; J. Roschelle, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA (Eds) Features 7 Shows how to improve learning of important mathematics with technology 7 Organizes 15 years of rigorous research, including both effectiveness results and pedagogical insights, including contributions from leading researchers through the United States and worldwide 7 Distills lessons from SimCalc's sustained, visionary program of innovation in one accessible volume This volume provides essential guidance for transforming mathematics learning in schools through the use of innovative technology, pedagogy, and curriculum. It presents clear, rigorous evidence of the impact technology can have in improving students learning of important yet complex mathematical concepts -- and goes beyond a focus on technology alone to clearly explain how teacher professional development, pedagogy, curriculum, and student participation and identity each play an essential role in transforming mathematics classrooms with technology. Further, evidence of effectiveness is complemented by insightful case studies of how key factors lead to enhancing learning, including the contributions of design research, classroom discourse, and meaningful assessment. The volume organizes over 15 years of sustained research by multiple investigators in different states and countries who together developed an approach called „SimCalc“ that radically transforms how Algebra and Calculus are taught. The SimCalc program engages students around simulated motions, such as races ISBN 978-94-007-5695-3 on a soccer field, and builds understanding using visual representations such as graphs, and 2013. XI, 480 p. 113 illus. (Advances in familiar representations such as stories to help students to develop meaning for more abstract Mathematics Education) Hardcover mathematical symbols. Further, the SimCalc program leverages classroom wireless networks to 7 € 129,95 | £117.00 increase participation by all students in doing, talking about, and reflecting on mathematics. 7 * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,94 | sFr 173,00 Unlike many technology programs, SimCalc research shows the benefits of balanced attention to curriculum, pedagogy, teacher professional development, assessment and technology Bookstore Location -- and has proven effectiveness results at the scale of hundreds of schools and classrooms. Education Combining the findings of multiple investigators in one accessible volume reveals the depth and breadth of the research program, and engages readers interested in: * Engaging students Fields of interest in deeply learning the important concepts in mathematics * Designing innovative curriculum, Mathematics Education; Educational software, and professional development · Effective uses of technology to improve mathematics Technology; Learning and Instruction education * Creating integrated systems of teaching that transform mathematics classrooms * Scaling up new pedagogies to hundreds of schools and classrooms * Conducting research that Target groups really matters for the future of mathematics learning * Engaging students in deeply learning Research the important concepts in mathematics * Designing innovative curriculum, software, and Product category professional development · Effective uses of technology to improve mathematics education * Creating integrated systems of teaching that transform mathematics classrooms * Scaling up Contributed volume new pedagogies to hundreds of schools and classrooms * Conducting research that really matters for the future of mathematics learning 3 ABC springer.com Due February 2013 Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Series editor: M. B. Paulsen Volume 28 M. B. Paulsen, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Ed) Features 7 Authoritative in the field of higher education 7 Provides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher education 7 Attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the world 7 Chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals 7 An indispensable resource for administrators, researchers and policymakers in higher education Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on