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The intersection of economics and higher education has never been more apparent. Increasingly, economic principles are applied to analyses of education and education policy. This new title meets the need for an authoritative reference work to codify and make sense of the field's burgeoning literature.

A new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Major Themes in Education, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research in music education.

Focuses on the various methods and theories applied to the study of higher education. This title is organized into eight principal parts: teaching and learning; course design; the student experience; system policy; institutional management; quality; academic work; and, knowledge and research.

Focuses on the theoretical questions and the educational issues arising out of the constantly changing nature of the technological revolution. This book examines the behaviours of media users themselves, from their first tacit understandings of how to make sense of a new kind of text to their later articulated and critical responses.

There can be few areas of education which have been more controversial than the teaching of literacy. This four-volume collection covers the major debates about exactly what it means to be literate and how literacy can best be taught, focusing on research findings into processes and pedagogy.

The education of gifted and talented pupils is an established domain of study but research in the area has increased dramatically. This title includes material that considers the substantial hurdles that may face children identified as especially gifted. It is suitable for scholars, students, as well as educational policy-makers.

Drawn from worldwide literature and reflecting diverse cultural traditions, this collection of papers provide a resource for scholars seeking to unravel the historical trajectories of these complexities, to understand the nature of provision, and to identify likely future directions of development.

The development and education of teachers is central to the enterprise of education, and teacher education is viewed as an educational priority issue at European Union level. Comprising an introductory volume that provides a philosophical and historical foundation, this work presents four volumes, focusing on issues within the field.

Provides a valuable resource for scholars who need to ground their own study in wider historical and global discourses concerning the education of children under eight. Including both important historical sources and analysis of issues, this title represents a broad variety of countries, cultures, and traditions.