Education

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The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle...

Justin Driver

History; Educational strategies & policy; Constitutional & administrative law; Human rights & civil liberties law; Education & the law

Hardback

A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An award-winning constitutional law... [more]

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The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University...

Heather Mac Donald

Society & Social Sciences; Social welfare & social services; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies; Central government policies; Freedom of information & freedom of speech

Hardback

By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance,... [more]

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Alan Maleys 50 Creative Activities

Alan Maley

Teachers' classroom resources & material; Educational: English language & literacy; Languages & ESL

Paperback

This is a collection of 50 unusual classroom activities to enable creative language use. They include a variety of imaginative... [more]

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Whatever Happened to Margo?

Margaret Durrell

Biography; Memoirs; School governors & school boards

Paperback

An account of the author's personal experiences as a landlady in post-war Bournemouth, written over 30 years ago and discovered... [more]

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Shifting the Boundaries: The University of Melbourne 1975-2015

Carolyn Rasmussen

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Universities

Hardback

The University of Melbourne was already over 110 years old when this history begins. The second oldest university in Australia,... [more]

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Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussion

Margaret (Peg) S. Smith, Mary K. (Kay) Stein

Education

Paperback

Provides a model for facilitating discussions in mathematics classrooms based on the thinking of students. The model - anticipating,... [more]

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Natural Born Learners: Our Incredible Capacity to Learn and How We Can Harness...

Alex Beard

Philosophy & theory of education; Schools

Paperback

How will our kids succeed in the coming age of education? Combining anecdote, experience and intelligent research, education... [more]

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Class Wars: Money, Schools and Power in Modern Australia

Tony Taylor

History; Educational strategies & policy; Funding of education & student finance

Paperback

How Australians fund schooling has been a matter of bitter political, social, and religious division for almost two hundred... [more]

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The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?: Using Technology to...

Larry Cuban

Teaching skills & techniques; Teachers' classroom resources & material; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Paperback

Looks at the uses and effects of digital technologies in K-12 classrooms, exploring if and how technology has transformed... [more]

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Mentoring: The key to a fairer world

Jack Manning Bancroft

Society & Social Sciences; Indigenous peoples; Education: care & counselling of students

Paperback

A collection of essays about mentoring, and the impact that The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) has had... [more]

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Language & Literature for the IB MYP 2

Zara Kaiserimam, Ana de Castro

Primary & middle schools; Educational: English language & literacy; Educational: English literature; Languages & ESL

Paperback

Drive meaningful inquiry using MYP by Concept series - the only MYP resources developed with the IB. [more]

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How to Write Better Essays

Bryan Greetham

Study & learning skills: general; Educational material

Paperback

This indispensable guide takes students through each step of the essay writing process, enabling them to tackle written assignments... [more]

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Unlocking the Past: What Stories Does Your School Have to Reveal?

John Andrews

History; Secondary schools

Paperback

This Compendium is for those wanting to write the history of a Victorian government secondary school. It provides a brief... [more]

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Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice...

Armand Doucet, Jelmer Evers, Elisa Speckman Guerra, Nadia Lopez, Michael Soskil

Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education

Paperback

In this visionary book, written by six internationally recognized Global Teacher Prize finalists, the authors create a positive... [more]

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Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All Children

Yong Zhao

Age groups: children; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education

Paperback

This book highlights key actions school leaders can undertake right away to inform and improve their practice. [more]

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Passing the Literacy Skills Test

Jim Johnson, Bruce Bond

Literacy strategies; Teacher training

Paperback

This popular and widely recommended book outlines all of the requirements of the Literacy Skills Test, explaining the essential... [more]

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Cleverlands: The Secrets Behind the Success of the World's Education Superpowers...

Lucy Crehan

Organisation & management of education; Teaching skills & techniques

Paperback

As a teacher in an inner-city school, Lucy Crehan was exasperated with ever-changing government policy claiming to be based... [more]

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Overcoming School Refusal: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Counsellors,...

Joanne Garfi

Education: care & counselling of students

Paperback

School refusal affects up to 5% of children and is a complex and stressful issue for the child, their family and school. Psychologist... [more]

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Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse is Making...

Joe Clement, Matt Miles

Social issues & processes; Educational strategies & policy; Ethical & social aspects of computing

Paperback

A call to arms for parents and teachers everywhere about the overuse of screens in schools and the devastating effect on our... [more]

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Reduce Change to Increase Improvement

Viviane M J Robinson

Organisation & management of education

Paperback

This book identifies the mindset, processes, and actual behaviors that contribute to successful reform efforts and provide... [more]

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Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small...

Phillip C. Shon

Writing & editing guides; Study & learning skills: general; Languages & ESL

Paperback

Need to raise your writing game? Save time and improve your grades, with this snappy guide to improving your academic writing.... [more]

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10 Mindframes for Visible Learning: Teaching for Success

John Hattie, Klaus Zierer

Educational psychology; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education; Teacher training

Paperback

The original Visible Learning research concluded that one of the most important influencers of student achievement is how... [more]

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Dissent: The Student Press in 1960s Australia

Sally Percival Wood

History; Social & cultural history; Feminism & feminist theory; Universities; Demonstrations & protest movements

Paperback

<div><strong>A passionate portrayal of Australia's social awakening - the people, the politics, and the power of the student... [more]

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Literature Companion for Teachers 2nd Edition

Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: English literature; Languages & ESL

Paperback

The enriched revision and update of Lorraine McDonald's best selling title includes up-to-date Australian Curriculum links... [more]

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The Australian Idea of a University

Glyn Davis

History; Educational strategies & policy; Universities

Paperback

In this powerful meditation on the need for institutional diversity, Glyn Davis argues that experimentation, innovation and... [more]