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Educational Developments, Practices and Effectiveness

Global Perspectives and Contexts

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Jennifer Lock

    1. University of Calgary, Canada

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  2. Petrea Redmond

    1. University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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  3. Patrick Alan Danaher

    1. University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Researching and Extending Developments in Contemporary Educational Practice

    1. Researching and Extending Developments in Contemporary Educational Practice

      • Jennifer Lock, Petrea Redmond, Patrick Alan Danaher
      Pages 1-14

  3. Educational Developments and Improving Outcomes for Learners and Teachers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-16
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    2. Managing Developments in Education: Social-Business-Learning as Opportunity and Challenge for Corporate Learning

      • Sabine Seufert, Christoph Meier
      Pages 17-38

    3. Thinking Collaboratively in Educational Environments: Shared Metacognition and Co-Regulation in Communities of Inquiry

      • D. Randy Garrison, Zehra Akyol
      Pages 39-52

    4. The Changing Nature of Educational Support for Students with Disabilities

      • Shalene Werth, Shaunaugh Brady
      Pages 53-67

    5. A Vision and Language for Schoolwide Pedagogical Improvement

      • Lindy Abawi
      Pages 68-90

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 176-177
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About this book

Exploring a range of educational developments and practices in different national contexts in Australia, Canada and Switzerland, this book analyses the effectiveness of such initiatives. Case studies in the book include business and online education, supporting students with disabilities and school-wide pedagogical improvement.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Calgary, Canada

    Jennifer Lock

  • University of Southern Queensland, Australia

    Petrea Redmond, Patrick Alan Danaher

About the editors

Lindy Abawi, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Zehra Akyol, e-learning designer Shaunaugh Brady, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Patrick Alan Danaher, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Jennifer Donovan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Linda Galligan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia D. Randy Garrison, University of Calgary, Canada Carola Hobohm, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Birgit Loch, University of Technology, Australia Jennifer Lock, University of Calgary, Canada Christine McDonald, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Christoph Meier, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Thomas Michael Power, Laval University, Canada Petrea Redmond, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Sabine Seufert, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Janet Taylor, Southern Cross University College, Australia David Thorpe, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Karen Trimmer, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Shalene Werth, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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