Mixed Methods Research Outside the Box offers a fresh and unconventional perspective on mixed methods research. Author Joseph A. Maxwell empowers readers to creatively blend qualitative and quantitative approaches. Drawing from modern insights on causation and philosophy of science, this book promotes innovation in mixed methods.

An accessible and focused text on communication, language and literacy in the pre-school years for students of Early Childhood Studies and Early Years.

This book introduces early years practitioners to some contemporary theorists and explores their work alongside more well-known thinkers.

A core text for primary teacher training, supporting new teachers to ensure their classrooms are truly inclusive for all children.

This research-based study helps administrators create a school environment that responds to teacher emotions and results in higher teacher retention, instructional effectiveness, and student achievement.

This new fourth edition takes the reader through the complex network of policy development with activities which make a potentially dry subject matter come alive.

This book explores the potential of what children can do with technologies, rather than what technologies can do for children.

This resource helps raise awareness of ethical issues and guides teachers and teacher leaders in approaching difficult ethical dilemmas

Based on the workshop, Nurturing Creativity: Seven Practices for Educators and Students, this book affirms the conviction that creative teachers are effective teachers and emphasizes that every child's creative self must be valued-regardless of a child's cultural and linguistic background.

A clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century.