Books From University Presses

Imagine being able to distill complex scientific ideas into crystal-clear, reader-friendly language—that's exactly what "Writing Science in Plain English" empowers you to do. Anne E. Greene's concise guide can transform your writing, making it more accessible to a broader audience, which is especially valuable if you're in the thick of research or academia. If sharing your work effectively matters to you, this book could become a cherished tool on your desk.

This book would be a great read for teachers who are looking for ways to make their classrooms more engaging and effective. Through the five detailed portraits Intrator provides, the unique teaching methods employed to get students invested in learning is highlighted. The book offers practical techniques and suggestions for creating a positive learning environment which fosters student engagement and inspires truly transformative learning experiences.

The papers in this volume represent the views of a range of experts in a variety of language-related disciplines on the role which context plays in language learning and language understanding. The authors provide various theoretical constructs which help impose order on the apparent chaos of contextual factors which may have an influence on the production and comprehension of speech events. They focus on a variety of types of context, including the context established by different speech communities, interpersonal contexts, the classroom context, and the context provided by the linguistic code itself. The papers illustrate how the treatment of context varies across the disciplines of linguistics, historical stylistics, applied linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Each paper is prefaced by an editorial introduction to help the reader trace out common themes and points of conflict.

"Educating the Democratic Mind" is a collection of essays that emphasizes the necessity of educating individuals for democracy. The book tackles the question of how children can be taught to accept differences and maintain a common life while responding positively to the demands of an increasingly diverse society. This book is ideal for readers who want to know more about democratic ideals and how to promote them within our society.

"The Educated Mind is a thought-provoking book, offering a unique perspective on the different educational ideas that clash at every level of the educational process. It is a must-read for teachers and educators looking to understand the flaws in the current educational system and how they can be remedied. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its presentation of a new and practical proposal for changing teaching and curriculum to fit how people actually learn, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in education reform."

"Rousing Minds to Life" could be a good read for parents, teachers, and educators seeking to understand how contemporary schooling can be revolutionized by reconstituting schools as societies, through a culture-sensitive developmental psychology approach. The authors draw from their successful experiences with thousands of students over two decades and the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP).

“This book should be required reading for professionals in early education and makes thought-provoking reading for anyone aware of his or her own cultural blinkers.”—Penelope Leach, New York Times Book Review"[An] important study of the way preschools both reflect and affect social change. . . .  A must read for those who take social issues seriously."—Carole C. Kemmerer, Los Angeles TimesAs the numbers of mothers in the workforce grows, the role of the extended family diminishes, and parents feel under greater pressure to give their children an educational headstart, industrialized societies are increasingly turning to preschools to nurture, educate, and socialize young children. Drawing on their backgrounds in anthropology, human development, and education, Tobin, Wu, and Davidson present a unique comparison of the practices and philosophies of Japanese, Chinese, and American preschool education and discuss how changes in childcare both reflect and affect larger social change. The method used is the authors first videotaped a preschool in each culture, then showed the tapes to preschool staff, parents, and child development experts. Through their vivid descriptions of a day in each country's preschools, photographs made from their videotapes, and Chinese, Japanese, and American evaluations of their own and each other's schools, we are drawn into a multicultural discussion of such issues as freedom, conformity, creativity, and discipline.