Ballroom Dancing

Product Description 
Now in its eleventh edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions. 
The Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango are all illustrated and described in great detail, as well as the versions of most dances approved for championships. Diagrams demonstrate every step from both the leader’s and follower’s perspective and a collection of photographs new to this edition celebrate the diverse range of dancers involved with ballroom. 
This is the go-to book for dancers, competition judges, teachers and anyone who needs to be at the forefront of today’s ballroom technique, from amateur practice to international championships. 
 Review 
"Recognised as the ballroom dancer's bible." - Dance Expression\nAbout the Author 
Alex Moore was President of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and Honorary President of the International Council of Ballroom Dancing.

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Moore, Alex

Performing Arts

Routledge

The Good Teacher: Dominant Discourses in Teacher Education

Moore's insightful text explores and makes better sense of professional practice by examining that practice in the context of popular views. The book identifies and elaborates three dominant discourses of good teaching: * the competent craftsperson, currently favoured by central governments* the reflective practitioner, which continues to get widespread support among teacher trainers and educators* the charismatic subject, whose popular appeal is evidenced in filmic and other media representations of teaching. All of these are critiqued on the basis of their capacity both to help and to hinder improved practice and understandings of practice. In particular, it is argued that the discourses all have a tendency, if not checked, to over-emphasise the individual teacher's or student teacher's responsibility for successful and unsuccessful classroom encounters, and to understate the role of the wider society and education system in such successes and failures. Winner of a Society for Education Studies book prize in 2005, this is a well-informed source of advice and support for teachers and anyone considering teaching as a career.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

This book helps teachers, student-teachers, teacher trainers and others interested in the sociology and psychology of education to explore and make better sense of professional practice by examining that practice in the context of popular views.

Understanding the School Curriculum

At a time of rapid social change and numerous policy initiatives, there is a need to question the nature and function of school curricula and the purposes of formal public education. Comparing curriculum developments around the globe, Understanding the School Curriculum draws on a range of educational, philosophical and sociological theories to examine the question ‘What is a curriculum for?’ In considering different answers to this fundamental question, it explores a range of topical issues and debates, including: <ul>
<li>tensions and dynamics within curriculum policy</li> </ul> <ul><li>The implications of uncertainty and rapid social change for curriculum development</li></ul> <ul><li>the positive and negative influence of free market ideologies on public education</li></ul> <ul><li>the impact of globalization and digital technologies</li></ul> <ul><li>arguments for and against common core curricula and state control</li></ul> It examines the possibility of a school curriculum that is not shaped and monitored by dominant interests but that has as its founding principles the promotion of responsibility, responsiveness, a love of learning, and a sense of wonder and respect for the natural and social world. Understanding the School Curriculum is for all students following undergraduate and Masters courses in curriculum, public policy and education-related subjects. It is also for all training and practising teachers who wish to combine a deeper understanding of major curriculum issues with a critical understanding of the ways in which ideologies impact on formal state education, and to consider ways of producing school curricula that are appropriate to the times we live in.

Understanding the School Curriculum: Theory, politics and principles

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture is designed to share important theory with readers in an accessible but sophisticated way. It offers an overview of the key issues and dominant theories of teaching and learning as they impact upon the practice of education professionals in the classroom. This second edition has been updated to take account of significant changes in the field; young people’s use of digital technologies, the increasing involvement of world of business in state education, and ongoing high-profile debates about assessment, to name but a few. It examines the global move from traditional subject-and-knowledge based curricula towards skills and problem-solving and discusses how the emphasis on education for citizenship has forced us to reconsider the social functions of education. Central topics also covered include: <ul>
<li>an assessment of the most influential theorists of learning and teaching</li> <li>the ways in which public educational policy impinges on local practice</li> <li>the nature and role of language and culture in formal educational settings</li> <li>an assessment of different models of 'good teaching'</li> <li>alternative models of curriculum and pedagogy.</li> </ul> With questions, points for consideration and ideas for further reading and research throughout, this book delivers discussion and analysis designed to support understanding of classroom interactions and to contribute to improved practice. It will be essential reading for all student teachers, those engaged in professional development, and Education Studies students.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture is designed to share important theory with readers in an accessible but sophisticated way. It offers an overview of the key issues and dominant theories of teaching and learning as they impact upon the practice of education professionals in the classroom.   This second edition has been updated to take account of significant changes in the field; young people’s use of digital technologies, the increasing involvement of world of business in state education, and ongoing high-profile debates about assessment, to name but a few. It examines the global move from traditional subject-and-knowledge based curricula towards skills and problem-solving and discusses how the emphasis on education for citizenship has forced us to reconsider the social functions of education.   Central topics also covered include:     an assessment of the most influential theorists of learning and teaching   the ways in which public educational policy impinges on local practice   the nature and role of language and culture in formal educational settings   an assessment of different models of 'good teaching'   alternative models of curriculum and pedagogy.   With questions, points for consideration and ideas for further reading and research throughout, this book delivers discussion and analysis designed to support understanding of classroom interactions and to contribute to improved practice. It will be essential reading for all student teachers, those engaged in professional development, and Education Studies students.

The ninth revised edition of this handbook that describes the standard techniques of ballroom dancing. For beginners, competition dancers and students of ballroom dancing.

Princeton Book Co Pub

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture provides an overview of the key issues and dominant theories of teaching and learning as they impact upon the practice of classroom teachers. Punctuated by questions, points for consideration and ideas for further reading and research, the book's intention is to stimulate discussion and analysis, to support understanding of classroom interactions and to contribute to improved practice. Topics covered include: *an assessment of dominant theories of learning and teaching *the ways in which public educational policy impinges on local practice *an assessment of different models of 'good teaching', including the development of whole-school policies *alternative models of curriculum and pedagogy.

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture (Key Issues in Teaching and Learning)

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Job Hunting & Careers

Teaching & Learning

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Ballroom Dancing

The Good Teacher: Dominant Discourses in Teacher Education

The Good Teacher: Dominant Discourses in Teacher Education

Understanding the School Curriculum: Theory, politics and principles

Understanding the School Curriculum

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture

Ballroom Dancing

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture (Key Issues in Teaching and Learning)

Teaching & Learning