This book is an essential guide for all education studies students, providing you with a clear overview of the key issues within your first year. It is an introductory text that encourages critical engagement, to enable you to develop a detailed understanding of the power and importance of education. The issues are presented in four main sections – Theoretical Perspectives; Policy; Society and the Individual; Inside the School - helping you to make the connections between the different themes. ‘Stop, Think and Do’ boxes play a key part throughout the book, encouraging you to critically reflect on both the issues within the chapters and within Education as a whole. Other features include:  Introductions to each chapter to link the themes discussed in each section  A summary of the key issues in each chapter for reflection  Examples and case studies  Links to key readings The book helps you to extend your understanding of educational issues beyond schools to other phases of educational provision.

Education Studies

Education & Teaching

Murphy, Lisa

Mufti, Emmanuel

Kassem, Derek

Garden, Angela

Schools & Teaching

Open University Press

This book is an essential guide for all education studies students, providing you with a clear overview of the key issues within your first year. It is an introductory text that encourages critical engagement, to enable you to develop a detailed understanding of the power and importance of education. The issues are presented in four main sections - Theoretical Perspectives; Policy; Society and the Individual; Inside the School - helping you to make the connections between the different themes. 'Stop, Think and Do' boxes play a key part throughout the book, encouraging you to critically reflect on both the issues within the chapters and within Education as a whole. Other features include:  Introductions to each chapter to link the themes discussed in each section  A summary of the key issues in each chapter for reflection  Examples and case studies  Links to key readings The book helps you to extend your understanding of educational issues beyond schools to other phases of educational provision.

Education Studies: An Introduction

While out on his farm one day, farmer Vance heard something strange. A toot. Someone tooted! But who? Vance is determined to find the tooter.

Who Tooted?

Children's Books

Humor

Lisa Murphy

Excite young learners with this collection of more than 80 simple science experiments. Each activity promotes learning and requires materials that are likely already in your classroom or kitchen. Each fun activity includes simple instructions and a clear explanation of the experiment—and many include variations and helpful hints.

Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop & Wow!: Simple Science Experiments for Young Children

Parenting & Relationships

Family Activities

Redleaf Press

Ooey Gooey® Tooey is the highly anticipated sequel to The Ooey Gooey® Handbook. No matter what age group you work with, this book will be a valuable addition to your resource shelf. With 140 activities for you to do with children, Ooey Gooey® Tooey is chock full of art ideas and sensory tub concoctions, and sure to become an early childhood classic!

Ooey Gooey® Tooey: 140 Exciting Hands-On Activity Ideas for Young Children

"I am moved by With an Open Heart, and honored to recommend this inspiring story of adversity, courage, hope and love. When Daniel traveled from China to become part of the Murphy family, no one knew how serious his heart condition was--nor could anyone have guessed that in just four short months he would have such a profound impact on so many lives." --Beth Smith, Holt International Children's Services This memoir is the story of Daniel, Lisa and Jim Murphy's adopted son from China. Born as Weifeng Hong in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, Daniel suffered from congenital heart disease and was abandoned at seven months of age. He was placed into institutional care and lived in an orphanage until the Murphy family felt divinely led to adopt him as their son, knowing that his only chance of survival depended upon corrective open-heart surgery. At two years of age, Daniel traveled across the world to experience the love of a family, and ultimately touched thousands of lives. This true story takes you along on an adoption journey, and makes you feel as if you were right beside the Murphy family as they love Daniel unconditionally, and choose to see rainbows in the midst of life's storms.

With an Open Heart: A True Story of Faith, Love, and Courage

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

WestBowPress

When Lisa and Jim Murphy chose to adopt a little boy with a serious medical condition from an orphanage in China, they had no idea how profoundly their lives—and the lives of many others—would be changed by this engaging child and his precious heart. Join the Murphy family as they embark on a faith-filled journey to bring home their son, Daniel, then experience the most joyful—as well as the most difficult—time of their lives. Walk with Lisa and Jim as they come face-to-face with the unthinkable, and watch as amazing miracles unfold. Lisa Murphy’s moving, personal narrative of love, loss, and courage is inspirational and others hope for when things don’t go according to plan. This family’s remarkable, true story demonstrates how living with an open heart and trusting in God’s greater plan can result in unexpected blessings—with ripple effects beyond our imagination. *Please note that proceeds for this book are donated to orphan care ministries.

With an Open Heart, Revised Edition: a true story of love, loss, and unexpected blessings

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Playing is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of young children. Yet cries for more "academic preschools" and demands for "higher test scores" are forcing play out of many early childhood environments. Play will show early childhood educators what they can do about it. It explains how play promotes school readiness and is filled with anecdotes, stories, and true-to-life experiences.
Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over twenty years, teaching and working with children in various environments. She is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.

Play: The Foundation that Supports the House of Higher Learning

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop and Wow! is an essential addition to your collection of activity resource books. Excited young readers with more than 80 simple science experiments that promote learning in fun and unique ways. Each uses supplies that you probably already have in your classroom or kitchen.

With over sixty-five hands-on art, science, and outside play activity ideas for creating engaging environments both at home and in early childhood and school-age care programs, The Ooey Gooey® Handbook is a must-have resource for everyone who spends time with children. For early childhood educators or parents who are just beginning their Ooey Gooey® journey, this is a great starting point. It includes an informational overview of how The Ooey Gooey Lady® started her work and is loaded with activities to get your gooey juices flowing. Each activity includes concept words to explain what children are learning.
Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over twenty years, teaching and working with children in various environments. She presents hundreds of workshops and keynotes at national and international audiences each year on various topics related to early childhood education.
As the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., Lisa's mission is to assist in the transformation of early childhood education by offering the best workshops and trainings, the most up-to-date materials and resources, and insightful conversations and connections through the power of social media. She is recognized for her ability to link hands-on activities to educational standards, her outspoken advocacy, and her commitment to creating child-centered and play-based early childhood environments.

The Ooey Gooey® Handbook: Identifying and Creating Child-Centered Environments

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Books by Murphy, Lisa

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Education Studies

Education Studies: An Introduction

Who Tooted?

Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop & Wow!: Simple Science Experiments for Young Children

Ooey Gooey® Tooey: 140 Exciting Hands-On Activity Ideas for Young Children

With an Open Heart: A True Story of Faith, Love, and Courage

With an Open Heart, Revised Edition: a true story of love, loss, and unexpected blessings

Play: The Foundation that Supports the House of Higher Learning

Even More Fizzle, Bubble, Pop & Wow!: Simple Science Experiments for Young Children

The Ooey Gooey® Handbook: Identifying and Creating Child-Centered Environments