How Computers Entered The Classroom, 1960-2000 Historical Persperctives

This open‑access edited volume addresses a major gap in the history of education by tracing how computers were introduced into European classrooms between 1960–2000. Through ten case studies and thematic chapters, it examines the roles of key actors—politicians, industry, teachers, and students—as well as the impact of political rationales, ideologies, and organizational structures.

Education Leadership

Educational leadership has a demonstrable and significant impact on school success and student achievement. This volume captures the breadth of scholarship in educational leadership through diverse research contributions focusing on teacher leadership, school leadership, and mid‑level roles.

Delhi's Education Revolution Teachers, Agency & Inclusion

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Transforming University-Based Teacher Education Through Innovation

This edited volume, based on a decade of innovation driven by Norway’s ProTed (Centre for Professional Learning in Teacher Education), maps the future of university-based teacher education. It synthesizes cutting‑edge practices and empirical findings aimed at transforming teacher training programmes. Key themes include: integrated programme design for coherence across years; building univer…

Changing Higher Education For A Changing World

Drawing on research from the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE)—the world’s largest social science research centre focused on higher education—this open access volume (published December 2023 / early 2022) critically examines how global higher education systems are changing.

A scholarly inquiry into disciplinary practices in educational institutions

This edited volume presents original research on discipline and disciplinary practices in various educational institutions—from schools to tertiary settings. It offers a scientific and scholarly perspective by integrating empirical and philosophical approaches—quantitative (positivist), qualitative (interpretive), and mixed methods (pragmatic)—to investigate discipline issues in contexts …

Seven Democratic Virtues of Liberal Education

This book argues that the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) model of education can inspire reform across higher education to help students acquire crucial civic virtues. Based on interviews with 59 students from LAS programmes across Europe, it demonstrates how LAS education cultivates essential citizenship skills for democratic engagement. From these insights, Dekker identifies seven key democra…

Brian Simon and the Struggle for Education

This pioneering biography examines the life and career of Brian Simon (1915–2002), a prominent Marxist intellectual and historian of education in 20th-century Britain. Drawing on newly available archives, it explores his diverse roles—as student, soldier, schoolteacher, Communist Party activist, academic, and reformer—and closely analyzes how his Marxist convictions shaped his contributio…

Educating and Learning for Sustainable Futures

This volume critically traces the evolution of environmental and sustainability education over the past five decades. Beginning with the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment and moving through to the 2020s, it examines how educational approaches—shaped by global events and sustainability discourses—have succeeded or fallen short in effecting meaningful change. Through historical and …

Pedagogy of Hope For Global Social Justice

Following Paulo Freire’s “pedagogy of hope,” this open-access volume explores hope as an educational approach to addressing global challenges—such as climate change, racism, and the COVID‑19 pandemic. It presents a conceptual framework for global citizenship and environmental education, authored by scholars across 12 countries. Case studies range from teacher training in Latin America…