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Speechless : Understanding Education
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sage, Rosemary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in education.
- Education--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : University of Buckingham Press, The, 2020.
- Summary:
- As the world has rapidly changed, how do we best prepare young people for the future? How do we adapt to the fact that children may now spend more time looking at a screen than engaging in actual conversation?.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Reviews of Speechless
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Speechless
- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction
- Prologue: A New Conversation about Education
- Chapter Summaries
- 1. The Learner Context
- 2. Signs, Signals, Symbols and Codes: How We Communicate
- 3. English as the International Language
- 4. Multiple Literacies and Perspectives in a Global Society
- 5. Educating Half a Brain - Unravelling Concerns about Standards
- 6. Bridging Education and Work - Issues for Teacher Training and Practice
- 7. Communication Competencies
- 8. Final Thoughts: The Epilogue
- 9. Biographical Note
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781789559323
- 1789559324
- OCLC:
- 1323253646
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