Books written by Robin Alexander

  • A Dialogic Teaching Companion
    A Dialogic Teaching Companion

    In S. Orwell and I. Angos (eds) The Collected Essays, Letters and Journalism of George Orwell. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Javonovich, 127–139. Osborne, J. (2010) Arguing to learn in science: The role of collaborative, critical discourse ...

  • The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys
    The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys

    The Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) and the British Educational Management and ... The 1980s also witnessed the creation of a National Development Centre for School Management Training (NDC), ...

  • Dear Me
    Dear Me

    Grab something cool to drink, find a comfortable place, and let Robin Alexander take you on a hilarious journey to happily ever after.

  • The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys
    The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys

    As a result of this systematic description of the range and use of pupil groupings in authentic primary school ... Relationships are fundamental for effective group working: pupils often feel threatened and do not understand how to work ...

  • Devil in Disguise

    Two distinctly different women enter her life and she finds herself drawn to both. A choice has to be made, will she pick the right one, or unknowingly choose the devil in disguise?"--Back cover.

  • Policy and Practice in Primary Education
    Policy and Practice in Primary Education

    (1994) Primary Matters: a Discussion on Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools, London: OFSTED. ... Richards, C. (1996) 'At a hinge of history', Times Educational Supplement, 19 April. Rutter, M., Maughan, B., Mortimore, P. and Ouston ...

  • Education in Spite of Policy
    Education in Spite of Policy

    Burne , C. (2016) The Digital Age and Its Implications for Learning and Teaching in the Primary School. CPRT Resear Survey 7. York: Cambridge Primary Review Trust. Calderhead, J. (1993) The Contribution of Research on Teachers' ...

  • The Secret of St. Claire

    Idyllic, quaint, and straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting is St. Claire, Louisiana--at least on the outside. Behind the veneer it's anything but. That's the secret of St. Claire.

  • Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative education research: Volume 2: policy, professionals and development
    Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative education research: Volume 2: policy, professionals and development

    At a time when educational research is under attack on the grounds of ‘bias’ and ‘irrelevance’, and under pressure to address only those questions which are acceptable politically (as good a definition of bias as any), this is a ...

  • Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative education research: Volume 1: contexts, classrooms and outcomes
    Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative education research: Volume 1: contexts, classrooms and outcomes

    At a time when educational research is under attack on the grounds of ‘bias’ and ‘irrelevance’, and under pressure to address only those questions which are acceptable politically (as good a definition of bias as any), this is a ...

  • Towards Dialogic Teaching: Rethinking Classroom Talk

    Dialogic teaching harnesses the power of talk to stimulate and extend children's thinking, and to advance their learning and understanding.

  • Gift of Time

    A unique gift given to her by Reagan leads them on a journey that defies logic and the laws of time. Gift of Time is a story of love, devotion and a bond that carries two women from one lifetime to the next.

  • Undeniable

    Circumstances, though unfortunate, have given her that opportunity. She wanted closure; instead, the revelations leave her with anything but resolution. Two souls come to realize that sometimes love is simply--undeniable."--Back cover.