Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

教育と民主主義研究ハンドブック
Janmaat, Jan G. / Dijkstra, Anne Bert (eds.), Research Handbook on Education and Democracy. (Elgar Handbooks in Education) 496 pp. 2025:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-799>
ISBN 978-1-80392-810-4 hard ¥64,768.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

This timely Research Handbook examines how the many facets of education can foster democratic competences. It reviews state-of-the-art research and identifies a number of under-explored issues in the field, highlighting the potential of educational reforms in improving democratic engagement across a wealth of demographics.Internationally renowned contributors discuss the definition of democratic competences, the promotion of these competences beyond political engagement, and opportunities for reducing social and ethnic inequalities in civic learning. They address key challenges, including the gap between education policy and practical implementation, and the difficulties of measuring causality. Reflecting on examples from the development of citizenship education in the UK to the cultivation of social trust in China and Japan, this incisive Handbook presents innovative ways to overcome major obstacles to political efficacy, ultimately underscoring the effectiveness of participatory pedagogies in strengthening democratic capabilities.Students and academics in citizenship education, education policy and politics, and social sciences more broadly will benefit from the novel perspectives presented in this Research Handbook. It is also an invaluable resource for educational professionals and policymakers seeking to use education as a tool for advancing political understanding.

Taylor, Bob Pepperman, Liberal Education and Democracy. 216 pp. 2025:5 (U. Notre Dame Pr., US) <741-800>
ISBN 978-0-268-20955-1 hard ¥8,580.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Liberal Education and Democracy addresses three vital arguments for liberal education and its integral relationship to democracy. Liberal education is currently under attack as both politically subversive and economically impractical. In Liberal Education and Democracy, Bob Pepperman Taylor evaluates both the defenses that have been offered for liberal education and the complex relationship between liberal education and democracy. He offers a compelling case for maintaining a strong commitment to this form of education as an essential good for all citizens. His three primary arguments for liberal education are that it prepares students to be useful contributors to the economy, that it prepares citizens to be thoughtful and responsible, and that it can stimulate students to experience the delight of intellectual exploration and understanding. Taylor moves through each of these arguments and concludes that the seemingly least practical of them may in fact be the most powerful. He gives an insightful glimpse into the current democratic climate and through thorough examination argues that democracies need liberal education as much as liberal learning requires the freedom of democratic societies.

Nardo, Aline, Evolutionary Theory and Education: The Influence of Evolutionary Thinking on Educational Theory and Philosophy. (Philosophy of Education. Debates and Constellations 5) 200 S. 2025:5 (Mentis, GW) <741-89>
ISBN 978-3-95743-320-6 paper ¥22,977.- (税込) EUR 99.00

How has evolutionary theory shaped educational thinking over the past two centuries? This volume explores the considerable but under-appreciated influence of evolutionary ideas on educational theory and the philosophy of education. The book reveals the interplay between educational and evolutionary perspectives along the concepts of ‘adaptation’, ‘selection’, ‘inheritance’, and ‘progress’. It tracks these ideas across the works of various influential educational thinkers, including Herbert Spencer, Jean Piaget, John Dewey and Lev Vygotsky, and examines their continuing significance for how we understand and practice education today.

Drapalo, Kamila / Weber, Barbara / Wec, K. et al. (eds.), Subject, Identity, and Care: Educational (Dis)closures. (Hermeneutics in Enactment. International Research in Hermeneutics and Phenomenology 1) XXVIII, 389 S. 2024:11 (W. Fink, GW) <741-1259>
ISBN 978-3-7705-6908-3 paper ¥19,960.- (税込) EUR 86.00

What is education? It can be defined as an awakening to responsibility toward ourselves in the world with others and it happens by attempting to understand human beings as they develop in life and find their place in the life-world. However, far from simple distribution of knowledge, even at a high level, education is more like writing and reading individual stories of nations and peoples, where every narration carries with itself the unrepeatable traces of life. Welcoming the ideas in the authentic experience of the hermeneutics of sympathy and suspicion, the book gives witness to this epiphany. In bringing to light the different aspects of educational (dis)closures, the authors acknowledge the dialectic of revealing and concealing as well as delight in the flow of the thinking process. This book shall open up horizons of thinking together on education by (dis)closing something essential about humans as unfinished projects.

社会的ネットワーク分析と教育ハンドブック
Kolleck, Nina (ed.), Handbook of Social Network Analysis and Education. (Research Handbooks on Social Networks) 560 pp. 2025:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-1261>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1218-4 hard ¥70,400.- (税込) GB￡ 250.00

This prescient Handbook analyzes how Social Network Analysis (SNA) is revolutionizing educational research by transforming how we interpret the complex web of interactions between students, teachers, parents, and education systems.Showcasing contributions from leading experts, this Handbook reveals the profound impact of SNA on educational processes at every level, from the individual classroom to entire school districts and even global education policies. Chapters explore cutting-edge SNA methods tailored to educational contexts, including the impact of social media, the role of peer relationships in learning, and the communication structures that drive innovation and policy. Ultimately, the Handbook emphasizes the importance of understanding the intricacies of social relationships in educational settings.Providing a holistic overview of SNA and its applications, this Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics and students in education, sociology, psychology, and political science. It will also greatly benefit educators, policymakers, researchers, and all those looking to harness network analysis tools to drive innovation in education settings.

Lukenchuk, Antonina (ed.), Paradigms of Research for the 21st Century: Perspectives and Examples from Practice. 2nd ed. (Counterpoints 558) 356 pp. 2024:12 (P. Lang, SZ) <741-1262>
ISBN 978-3-0343-5130-0 hard ¥35,006.- (税込) SFR 144.00
ISBN 978-3-0343-5127-0 paper ¥15,801.- (税込) SFR 65.00

What is research and who is a researcher? Why engage in research and what is the value of research? Paradigms of Research for the 21st Century explores multiple questions relating to the nature and process of educational research. The book offers an insightful and detailed account of Western and non-Western philosophical traditions and perspectives on reality, knowledge, and values. These accounts form a paradigm...a system of inquiry, a model, a way of knowing. Empirical, analytic, pragmatic, interpretive, critical, poststructuralist, and transcendental paradigms are distinguished as alternatives to a quantitative-qualitative typology of paradigms in educational research. This book is suitable for graduate courses in the theoretical foundations of research and research methodology. It features new chapters which include examples of doctoral students' research projects illustrating various systems of inquiry.

Medina, Yolanda / Blair, Eleanor (eds.), Social Foundations of Education Reader: Critical Essays on Teaching, Learning, and Leading (Volume II). 462 pp. 2024:12 (P. Lang, SZ) <741-1263>
ISBN 978-1-63667-169-7 paper ¥16,287.- (税込) SFR 67.00

The Social Foundations Reader is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in introductory foundations of education classes. Unlike other readers, which often provide a generic and conservative perspective, this book offers a broad yet critical view of issues in education. It encourages students to consider the roles of critical theory and social justice in creating school environments that address equity and diversity. This book presents a different lens on twenty-first-century schools, considering the perspectives of parents, teachers, students and communities. The reader is exposed to a wide range of scholarship. Contested topics in teaching, learning and leading in contemporary public schools are examined within a context where addressing fundamental questions guiding meaningful school reform is essential for educators.

Staunton, Denis / Brennan, Aimie, Brain Health for Learning: What Neuroscience Brings to Education? 284 pp. 2024:10 (P. Lang, SZ) <741-1265>
ISBN 978-1-80374-105-5 paper ¥15,072.- (税込) SFR 62.00

(Usha Goswami, Director for the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience and a Fellow of St. John's College, University of Cambridge) (Harris A. Eyre MD PhD, Lead and Senior Fellow, Neuro-Policy Program, Rice University , USA) (William H Kitchen, Senior Lecturer Stranmillis University College) This book is an original contribution to the field of educational neuroscience. The authors argue that all adults should pay more attention and become more reflective of their experiences so that they can learn more deliberately and in a focused way. The book addresses the functioning of the brain, the architecture of the brain, neuroplasticity, learning processes and how to develop and maintain a healthy brain throughout life. Learning to learn is about individuals understanding how they learn and thus developing their capacity to learn by harnessing lessons from neuroscience. The book will be useful for learners who are transitioning or returning to education, those training to work with children and young people, and those interested in understanding more about their own learning.

Teschers, Christoph, Education for a Beautiful Life. (Complicated Conversation 63) 130 pp. 2024:12 (P. Lang, SZ) <741-1267>
ISBN 978-1-63667-170-3 paper ¥10,210.- (税込) SFR 42.00

Education is marked by conflicting demands and expectations from the state, society and individuals. Views on what education and schooling should achieve are numerous and vary across time and place. However, one recurring hope of people as human beings, this book argues, is to live a good and perhaps even a 'beautiful life'. Drawing on Wilhelm Schmid's notion of the art of living, this book explores how an Education for a Beautiful Life can make a meaningful contribution to some of today's complex conversations, such as (student) wellbeing, social equity, equal educational opportunity, individual and social good, and the purposes, aims and goals of education and schooling. Written during a time of increasing challenges due to rapid technological innovation, shifting political landscapes, global migration, and changing work requirements, this book offers new insights into the question of what education is, and what it can do to help people navigate the challenges of our time by developing their own art of living and pursuing the hope of a good and beautiful life.