Category: books
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Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction
Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction Raymond A. Mar, York University, Canada We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A major review…
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The 50 great books on education
The 50 great books on education Dennis Hayes, University of Derby I have often argued that I would not let any teacher into a school unless – as a minimum – they had read, carefully and well, the three great books on education: Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Émile and Dewey’s Democracy and Education. There would be no…
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Printed Matter: books as art objects
Printed Matter: books as art objects Zoe Sadokierski, University of Technology Sydney This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. As a book designer, I’m often asked whether I think printed books have a future. Short answer: yes, but it’s complicated. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SKVcQnyEIT8?wmode=transparent&start=0 Ohkamp’s animation The Joy of Books imagines the secret night…
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6 books to help talk to your child about climate change
6 books to help talk to your child about climate change Pauline Jones, University of Wollongong; Anne Hellwig, University of Wollongong, and Annette Turney, Australian Catholic University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Many children and young people are anxious about climate change and what it means for their futures.…
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Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics…
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Prosecraft has infuriated authors by using their books without consent – but what does copyright law say?
Prosecraft has infuriated authors by using their books without consent – but what does copyright law say? Dilan Thampapillai, UNSW Sydney This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. This week, US writer Benji Smith took down his controversial website, Prosecraft, roughly a day after a social media storm erupted, with authors…
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Self-publishing matters – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
Self-publishing matters – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise Pema Düddul, University of Southern Queensland This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Unless you are a mountain hermit or a committed Luddite, you will have noticed there has been a massive growth in self-publishing activity over the last decade or so.…
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4 ways college students can make the most of their college library
4 ways college students can make the most of their college library Carrie M. Macfarlane, Middlebury This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. If you’re a student about to go to college, then perhaps you’ve scanned college orientation websites and social media feeds for glimpses of your new life. As a…
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Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be surprised
Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be surprised Donald A. Barclay, University of California, Merced This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers…
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Dan Mallory’s unreliable narrative: how to get ahead in publishing
Dan Mallory’s unreliable narrative: how to get ahead in publishing Claire Squires, University of Stirling This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. People across the global book trade have been engrossed by a ripe scandal engulfing one of their own – publisher-turned-author Dan Mallory, whose novel The Woman in the Window…
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