The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Dialogic Education (Routledge International Handbooks of Education)

The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Dialogic Education provides a comprehensive overview of the main ideas and themes that make up the exciting and diverse field of Dialogic Education. With contributions from the world’s leading researchers, it describes underpinning theoretical approaches, debates, methodologies, evidence of impact, how Dialogic Education relates to different areas of the curriculum and ways in which work in this field responds to the profound educational challenges of our time.

The handbook is divided into seven sections, covering:

• The theory of Dialogic Education
• Classroom dialogue
• Dialogue, teachers and professional development
• Dialogic Education for literacy and language
• Dialogic Education and digital technology
• Dialogic Education in science and mathematics
• Dialogic Education for transformative purposes

Expertly written and researched, the handbook marks the coming of age of Dialogic Education as an important and distinctive area of applied educational research. Featuring chapters from authors working in different educational contexts around the world, the handbook is of international relevance and provides an invaluable resource for researchers and students concerned with the study of educational dialogue and allied areas of socio-cultural research. It will interest students on PhD programmes in Education Faculties, Master's level courses in Education and postgraduate teacher-training courses. The accounts of results achieved by high-impact research projects around the world will also be very valuable for policy makers and practitioners.

Neil Mercer is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, where he is also the Director of Oracy Cambridge: the Hughes Hall Centre for Effective Spoken Communication and a Life Fellow of the college Hughes Hall.

Rupert Wegerif is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge where he co-leads the Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research (CEDiR) Group.

Louis Major is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge interested in the role of technology in supporting educational dialogue and interaction.