{"title":"Brent Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrent Davis offers insightful works that delve into the complexities of history and education. His books explore ancient mysteries and intellectual challenges, inviting readers to engage deeply with topics such as undeciphered scripts and the evolution of human thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing combines scholarly research with accessible explanation, fostering a greater understanding of the past and the ways we learn from it.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"engaging-minds-by-brent-davis-9781138905405","title":"Engaging Minds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngaging Minds: Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e explores the diverse beliefs and practices that define the current landscape of formal education. The 3rd edition of this introduction to interdisciplinary studies of teaching and learning to teach is restructured around four prominent historical moments in formal education: Standardized Education, Authentic Education, Democratic Citizenship Education, and Systemic Sustainability Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese moments serve as the foci of the four sections of the book, each with three chapters dealing respectively with history, epistemology, and pedagogy within the moment. This structure makes it possible to read the book in two ways – either \"horizontally\" through the four in-depth treatments of the moments or \"vertically\" through coherent threads of history, epistemology, and pedagogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePedagogical features include suggestions for delving deeper to get at subtleties that can’t be simply stated or appreciated through reading alone. The book offers several strategies to highlight and distinguish important vocabulary in the text and includes more than 150 key theorists and researchers among the search terms and in the Influences section rather than a formal reference list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605637546220,"sku":"9781138905405","price":654.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138905405-engaging-minds.jpg?v=1778136841"},{"product_id":"the-undeciphered-aegean-scripts-by-brent-davis-9781009562348","title":"The Undeciphered Aegean Scripts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decipherment of Linear B, an early form of Greek used by the Myceneans, by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick has long been celebrated. But five other scripts from the Bronze-Age Aegean remain undeciphered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Brent Davis provides a thorough introduction to these scripts and uses statistical techniques drawn from linguistics to provide insights into the languages lying behind them. He deals most extensively with the script of the Minoan civilisation on Crete \u003cem\u003e(“Linear A”)\u003c\/em\u003e, whose decipherment remains one of the Holy Grails of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe discusses linguistic topics in clear language and explains linguistic terms in a comprehensive glossary. The book also includes all data on which the various analyses of the scripts are based. It will therefore be of great interest and use not just to experts in the undeciphered Aegean scripts, but to novices and aficionados of decipherment as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934386897132,"sku":"9781009562348","price":422.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009562348-the-undeciphered-aegean-scripts.jpg?v=1783915292"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/brent-davis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}