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by Joel Spring
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Featuring current information and challenging perspectives on the latest issues and forces shaping the American educational system—with scholarship that is often cited as a primary source, Joel Spring introduces readers to the historical, political, social, and legal foundations of education and...
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J.KOZOL'S SAVAGE INEQUALAIT.
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Molly Cummings Carney, Elizabeth Stringer Keefe
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Teacher accountability has been a major strategy for “fixing” education for the last 2 decades. In this book, Cochran-Smith and her research team argue that it is time for teacher educators to reclaim accountability by adopting a new approach that features intelligent professional responsibility,...
Creating Effective Community Partnerships for School Improvement
A Guide for School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Creating Effective Partnerships for School Improvement places the school within the community which is composed of a number of key players, including school leaders, classroom teachers, private foundations, higher education institutions, business and community based organizations, and government agencies....
Nurturing the Whole Student
Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Nurturing the Whole Student: Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning begins with the assumption that education is at its best—healthiest, most engaging, and most effective—when it is holistic. By holistic , the authors mean that the various dimensions of the teacher and student are honored and...
Transforming Professional Practice
A Framework for Effective Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
Educational accountability for excellence begins with educational leaders. In the past decade states have adopted revised requirements for school and district leaders in K-12 public schools with reliance on national standards like ELCC and ISLLC leadership standards. The development of Common Core...
Unequal Childhoods
Young Children's Lives in Poor Countries
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2005
An expert in her field, Helen Penn discusses the inequalities between and within countries of childhood poverty and how this poverty is recognized and defined through the following case-studies:
Kazakhstan - once part of the Soviet Union
Swaziland - a country in Southern Africa devastated by...
Now I Get It!
Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Literacy, differentiated instruction, student engagement and academic achievement continue to be hot topics for educators, parents, legislators, and government officials. Now I Get It! Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper Meaning is a practical, easy to use resource for classroom teachers, literacy...
The Politics of Authentic Engagement
Tools for Engaging Stakeholders in Ensuring Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
The Politics of Authentic Engagement provides practical approaches for leaders in a variety of roles to address the changing landscape of schooling, build dynamic relationships in support of schools, help parents/families support their children’s achievement, and create a culture of engagement....
Adventurous Learning
A Pedagogy for a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory....
Schools or Markets?
Commercialism, Privatization, and School-business Partnerships
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2004
This book challenges readers to consider the consequences of commercialism and business influences on and in schools. Critical essays examine the central theme of commercialism via a unique multiplicity of real-world examples. Topics include:
*privatization of school food services;
*oil company ads...
A Student's Guide to Education Studies
A Student's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
A Student’s Guide to Education Studies is a much-needed resource for any undergraduate making their first explorations into the fascinating world of education. The first publication of this book in 2002 helped to define the nature of the subject, introducing topics into the field which had not been...
Critical Condition
Replacing Critical Thinking with Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Chapter 1 Foolish Question: Isn’t It Time We Replaced Critical Thinking?
Discusses how Finn came to this topic. Originating in a debate that arose after he gave a TEDx talk focused on these issues, the topic seems to have a life to its own. Finn has given dozens of talks and workshops on these issues in many countries since that first TEDx talk.
by Ryan C. McIlhenny
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Reforming the Liberal Arts, published on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, provides a nuanced account of the religious nature of higher learning. Drawing together studies in neuroscience, contemporary mysticism, and best practices in higher education, McIlhenny artfully argues that...