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Education and the Distracted Family
Creating Success with and without Technology
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Education and The Distracted Family is very important for all middle, junior high, and high school families due to the amazing opportunities and the major challenges of technology, especially with the internet and smartphones. Families may be acquainted with some possibilities of utilizing new technology...
How To Succeed In School
Mind-Blowing Secrets To How To Succeed In High School, How To Succeed In Nursing School, How To Succeed In Law School
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Breakthrough Guide to how to succeed in high school, how to succeed in nursing school, how to succeed in law school and much more.
College Stress Solutions
Stress Management Techniques to *Beat Anxiety *Make the Grade *Enjoy the Full College Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
The tools you need to overcome everyday stress!
Between trying to make the grade and finding a job in a market that continues to stagnate, there's more pressure than ever before to succeed. But the stress that comes from this pressure can also keep you from achieving your goals. College Stress...
Back to Pakistan
A Fifty-Year Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2011
In 1962, a newly-minted college graduate answered the call of President John F. Kennedy and joined the fledgling Peace Corps. Leslie Noyes Mass was assigned to Pakistan and given the directive to start a program-any kind of educational program she could muster-in a small Muslim village where she was...
Who Says Bullies Rule?
Common Sense Tips to Help Your Kids to Cope
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Who Says Bullies Rule?: Common Sense Tips to Help Your Kids Cope gives parents practical bully prevention tips for their elementary and middle school children. It helps parents empower their children to stop bullying before it veers out of control and teaches parents to navigate their school systems'...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2002
As the first volume in a series sponsored by SIGResearch on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans of the American educational Research Association and California Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, this book sheds important light on the educational needs of Asian and Pacific...
Approaches to Substance Abuse and Addiction in Education Communities
A Guide to Practices that Support Recovery in Adolescents and Young Adults
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This book is designed to increase the awareness among mental health professionals and educators about the potential sources of support for students struggling with substance abuse, addiction and compulsive behaviors. The book includes a description of the scope of the problem of substance abuse in...
A Practical Guide to the Science and Practice of Afterschool Programming
New Directions for Youth Development, Number 144
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2014
Closing the gap between scientific research on afterschool programming and the practices occurring in these settings is the goal of this volume. Both sources of knowledge are critical to developing the afterschool workforce’s ability to provide high-quality programming. On the one hand, this means
afterschool...
by Courtney Anne Brewer, Michael McCabe
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Recent immigrants and refugees — both children and their families — often struggle to adapt to Canadian education systems. For their part, educators also face challenges when developing effective strategies to help these students make smooth transitions to their new country.
Immigrant and...
Developing Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children
The Interdisciplinary Responsibility of Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
All children should feel safe and secure in their schools and communities. In today's society, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, terrorism, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. Our jobs as teachers...
Ethnicity and Race
Creating Educational Opportunities Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This volume of Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice takes a resource perspective toward culture, ethnicity, and race. Its purpose is to foster global dialog about race and ethnicity, with an emphasis on sharing strategies and solutions. While one might view problems stemming from racial...
New and Better Schools
The Supply Side of School Choice
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
In the past decade, the number of students enrolled in private school choice programs has grown ten-fold. But granting students access to public financing for their private education has not led to the vibrant marketplace of school options many of its supporters envisioned. If school choice policy...
Heightened Performative Autoethnography
Resisting Oppressive Spaces within Paradigms
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This book argues for – and carries out – what the author terms Heightened Performative Autoethnography (HPA). The common theme throughout the volume involves resisting oppressive and hegemonic spaces within paradigms, and hence seeking epistemological liberation. The text methodologically and...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young people aged 18 to 25 are at a significant risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Primary developmental processes that place college students particularly...