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Emergent learning for wisdom Emergent learning for wisdom Marilyn M. Taylor "The new millennium presents us with unexpected events that challenge us to think and act in fundamentally different ways. Meeting these challenges requires not only the creation of knowledge but the… OL15415063W
Urban youth and school pushout Urban youth and school pushout Eve Tuck "Recent efforts to reform urban high schools have been marked by the pursuit of ever-increasing accountability policies, most notably through the use of high-stakes standardized testing, mayoral cont… OL16002466W
Educating for the knowledge economy? Educating for the knowledge economy? Hugh Lauder,Michael F. D. Young,Harry Daniels,Lowe, John,Maria Balarin "The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creativ… OL16126186W
Policy debates in comparative, international, and development education Policy debates in comparative, international, and development education John N. Hawkins,W. James Jacob "The complementary areas of comparative, international and development education occupy a critical part of the landscape in educational policy debates in a global context. This volume brings together… OL16212201W
Minority students in East Asia Minority students in East Asia Yuxiang Wang,JoAnn Phillion,Ming-tak Hue "In <EM>Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses </EM>authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education… OL16212461W
Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Bryan Shelly "'This book is outstanding. . . . No one has delved into the issue of school financing with such depth, data and thoughtful analysis. It is simply the best in the field.' Susan B. Neuman, University … OL16213849W
School effectiveness and improvement research, policy, and practice School effectiveness and improvement research, policy, and practice Chris Chapman "This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and looks at the contribution made to policy and practi… OL16239487W
Sketches in democracy Sketches in democracy Lisa DeLorenzo ""Sketches of Democracy" is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author'… OL16361153W
Saving the school Saving the school Michael Brick "An unstoppable principal's race to save a failing high school from falling short of its numbers and closing its doors forever. Anabel Garza: No school board would have put her forward as a model pri… OL16451408W
Changing schools Changing schools Thomson, Pat,Bob Lingard,Terry Wrigley "The raising of standards in schools is a global challenge to policy-makers. To overcome it means to remove the ongoing influence of poverty on school success. In an age of global mobility, economic … OL16485537W
The history of "zero tolerance" in American public schooling The history of "zero tolerance" in American public schooling Judith Kafka "This book looks back at the historical roots of "zero tolerance" school discipline policies. Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kaf… OL16517930W
Trusting teachers with school success Trusting teachers with school success Edward J. Dirkswager "Examining the experiences of teachers who have already been liberated, this book discusses what teachers would do if they had the autonomy not just to make classroom decisions, but to collectively--… OL16681559W
Handbook of Professional Development in Education Handbook of Professional Development in Education Diana J. Quatroche,Diana J. Quatroche Synthesizing the best current knowledge on teacher professional development (PD), this handbook describes effective, innovative practices that are being used in schools today. Leading authorities pre… OL16815081W
The opportunity equation The opportunity equation Eric Schwarz "Citizen Schools is a fresh and personal look at education and the increasingly unequal access to opportunity in America. The book gets beyond the tired debate about charter schools and unions and te… OL17889037W
There's no such thing as bad weather There's no such thing as bad weather Linda Akeson McGurk "Bringing Up Bebe meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds th… OL19718883W
Degrees of inequality Degrees of inequality Suzanne Mettler "America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one in which a college degree benefits only… OL19983428W
Educational courage Educational courage Mara Sapon-Shevin,Nancy Schniedewind "Ten years after the passage of No Child Left Behind, high-stakes testing, national standards, and turn-around policies remain highly controversial. In the same period, we have seen the rise of mayor… OL20547646W
Thinking about Schools Thinking about Schools Eleanor Blair Hilty xv, 543 p. : 24 cm OL21238224W
Secular institutions, Islam, and education policy Secular institutions, Islam, and education policy Paola Mattei "In January 2015, three attackers walked into the office of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, opened fire and killed twelve people, including a Muslim policeman, in the deadliest terro… OL22321622W
Deaf students and the qualitative similarity hypothesis Deaf students and the qualitative similarity hypothesis Peter V.. Paul "The difficulty that deaf and hard of hearing students have in attaining language and literacy skills has led to postulations that attribute their struggle to a developmental deficit. Recent research… OL23311018W
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