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Creating a culture of academic integrity Creating a culture of academic integrity David B. Wangaard "Responding to the growing epidemic of academic dishonesty, this authoritative text lays the groundwork for a positive school makeover. This guide-which culled research from six high schools in Conne… OL15917080W
Reading R. S. Peters today Reading R. S. Peters today Martin, Christopher,Stefaan E. Cuypers "No one in the development of modern, analytical philosophy of education has played so dominant a role as British philosopher Richard Stanley Peters. Seeking to bring clarity, argumentative structure… OL15933184W
Educational neuroscience Educational neuroscience Kathryn E. Patten "Educational Neuroscience provides an overview of a wide range of recent initiatives in educational neuroscience implicating and pertaining to mind, brain, and education. Contributions from top resea… OL15933280W
Disability and difference in global contexts Disability and difference in global contexts Nirmala Erevelles "This book explores the possibilities and limitations re-theorizing disability using historical materialism in the interdisciplinary contexts of social theory, cultural studies, social and education … OL15947647W
Meeting the child in Steiner kindergartens Meeting the child in Steiner kindergartens Rod Parker-Rees "Steiner schools have helped carry the flag of liberal, creative, humanistic education through these dark ages and can now act as a beacon. Professor Peter Woods, formerly of the Open University.Cont… OL15999338W
Education and Democracy in Senegal Education and Democracy in Senegal Michelle T. Kuenzi "This book examines the role of nonformal education (NFE) in African languages in promoting democracy in Senegal. Using data from a survey of rural Senegalese citizens, this is the first study to emp… OL16011128W
Educating for diversity and social justice Educating for diversity and social justice Amanda Keddie "Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. I… OL16142410W
Engineering and social justice Engineering and social justice Caroline Baillie "An increasing number of researchers and educators in the field of engineering wish to integrate considerations of social justice into their work and practice. In this volume, an international team o… OL16176095W
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
Language, ethnography, and education Language, ethnography, and education Michael Grenfell "This frontline volume contributes to the social study of education in general and literacy in particular by bringing together in a new way the traditions of language, ethnography, and education. Int… OL16298055W
Education and social change Education and social change John L. Rury "This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates the impact of so… OL16342788W
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
Kids in the middle Kids in the middle Bruce S. Cooper,Marshall Strax,Carol Strax "Children with disabilities, their parents, teachers, administrators, advocates, attorneys, and adult educators, all have a key role to play in the micro-politics of special education. The children -… OL16471507W
Multidisciplinary approaches to educational research Multidisciplinary approaches to educational research Sadaf Rizvi "This book provides an original perspective on a range of controversial issues in educational and social research through case studies of multi-disciplinary and mixed-method research involving childr… OL16597056W
Introducing Malaguzzi Introducing Malaguzzi Sandra Smidt "Loris Malaguzzi (1920 - 1994) was the pioneer of the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching young children. An ever-increasing number of teachers and educationalists from all over the world now come to … OL16681511W
Adolescent development and school achievement in urban communities Adolescent development and school achievement in urban communities Gary Creasey,Patricia A. Jarvis "This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents' lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished scholars provide theoretically grounded, m… OL16694705W
For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too Christopher Emdin "Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience o… OL19663716W
Excellent sheep Excellent sheep William Deresiewicz As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation's brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critic… OL19667871W
On becoming an effective teacher On becoming an effective teacher Rogers, Carl R. "On Becoming an Effective Teacher presents the final unpublished writings of Rogers and as such has a unique historical value. It also documents the research results of four highly relevant, related … OL19704170W
Everybody present Everybody present Nikolaj Flor Rotne "Everybody Present seeks to create a new kind of culture in our schools: one that counters stress and facilitates learning. It reframes the student-teacher relationship, showing teachers how to suppl… OL19972149W
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