Books

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The unschooling handbook The unschooling handbook Mary Griffith To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As BreathingDid you know that a growing percentage of home schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that childre… OL14852680W
Changing spaces of education Changing spaces of education Rachel Brooks "In today's modern climate, education and learning take place in multiple and diverse spaces. Increasingly, these spaces are both physical and virtual in nature. Access to and use of information and … OL16361565W
General education essentials General education essentials Paul Hanstedt "Every year, hundreds of small colleges, state schools, and large, research-oriented universities across the United States (and, increasingly, across Europe and Asia) are revisiting their core and ge… OL16547323W
Learning from L.A. Learning from L.A. Charles T. Kerchner Drawing on a 4-year study of 40 years of education reform, shows how decentralization, standards, school choice, and grassroots participation have transformed public education. OL18551822W
College (un)bound College (un)bound Jeffrey J. Selingo Jeff Selingo, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle for Higher Education, argues that colleges can no longer sell a four-year degree as the ticket to success in life. College (Un)Bound expo… OL19963870W
Is college worth it? Is college worth it? William J. Bennett In this book the author, a former Secretary of Education explores the answer to a critical question: Should we keep sending our kids to college? The American system of higher education comprises som… OL19968191W
Teens' guide to college & career planning Teens' guide to college & career planning Justin Ross Muchnick Outlines step-by-step strategies for planning a post-high-school life involving college, the military, or a career, in a guide that provides real-world recommendations on how to make the most of a hi… OL20014579W
Be the change in your school Be the change in your school Shannon Welbourn Inspires children to help out in their community and school. OL21485837W
Youth and skills Youth and skills UNESCO "Many young people around the world -- especially the disadvantaged -- are leaving school without the skills they need to thrive in society and find decent jobs. As well as thwarting young people's h… OL24310167W
Estimating errors in student enrollment forecasting Estimating errors in student enrollment forecasting Kneale T. Marshall The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how longitudinal data can be used to determine variances, and hence confidence bounds, on student enrollment forecasts in addition to finding the forecasts… OL24948146W
Four-dimensional education Four-dimensional education Charles Fadel The foundational reason for why we find it so difficult to rebuild school curricula around the needs of the modern world is that we lack an organizing framework that can help prioritise educational c… OL26445957W
Universities and Economic Development in Africa Universities and Economic Development in Africa Nico Cloete,Tracy Bailey "Universities and economic development in Africa: pact, academic core and coordination draws together evidence and synthesises the findings from eight African case studies. The three key findings pre… OL27068280W
Transnational policy flows in European education Transnational policy flows in European education Daniel Sundberg,Andreas Nordin This book provides an in-depth analysis of the development of international large-scale assessments. The life and achievements of transnational educational experts who paved the way for these assessm… OL28770413W
New priorities for the university New priorities for the university E. A. Lynton xxii, 194 p. ; 24 cm OL5274831W
The use of information technology for the management of education in Singapore The use of information technology for the management of education in Singapore Christina Soh This case study of the use of information technology for the management of education in Singapore is published as a guide to good practice in the use of IT for management of education systems. OL5999513W