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Special education law and practice in public schools Special education law and practice in public schools Larry D. Bartlett,Greg R. Weisenstein,Susan Etscheidt,Larry Dean Bartlett xvii, 380 p. : 23 cm OL11617243W
Resilience education Resilience education Bonnie Benard,Joel H. Brown,Marianne D'Emidio-Caston,Joel H Brown xvi, 105 p. : 26 cm OL12325992W
Ateisten och den heliga staden Ateisten och den heliga staden George Klein xiv, 223 p. ; 24 cm OL157915W
The better angels of our nature The better angels of our nature Steven Pinker From Goodreads: Selected by *The New York Times Book Review* as a Notable Book of the Year The author of *The New York Times* bestseller *The Stuff* of Thought offers a controversial history of viole… OL16239379W
Parents Matter Parents Matter Lesley Abbott This book explores the important role of parents and the extended family in the lives of babies and young children. It complements and extends the DfES Birth to Three Matters framework, which support… OL16982270W
Excellent Sheep Excellent Sheep William Deresiewicz This book is a groundbreaking manifesto about what our nation's top schools should be -- but aren't -- providing: "The ex-Yale professor effectively skewers elite colleges, their brainy but soulless … OL17364755W
Leonardo's foot Leonardo's foot Carol Ann Rinzler Step right up for a toe-curling cultural biography of humanity's earthbound extremity! OL18014490W
Scienza e societa Scienza e societa Massimiano Bucchi The world around us is continually being shaped by science, and by society's relationship to it. In recent years sociologists have been increasingly preoccupied with the latter, and now in this fasci… OL1838687W
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
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effective teacher On becoming an effective teacher Rogers, Carl R. "On Becoming an Effective Teacher presents the final unpublished writings of Rogers and as such has a unique historical value.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
Crash course Crash course Kim Bearden "The ... true story of a teacher's experiences with her students and the life lessons she learned that can help others find joy and success"-- OL19983239W
Virtually human Virtually human Martine Aliana Rothblatt "Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness--simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology--becomes part of our daily lives. … OL19989971W
Galileo's middle finger Galileo's middle finger Alice Domurat Dreger "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades… OL19996771W
The crash detectives The crash detectives Christine Negroni "In The Crash Detectives, veteran aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes us inside crash investigations from the early days of the jet age to the present, including t… OL20041745W
Origins Origins Ariel Adrien Roth Are the worlds of science and religion irreconcilable? Has modern science with its theory of evolution disproved the biblical account of the origin of life? If one accepts the biblical account of ori… OL2288997W
Environmental ethics Environmental ethics Marion Hourdequin "Environmental Ethics offers an up-to-date and balanced overview of environmental ethics, focusing on theory and practice. Written in clear and engaging prose, the book provides an historical perspec… OL23202863W
The economics of science The economics of science James R. Wible Science is difficult and costly to do well. This study systematically creates an economics of science. Many aspects of science are explored from an economic point of view. The scientist is treated as… OL2661677W
John Dewey and the art of teaching John Dewey and the art of teaching Michael J. B. Jackson,Judy C. Aycock,Douglas J. Simpson "John Dewey and the Art of Teaching: Toward Reflective and Imaginative Practice is an engaging and accessible introduction to the art of teaching as seen through the eyes of John Dewey. Authors Dougl… OL3029811W
Trust in Numbers Trust in Numbers Theodore M. Porter This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account for the cur… OL3487518W
Biocosm Biocosm Seth Shostak,James N. Gardner Publisher's description: Biocosm challenges both sides of the controversy over evolution and creationism. This carefully reasoned book proposes that life and intelligence have not emerged as a series… OL4452366W
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