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Countless reforms and interventions have sought to improve academic outcomes for immigrant-origin students, with labels like "at-risk" rushing forth to solve the "dropout crisis." And yet, even in culturally and linguistically affirmative environments,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629489117Author Luis Miguol Villar-AnguloFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624173059Author Veronica M ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 159Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 392g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634631815Author Lauren QuinceyFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 292g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633219137Author Jayden LangFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 342g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629483580Author Jarrett D RouseFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 412g

"Distributed Leadership: School Improvement through Collaboration", Volume 4 of the series published in 1995, focuses on defining leadership and questioning the relationships among leaders and followers through a series of case studies. From data...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629480060Author Jared N DenhamFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 372g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620817049Author Edwin J RogersFormat HardbackPage Count 125Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 360g

This volume was written by language teachers for language teachers and administrators and reflects the growing interest in teacher evaluation and appraisal. One of the primary goals of this book is to showcase some of the interesting work being done...

Maybe I Should...Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals is designed to help graduate students and new to midlevel student affairs professionals heighten their knowledge of sensitivities to professional ethics in practice. Hamrick and...

The nature of Higher Education in the UK has changed over the last three decades. Academics can no longer be said to carry out their work in 'ivory towers', as increasing government intervention and a growing 'target culture' has changed the way they...

Measuring and Enhancing the Student Experience provides insights on how student experiencemeasures could be used to inform improvements at institutional, course, unit of study and teacherlevel. The book is based on a decade of research and practitioner...

`The one phrase that comes to mind after reading this book is `wide-ranging'.... This book provides an excellent forum for a debate of wide-ranging issues' - Journal of Continuing Professional Development `This book is impressive for its detail and...

Effective discipline is vital to effective teaching and learning. This book reports the views of teachers and pupils and describes different kinds of practice in schools. Drawing on a three-year research project, it describes the common features...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616687731Author Maegan E HausermanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 642g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613249277Author Dennis Fung Chun-LokFormat HardbackPage Count 139Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Concerning sexual behavior in children can be challenging to understand, difficult to talk about, and hard to manage in school and community settings. Without a systematic best-practice approach for addressing these behaviors, communities run the risk of...

This must-have study offers a definitive look at the state of school leadership in the United States. It provides a detailed picture of the men and women leading the nation's schools, based on a representative sample of school leaders nationwide. The...

This book provides a road map for all school leaders as they attempt to improve the achievement of students with disabilities. In today's accountability system, school personnel are responsible for ensuring that all groups of students, including students...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598132120Author Vicki E. AlgerFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Independent Institute,U.S.Publisher Independent Institute,U.S.Weight(grams) 935g

Here is a collection of case studies that provide a variety of situations in managing or working with marginal employees in a school system. Managing Marginal School Employees will serve as a primary or companion text for administrator candidates or...

Here is a report of a systematic study based on interviews with 120 school principals that addresses questions about the utilization of knowledge from social research. It offers evidence that challenges allegations about the "awful reputation"...

Here is a researched-based book in which author Peter Jonas explores how humor can enhance both leadership performance and improve the learning environment. Jonas attempts to use research and brain-based concepts to build a theoretical foundation and...

This guide helps educators gain a better understanding of several issues impacting on teacher-student relationships so that they will be better prepared to help students improve academically and socially. Understanding these issues will help students...

This important work documents and examines evidence of efforts taking place in rural, urban, and suburban Pre-K-12 schools that are actively engaged in creating professional learning communities (PLCs). Literature is reviewed that defines and identifies...

Creating a Culture of Learning is an internal strategic planning process facilitating movement toward district wide student-centered learning. The "Best Practice" subjects discussed during the planning process, and covered herein, are specifically...

School-based interventions that target obesity in children often have little positive effect and may inadvertently contribute to unhealthy behaviors in the attempt to lose weight. This book provides a conceptual model for understanding both obesity and...

"This book will take you along paths forged by data trailblazers toward deeper understandings of the needs of students. The lessons learned will help you blaze your own trail."-Page Keeley, PresidentNational Science Teachers AssociationCollaborative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633210707Author Theodore WalzFormat HardbackPage Count 101Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 298g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631177057Author Antonio IudiciFormat HardbackPage Count 141Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 398g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624174292Author Michelle L EricksonFormat HardbackPage Count 123Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 344g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600216992Author Jeff SigafoosFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 676g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594543821Author Jack SislainFormat HardbackPage Count 177Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 479g

In recent years, a number of controversies have emerged from inside Canadian universities. While some of these controversies reflect debates occurring at a broader societal level, others are unique to the culture of universities and the way in which they...

Educational leadership is full of challenging experiences, humiliating disappointments, and mind-boggling changes that can send the best leader into a tailspin. In her book, Weathering the Storms of Administrative Leadership, Dr. Donya Ball helps...

This edited volume focuses on the cultural situatedness of educational leadership in countries in the Mediterranean basin (Malta, Israel, Spain, Algeria, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus) featuring chapters that explore the reception of the leadership concept and...

The position of presidential assistant is relatively new in the world of higher education and can still be a very hard-to-define occupation. In Other Duties as Assigned, veteran presidential assistants from all types of institutions describe the varied...

How to handle affirmative action is one of the most intractable policy problems of our era, touching on controversial issues such as race-consciousness and social justice. Much has been written both for and against affirmative action policies-especially...

Urban schools are often associated with violence, chaos, and youth aggression. But is this reputation really the whole picture? In Navigating Conflict, Calvin Morrill and Michael Musheno challenge the violence-centered conventional wisdom of urban youth...