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This book traces the decline of the public comprehensive high school. New educational markets emphasized school diversity and parental choice rather than social equity through common schooling, and they were criticized for declining standards. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401094256Author Peggy M Dpa CPU JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416624318Author GlanzFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint ASCDPublisher ASCDWeight(grams) 476g

With essays concerned with the struggle to achieve equal educational opportunity through desegregation and the struggle for equality of educational achievement, Gordon uses logical analysis to exploit the potential of the dominant system's theories...

This volume analyzes how higher education responses to sociopolitical and economic influences affect gender equality at the nation-state and university levels in the European Union and the United States.Book InformationISBN 9781137033734Author Mary Ann...

The much-needed leadership tips and tools for new school administrators Fledgling school administrators are often ill-prepared for their new leadership role and are frequently left to their own devices to navigate the slippery terrain of school...

Disability Services and Disability Studies in Higher Education considers how the two fields of disability studies and disability services in institutions of higher education impact each other. Disability Studies is centered in the classroom, an...

In this critical look at contemporary higher education, Pasque argues that if a more thorough understanding of leaders' perspectives is not offered, then the dominant perspectives within academic discourse will continue to perpetuate the current ideas of...

Yamin-Ali shows how schools can undertake responsible decision-making through gathering and evaluating data, using as examples six fully developed case studies that shed light on common questions of school culture and student life, including student...

A unique, comparative survey of community-based research within a higher education context, featuring some of the top scholars in the field, this book brings together a global range of experiences with community-based research and engages the leaders in...

Web-based school collaboration has attracted the sustained attention of educators, policy-makers, and governmental bodies around the world during the past decade. This book sheds new light on this topical but ever so complex issue. Drawing on a wealth of...

With essays concerned with the struggle to achieve equal educational opportunity through desegregation and the struggle for equality of educational achievement, Gordon uses logical analysis to exploit the potential of the dominant system's theories...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013275401Author Kirsi PulkkinenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013274022Author Daming FengFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

This is a cutting edge book that not only maps and criticizes venture philanthropy but also offers a new and different way of conceptualizing public education in response to the neoliberal climate affecting all aspects of public education.About the...

An accessible and original look into the education policy of Australia that considers how it came about, how it was steered to the political right, how some educators struggled to implement or resist it in their schools and how it applies to other...

Academic freedom has been a principle that undergirds the university since 1915. Beyond this, it also protects a spirit of free inquiry essential to a democratic society. But in the post-9/11 present, the basic principles of academic freedom have been...

John S. Levin, Susan T. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer demands, and as they rely more heavily upon workplace efficiencies such as part-time labor,...

This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.Book InformationISBN...

This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.About the AuthorKENT...

Academic freedom has been a principle that undergirds the university since 1915. Beyond this, it also protects a spirit of free inquiry essential to a democratic society. But in the post-9/11 present, the basic principles of academic freedom have been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228860082Author Simon M JeynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 216g

There is little if any research internationally, regionally, or locally on the factors that facilitate or inhibit the educator in transitioning from an untrained, experienced practitioner to a trained practitioner, particularly concerning the...

Recovering the history of an often-ignored landmark Supreme Court case, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools. Although Brown v. Board of Education has rightly...

An invigorating take on how community and technical colleges can center equity in fostering institutional transformation. In Delivering Promise, award-winning scholar of higher education Xueli Wang tells a story of educational change and innovation that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996754507Author Milton Lee Pritchard Snyder Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Milton Lee Pritchard Snyder, PH.D.Publisher Milton Lee Pritchard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578705989Author Jack HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871206916Author Charlotte DanielsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 141Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

Public education at the crossroads Confronting a reality that many policy makers would prefer to ignore, contributors to this volume offer the latest information on the trend toward the racial and socioeconomic resegregation of southern schools. In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464805905Author Arun R. JoshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999798713Author Simene' WaldenFormat PaperbackImprint Student TeacherPublisher Student TeacherWeight(grams) 277g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814380003Author Arul ChibFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Institute of Southeast Asian StudiesPublisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995978263Author Antonia Issa LaheraFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Word & Deed Publishing IncorporatedPublisher Word & Deed Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983397151Author Joanne Klepeis AllainFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Rowe Publishing and DesignPublisher Rowe Publishing and DesignWeight(grams)...

In the United States, it is quite common to lay claim to the benefits of society by appealing to ""taxpayer citizenship-the idea that, as taxpayers, we deserve access to certain social services like a public education. Tracing the genealogy of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988244511Author Shannon R FlumerfeltFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Charactership Lean Publishing, IncorporatedPublisher Charactership Lean...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871208415Author William C Bosher JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint ASCDPublisher ASCDWeight(grams) 308g

Alarmed at the growing poverty, illiteracy, class strife, and vulnerability of women after the upheavals of Reconstruction, female activists in Georgia advocated a fair and just system of education as a way of providing economic opportunity for women and...

School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools aims to provide a contemporary understanding of school social work practice given the changing educational context. While unique in that the content aligns with the newly developed national...

School improvement is at the centre of educational reform and is perceived by many as a key to social and economic advance. It contributes to determining the personal fulfilment and career paths of individual students and consequently engages the...