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In Getting Education Right, Rick Hess and Mike McShane argue that America has too long suffered from the absence of a robust, coherent, and principled conservative vision for educational improvement. The book both diagnoses a problem and offers a...

In the 1950s and 1960s, students practiced ducking under their desks in case of an atomic bomb attack. We know that this was silly and provided no protection and many school practices that are popular today are equally silly. This book explores a wide...

Enduring Legacy describes a multifaceted paradox-a constant struggle between those who espouse a message of hope and inclusion and others who systematically plan for exclusion. Structured inequality in the nation's schools is deeply connected to social...

One of the most enduring and controversial issues in American education concerns the place of individual beliefs and moral standards in the classroom. In this classic text, Nel Noddings argues that public schools should address the fundamental questions...

An expansive study shows how politics can work for, not just against, efforts to improve America's schools. The education reform project has always been about making America's schools more effective for the children who attend them. In Making Politics...

An expansive study shows how politics can work for, not just against, efforts to improve America's schools. The education reform project has always been about making America's schools more effective for the children who attend them. In Making Politics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682539521Author Kathleen DelaskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Harvard Education PRPublisher Harvard Education PR

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682539767Author Richard WelshFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Harvard Education PRPublisher Harvard Education PR

In the last half century higher education has moved from the fringe to the centre of society and accumulated a long list of social functions. In the English-speaking world, Europe and much of East Asia more than two thirds of all school students enter...

In this important volume, leading scholars take an honest look at the progress made since Brown v. Board of Education. Critical and forward-looking chapters document the shifts over time on key aspects of education, including school segregation,...

In this important volume, leading scholars take an honest look at the progress made since Brown v. Board of Education. Critical and forward-looking chapters document the shifts over time on key aspects of education, including school segregation,...

As a promising educational approach, PBL (Problem Based Learning) has been adopted by an increasing number of higher education institutions worldwide to replace the traditional lectured based educational approach. However, the organizational change...

This volume of essays references traditional and contemporary thought on theory and practice in music education for all age groups, from the very young to the elderly. The material spans a broad range of subject areas from history and philosophy to art...

This volume examines the educational leadership of Black women in the U.S. as informed by their raced and gendered positionalities, experiences, perspectives, and most importantly, the intersection of these doubly marginalized identities in school and...

Educational administrators are faced with making decisions on a daily basis that affect the operations of their district, building, or organization. Nearly all of these decisions are based on the needs and influence of local stakeholders and constituent...

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The chapters...

The new and sixth edition of The New Meaning of Educational Change is unlike any of its predecessors. Michael Fullan first provides a deeply critical account of the last 60 years of educational change across the world with a focus on the United States...

The new and sixth edition of The New Meaning of Educational Change is unlike any of its predecessors. Michael Fullan first provides a deeply critical account of the last 60 years of educational change across the world with a focus on the United States...

Have you ever wondered why education is always being reformed? This book provides ten case studies from all corners of the globe that illustrate how politics and data clash as education policies are developed, enacted, and assessed. A follow-up to the...

Education in India concentrates on exam performance and consequently the teacher in India often acts as a disseminator of textbook material, as well as maintaining class discipline and respect. This book explores low-income female teachers' speech and...

This edited collection highlights the diversity of perspectives within the broad field of intercultural education, focusing on education in modern multicultural societies, as well as exploring the role of migrant populations as modern citizens. The...

Educational administrators are faced with making decisions on a daily basis that affect the operations of their district, building, or organization. Nearly all of these decisions are based on the needs and influence of local stakeholders and constituent...

This thematic encyclopedia provides an overview of education in 70 countries worldwide and links educational organization, philosophy, and practice with important global social, economic, and environmental issues facing the contemporary world.All around...

China has been experiencing great economic and social changes since the late 1970s when the Reform and Opening-Up policies were accepted. While some Sinologists argue that such changes have made the Chinese structure of authority fragmented and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815770299Author Paul E. PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815755296Author Susan E. MayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815753056Author Tom LovelessFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815753032Author Tom LovelessFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815770312Author Martin R. WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815770152Author Paul E. PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 333g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815753315Author Tom LovelessFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815773535Author Diane RavitchFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 333g

A critical look at urban school reform efforts.Have urban schools failed, or has reform failed urban schools? This book examines existing urban school programs, ranging from desegregation to reading improvement, in light of available historical,...

Much of the current debate about education too often resembles the blind men describing an elephant--apprehending only a particular part of the situation or the process, many analysts tell an evocative but incomplete story. The so-called 'reform'...

A collection of 50 think pieces showcasing perspectives on curriculum theory and practice, presented by the British Educational Research Association (BERA), in conjunction with the British Curriculum Forum (BCF). Written by eminent curriculum makers and...

The need for change in the education system is obvious and overwhelming. But each stakeholder group has their own ideas about why the system is broken and how to fix it. Competing priorities, political inertia and diminishing budgets maintain the...

The need for change in the education system is obvious and overwhelming. But each stakeholder group has their own ideas about why the system is broken and how to fix it. Competing priorities, political inertia and diminishing budgets maintain the...

The study illustrates the paradoxical relationship between nationalization and internationalization in the case of Albanian higher education. It demonstrates how global transformational processes and foreign policy have impacted the international...

This review of research in school choice adapts Sen's theory of Capability developing a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. This gives those most affected by the perceived failure of public education a better...

Many universities in the twenty-first century claim "diversity" as a core value, but fall short in transforming institutional practices. The disparity between what universities claim as a value and what they accomplish in reality creates a labyrinth of...