Organizations & Institutions

Feeling Obligated combines theoretical insights with the first-hand experiences of Canadian teachers to illustrate the impact of neoliberalism - the installation of market norms into educational and social policies - on teachers' professional integrity...

Course Correction engages in deliberation about what the twenty-first-century university needs to do in order to re-find its focus as a protected place for unfettered commitment to knowledge, not just as a space for creating employment or economic...

This book focuses on the paramount importance of policies and regulations for successful governance operations in any organization. About the AuthorM. Scott Norton is a former public school teacher, coordinator of curriculum, assistant superintendent and...

Higher education must implement new ways of achieving social justice and performing the business of education to survive the impending shakeout stemming from increasing competition for enrollment, operating costs, and price sensitivity plus decreasing...

A School for the People tells the story of OSU's nearly 150 years as a land grant institution through more than 500 photographs, maps, documents, and extensive captions. In-depth chapters focus on themes such as campus development, the growth of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814214442Author Stephen M GavazziFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint TrilliumPublisher TrilliumWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm) 257mm * 180mm * 28mm

Contents: Letter of Transmittal to the President ii; Members and Staff of the Commission on the Future of the College iv; Special Studies v; Acknowledgments vi; 1. The Commission on the Future of the College: Background and Purposes 3; 2. The Student on...

What is transdisciplinarity - and what are its methods? How does a living lab work? What is the purpose of citizen science, student-organized teaching and cooperative education? This handbook unpacks key terms and concepts to describe the range of...

Between 1945 and 1990 the United States built the largest and most productive higher education system in world history. Over the last two decades, however, dramatic budget cuts to public academic services and skyrocketing tuition have made college...

The teacher who has an affair with a student. The teacher who is a transvestite. The teacher who advocates personal beliefs. These are 'teachers in trouble.' Their behaviour, whether it occurs in the classroom or off the job, offends the community and...

Known for its pioneering studies of urban life, immigration, and criminality using the "city as laboratory," the so-called Chicago school of sociology has been a dominant presence in American social science since it emerged around the University of...

This book is a go-to guide for school leadership. Content includes organization structure, transformative leadership, effective communication, decision-making models, strategic planning, and leadership through change (just to name a few). If an...

In 1967 the Alberta Teachers' Association published, in honour of Canada's Centennial, a history of the public school system in Alberta entitled Schools of the Foothills Province. This informative book published for the Association by University of...

Education: Ontario's Preoccupation, a companion to the author's seven-volume series, ONTARIO'S EDUCATIVE SOCIETY, reviews the main highlights of educational development in Ontario, concentrating on interpretation rather than statistics. Written for...

This is the story of the Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, from its beginning in 1926 to the present. To honour the Director, W.E. Blatz, it has been written by members of the staff and its publication financed by parents of children who...

Volume III explores the basic units in the educational system: student, teacher, and school. It examines the aims of education, historically and philosophically, and describes the development of various types of schools. The book provides an analysis of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975503000Author Kathleen deMarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Myers Education PressPublisher Myers Education PressWeight(grams)...

The Oriental Institute 2008-2009 Annual Report The Oriental Institute Annual Reports contain yearly summaries of the activities of the Institute's faculty, staff, and research projects, as well as descriptions of special events and other Institute...

The development and functions of the Department of Education and local school systems, the financing of education, and the educational activities of provincial and federal governments are studied in this volume. The emphasis is on current issues and...

This volume contains a general introduction to the whole series, followed by seven chapters giving most of the quantitative information in compact form. The introduction discusses some current issues and problems in education: the economic value of...

Post-secondary education is one of the fastest growing segments of the educational system. In this volume the development and activities of universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and other institutions of post-secondary education are...

Some rather remarkable changes took place in North American business schools between 1945 and 1970, altering the character of these institutions, the possibilities for their future, and the terms of discourse about them. This period represents a minor...

This book takes stock of learning theories in the European Union (EU) integration literature and assesses what insights the concept of 'learning' has added to our understanding of the European integration processes. Given the European integration...

In 1889, Annie Nathan Meyer, still in her early twenties, led the effort to start Barnard College after Columbia College refused to admit women. Named after a former Columbia president, Frederick Barnard, who had advocated for Columbia to become...

Desperate to jump-start the reform process in America's urban schools, politicians, scholars, and school advocates are looking increasingly to mayors for leadership. But does a stronger mayoral role represent bold institutional change with real potential...

This first comprehensive study of Norwegian humanities education employs systems theory to analyze its transformation from a form of teacher training to its modern status as research-oriented generalist education. Using historical documents and...

Learning for Organizational Development presents how to design, deliver and evaluate effective learning and development (L&D) programmes. This definitive guide to L&D's function in enhancing individual performance and organizational success is a core...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916345140Author Alexander ZouevFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Zouev Elite PublishingPublisher Zouev Elite PublishingWeight(grams)...

This practice-orientated book explores the nature of leadership in higher education during three key stages of the leadership cycle: becoming, being, and leaving leadership.Providing perspectives on leadership from a range of professional sectors, this...

Unsafe Spaces reveals the shocking extent of sexual abuse in English and Welsh universities. Thousands of students and staff suffer sexual abuse every year and too little is being done to end what has become a public scandal. This important book is based...

In Low-fee Private Schooling and Poverty in Developing Countries, Joanna Harma draws on primary research carried out in sub-Saharan African countries and in India to show how the poor are being failed by both government and private schools. The primary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666737066Author Simon LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Pickwick PublicationsPublisher Pickwick PublicationsWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This title provides clear and accessible advice to the research novice on the key issues in action research. What is Action Research? How Do I Collect Action Research Data? How Do I Produce an Action Research Report? This new edition offers practical...

"Rethinking Children and Families" considers the way we approach the complex the relationship between childhood, families and the state, and explores the contested nature of the terms 'childhood', 'family' and 'state'. Theoretical and practice-based...

The previously untold true story of the CIA's clandestine use of American students as undercover operatives during the Cold War In 1967, CIA director Richard Helms had, as he would later recall, "one of my darkest days" when President Lyndon Johnson told...

Learning in Organizations: An Evidence-Based Approach examines the variety of systematic approaches and strategies for learning and development used in the workplace through the implementation of formal training, guided instruction, developmental job...

From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632280572Author Ellie RoscherFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Viva EditionsPublisher Viva Editions

Rethinking Children's Play examines attitudes towards, and experiences of, children's play. Fraser Brown and Michael Patte draw on a wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries to debate, challenge and re-appraise...

In today's world, we're often overwhelmed by our digital devices and the volume of available digital information. Get Organized Digitally! outlines a complete digital organizational system for the busy educator and helps you harness the power of...