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The School of Music of the University of Michigan commissioned a series of papers from distinguished authorities on the effects of the standards at the state and local levels, which were presented at a 1996 symposium cosponsored by MENC and the School of...

Veteran educator Kathleen Nosek tells parents the secrets to successfully navigating today's school system and ensuring that dyslexic children receive the quality education they are entitled to by law.Book InformationISBN 9780878338825Author Kathleen...

A selective guide to Washington, D. C. metropolitan area elementary schools.Book InformationISBN 9780819176820Author Blythe LyonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of AmericaWeight(grams) 508g

In spite of the month of February being designated as Black History Month, few students, regardless of race, leave school with an understanding of the depth and breadth of Black experience in America. Black History in the Pages of Children's Literature...

Historically, African American librarians have faced the same problems of discrimination as other African American professionals: a lack of respect for professionalism; placement of African Americans in only African American communities; failure to...

Charter schools are nonsectarian public schools of choice that operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools. This handbook provides the vital information a director needs to understand in order to operate a...

Cut through the rhetoric and maze of jargon and get to the heart of how to accomplish genuine school improvement with this short, concise, easy-to-read guide. It focuses on 10 key topics: the leadership, the point, the people, the challenge, the facts,...

Published as part of a year-long celebration of the centennial of the School of Information Sciences, this volume interweaves anecdotes about individuals with facts and dates to provide a detailed history and a picture of the people who made the School...

In this book, Mohammad Ahsanullah provides a detailed description of the general theory and applications of record values. Professor Ahsanullah thoroughly discusses the most useful distributions and inferences based on record values, resulting in...

Effective Science Communication: A practical guide to surviving as a scientist is devoted to the variety of ways that scientists are expected to communicate in their day-to-day professional lives. It includes practical advice on how to publish your work...

Capitalists and Conquerors is a series of path-breaking essays in the political sociology of education on topics hotly debated within the educational community. In this volume Peter McLaren addresses some of the most daunting political challenges of the...

In Failure to Hold, Julie Webber examines the public's reaction to school violence in the United States in the late 1990s and articulates how theories of school violence omit important truths about young peoples' contributions to healthy societies and...

A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has left American universities under the yoke of narrow-minded management models. As corporate culture increasingly invades educational and other public sectors, we as a nation have lost a clear...

A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal-and seeing your book through to successful publicationThe scholarly book proposal may be academia's most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars...

A critical edition of the book that paved the way for the democratization of American higher education If you have ever attended a town meeting or business lunch, or participated in a church group or department meeting, or served on a faculty senate or...

As head of the department of Medical Ethics for Britain's Chief Rabbi's office, Rabbi Nisson E. Shulman was entrusted with the task of responding to questions on halakhah (Jewish law) and medicine which came from virtually all over the world, and from a...

General Music Today is a publication of MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the Society of General Music. The journal features articles of interest to teachers specializing in general music at all levels from early childhood through...

Kindergarten is a unique year, a special opportunity in the lives of our children. However, in the last 20 years, the typical kindergarten curriculum has become more teacher-centered and it emphasizes kindergartners' academic development, sometimes at...

Editor Vibiana Bowman has drawn together contributions from some of the leading scholars in the interdisciplinary field of children and childhood studies (CCS) in this guided approach to literature searching in CCS. The contributors to this book are both...

Graduate students in general and those in Workforce Education & Development in particular are often frustrated when they are assigned the task of writing a research paper, thesis, or dissertation. After teaching a research methodology course for...

Written for general music classes, group and private instruction, and self-learners, Playing the Soprano Recorder provides teachers and students with a sequential and musical approach to learning Western music notation and soprano recorder playing. In...

The book report is due and panic sets in. A THIN book is the ticket. But perhaps a THINNER book? Or the THINNEST book of all? And how to pick one (quickly) that will be interesting? Students, teachers, and librarians will love this handy little volume...

Offers scholars essential advice on bringing their work into the public eye The work of academics can matter and be influential on a public level, but the path to becoming a public intellectual, influential policy advisor, valued community resource or...

This book responds to questions the reader should ask, such as: How are 21st-century state universities perceived? How would I fit into a specific university and its leadership position? What should I expect in the selection process? What should I be...

Members of the U.S. Congress share their visions for our nation's children in this publication. Features full page photographs of and inspirational messages from forty-three Senators and ninety-eight Representatives who believe that every child should...

Discusses various approaches to early childhood music education, music for infants and toddlers, assessment, and more. One of MENC's popular Spotlight series comprising articles first published in the state MEA journals.Book InformationISBN...

The author of more than 50 informational books for young people, Russell Freedman has received every major award in the field, including the Newbery, the Robert F. Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. Major prizes are but one indication of...

The ability of colleges and universities to implement strategic academic decisions is constantly challenged by a variable external environment, mounting public expectations, and evolving academic priorities. Although academic decision making is often...

How can we make schools more attractive to students? How do we engage them in their own education? This book treats the fundamental issue of whether students are 'conscripts' required by law to attend school, or whether (due to non-attendance) we should...

Jweid & Rizzo believe much can be accomplished through judicious reading, and have brought together 50 titles that meet this criterion. Each entry is accompanied by a lengthy annotation, useful background information (such as awards won and author...

Changing demographics and a new emphasis on economic development, internationalization, and technology, are changing the ways in which university faculty conduct their work. University and college administrators need to be prepared to recruit, hire, and...

Today, many states are mandating that teachers and administrators take courses or workshops in violence prevention. This hands-on book offers easy-to-follow guidance for implementing violence prevention strategies in schools and classrooms. The author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573565202Author James J. DuderstadtFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Oryx Press IncPublisher Oryx Press IncWeight(grams) 608g

For music educators seeking a comprehensive yet streamlined approach to introducing the recorder to their K-12 students, this book provides information about choosing and purchasing instruments; the basics of body and hand positions, tonguing, and...

This resource guide to 100 key events in Latino history provides students, librarians, and scholars with hundreds of original and compelling term paper ideas and the key print and electronic sources needed for research. Latinos are the largest, fastest...

Over 50% of US undergraduates are at community colleges. By many measures, particularly college completion, America's undergraduate education is underperforming. This is nationally important since America's future goes to college in these institutions...

This unique book features the expertise of father-and-son educators who bring together a wealth of diverse knowledge about the abundance of potential careers in education. While most people associate education careers with classroom teachers or school...

Information skills instruction is a fundamental and vital part of K-12 education in the 21st century. The Handy 5, a proven effective model for planning, teaching, and assessing information skills instruction, was written to help library media...

Now in its 50th edition, British Qualifications 2020 is the definitive one-volume guide to every recognized qualification on offer in the United Kingdom. With an equal focus on both academic and professional vocational studies, this indispensable guide...

This work, which provides a guide for revising and expanding statistical and quantitative methods pedagogy, is useful for novice and seasoned instructors at both undergraduate and graduate levels, inspiring them to use transformative approaches to train...