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Bright Boys
A History of Townsend Harris High School
Av Eileen Lebow
E-bok, 2000
1136 kr
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Named for the man who brought free higher education to city youths unable to afford the two local private colleges, Townsend Harris High School reminded generations of New Yorkers of the city's debt to him. Its mission was to prepare young men for success at City College, where education was free …
Resource Allocation and Productivity in Education
Theory and Practice
Av William L. Boyd, William T. Hartman
E-bok, 1998
1136 kr
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Resource allocation decisions made by school boards, principals, and teachers are critical for they determine the adequacy and equity of resources actually made available for specific schools, educational programs and individual students. The most important resources are often concealed by …
Importance of Learning Styles
Understanding the Implications for Learning, Course Design, and Education
Av Ronald R. Sims, Serbrenia J. Sims
E-bok, 1995
1060 kr
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This book provides a timely review of learning style research. It examines those approaches that purport to promote effective learning. It affirms the need for instructors and trainers to recognize the importance of individual learning differences and to use methods that help create a learning …
Making Schools Work for Underachieving Minority Students
Next Steps for Research, Policy, and Practice
Av Josie G. Bain, Joan L. Herman
E-bok, 1990
1112 kr
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Labeled A Nation at Risk, Americans are urgently seeking reform in their public school systems. While many promising programs are being developed, they have not yet been validated. The national conference Making Schools Work for Underachieving Minority Students shared the best of what is presently …
Assessing What Professors Do
An Introduction to Academic Performance Appraisal in Higher Education
Av D M Bialik, David A. Dilts m. fl.
E-bok, 1994
1136 kr
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This book is a basic treatment of faculty performance appraisal in higher education. It is written for those scholars faced with the need to understand the issues and solutions to the often thorny problems posed by having to judge the performance of their colleagues in teaching, service, research …
Moral Development Theories -- Secular and Religious
A Comparative Study
E-bok, 1997
1136 kr
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Moral Development Theories—Secular and Religious introduces readers to 13 secular models and 13d religious theories in a wide-ranging comparative study of the roots of moral development. The secular models include attribution theory, cognitive-structural views, social-learning and social-cognition …
History of American Art Education
Learning About Art in American Schools
Av Peter Smith
E-bok, 1996
803 kr
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The ideas, people, and events that developed art education are described and analyzed so that art educators and educators in general will have a better understanding of what has happened (and is happening) to visual art in the schools. Peter Smith raises the issue of art education's inordinate …
Women in American Education, 1820-1955
The Female Force and Educational Reform
Av June Edwards
E-bok, 2001
1136 kr
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The lives and contributions of eight female educators who influenced modern American schools are described, as well as the historical context in which the women lived and worked. These women challenged the male establishment, broke barriers, and utilized techniques heralded today as radical …
Learning from Our Mistakes
A Reinterpretation of Twentieth-Century Educational Theory
Inbunden, 1984
1036 kr
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Learning Disability
Social Class and the Construction of Inequality in American Education
Inbunden, 1986
830 kr
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This book was written for sociologists concerned with education, but should be read by anyone interested in learning disability as a concept, either from a practical or theoretical standpoint. It is especially recommended for special educators and other professionals concerned with children who …
Effective Education
A Minority Policy Perspective
Inbunden, 1987
830 kr
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Effective Education analyzes the ways in which majority and minority interests interact in the educational system. It outlines the concepts, goals, and policies of effective educational environments, and examines teaching and learning strategies for diversified groups of students. Despite the …
Diffusion of Innovations in English Language Teaching
The ELEC Effort in Japan, 1956-1968
Inbunden, 1989
1098 kr
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Through an investigation and description of the campaign conducted by the Rockefeller-funded English Language Exploratory Committee (ELEC) to revolutionize English-language-teaching practices in Japan, Henrichsen addresses the issue of how internationally oriented reformers of educational systems …
Adult Education for Community Development
Inbunden, 1992
1379 kr
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Community development depends on effective social action, and effective social action requires the acquisition of related knowledge and skills. While other studies of community development stress the role of economic and political factors, Hamilton develops an educational model for promoting change …
New History of Educational Philosophy
Inbunden, 1993
1036 kr
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Kaminsky provides a new intellectual history of educational philosophy in the context of a comparative examination of educational philosophy in the United States, Britain, and Australasia. Throughout his work he challenges those involved with educational philosophy to take a different view of the …
History of American Art Education
Learning About Art in American Schools
Av Peter Smith
Inbunden, 1996
734 kr
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The ideas, people, and events that developed art education are described and analyzed so that art educators and educators in general will have a better understanding of what has happened (and is happening) to visual art in the schools. Peter Smith raises the issue of art education's inordinate …
Integrated Theory of Moral Development
Inbunden, 1997
1036 kr
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This book is the framework for a new theory of moral development that combines components from a variety of existing theories of human development with the author's original research. The detailed description of the theory is divided into five sections: (1) foundations of development, (2) long-term …
Bright Boys
A History of Townsend Harris High School
Av Eileen Lebow
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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Named for the man who brought free higher education to city youths unable to afford the two local private colleges, Townsend Harris High School reminded generations of New Yorkers of the city's debt to him. Its mission was to prepare young men for success at City College, where education was free …
Women in American Education, 1820-1955
The Female Force and Educational Reform
Av June Edwards
Inbunden, 2001
1098 kr
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The lives and contributions of eight female educators who influenced modern American schools are described, as well as the historical context in which the women lived and worked. These women challenged the male establishment, broke barriers, and utilized techniques heralded today as radical …
Study Abroad
The Experience of American Undergraduates
Av Jerry S. Carlson, Barbara B. Burn m. fl.
E-bok, 1990
1136 kr
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While it is assumed that American undergraduates who study abroad derive unique benefits from the experience, until now its actual impact has not been assessed. This book, which presents the findings of a long-term evaluation project, provides the kind of systematic and comprehensive data needed to …
American Presidents and Education
E-bok, 1991
909 kr
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The role of the president of the United States in regard to education changed significantly following the end of World War II. As the U.S. economy became more sophisticated and the country emerged as the dominant technological and world power, the demand for an educated work force increased. In …
