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Pedagogy Primer
ISBN: 9780820481401 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pedagogy Primer raises questions and provides explanations that are central to the study and practice of teaching. Most educational research and policy, and even teaching practice, fails to recognize the complexities of pedagogy. This primer unearths the various histories, structures, and narratives that undergird teaching in U.S. schools. Modern teaching practice is revealed to be an uncritical historical layering of irreconcilable worldviews, intermixed with a craft or guild perspective, and undermined by cultural and political ideologies that promote one perspective at the...
The Pedagogy Primer raises questions and provides explanations that are central to the study and practice of teaching. Most educational researc...
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All Children are Our Children
ISBN: 9783639021547 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The purpose of the study was to talk to parents who "fight attitudes and perceptions that date back centuries and a school system whose resistance to change is unparalleled" (Fine, 1993, p. 692) and see how they persevere as they try to transform this system. Narrative inquiry, using semi-structured interviews, was used to explore the common characteristics and motivations of parents who are advocating for changes within their children's school. All the participants in this study were mothers of children enrolled in public schools. The findings suggest that these women are motivated by a...
The purpose of the study was to talk to parents who "fight attitudes and perceptions that date back centuries and a school system whose resistance to ...
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Diversity, Resiliency, and Legacy: The Lives of Adult Students at Tufts University
ISBN: 9780595500468 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nearly 400 adult students have graduated from Tufts University since 1970. In this book you will learn about their experiences as non-traditional students at a selective university through interviews and essays. In creating this book, we explored the impact of the R.E.A.L. program on Tufts as well as on the lives of the students. We found three major points of impact: diversity, resiliency, and legacy.
In each section of the book you will read about students from diverse backgrounds who overcame many obstacles to succeed at Tufts. Many of them have created a legacy, not only by what they... Nearly 400 adult students have graduated from Tufts University since 1970. In this book you will learn about their experiences as non-traditional stud...
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If You Give Teachers What They Do Need
ISBN: 9783639138689 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book indicates the factors that affect
kindergarten teachers job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Continuing education needs also play the important role that might increase the teachers job satisfaction. Teachers should be encouraged to participate in continuing education programs, a rapidly developmenting field, in order to improve their professional abilities, practices and increase their job satisfaction. A more efficient kindergarten setting should focus on increasing teachers job satisfaction and reduce their job dissatisfaction. In this book, kindergarten teachers are... This book indicates the factors that affect kindergarten teachers job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Continuing education needs also |
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Blended Learning versus Traditional Face-to-face Learning
ISBN: 9783639137477 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the trend in online or virtual education
escalating at universities worldwide, research on the effectiveness of online learning is an area of increasing significance. Virtuality in higher education can range from virtual universities that are all encompassing to smaller subsets, such as blended learning where components of face-to-face delivery are maintained. This book explores the effect of blended learning compared to face-to-face learning in terms of students learning growth. An analysis is conducted on four different cohorts of students over a four year period. Two... With the trend in online or virtual education
escalating at universities worldwide, research on the effectiveness of online learning is an a... |
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Web-based Education on Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
ISBN: 9783639135886 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examined the relationships between
measures of (a) learner satisfaction with online courses on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and bioterrorism intended to address the educational needs of responder Communities of Practice (CoP) and (b) degrees of accomplishment by the learner enrolled in those online courses. Provided that course design characteristics were similar between courses and that content was different, it was important to examine multiple measures of learner satisfaction with the course characteristics (Content, Accuracy, Navigation, Look, Flow, Assessment, and... This study examined the relationships between measures of (a) learner satisfaction with online courses on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) |
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Hospitality Degrees in New Zealand: Exploratory Research
ISBN: 9783639134766 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent years have seen a huge increase in the number
of hospitality qualifications offered in New Zealand, after the first degree becoming available in 1993. There are now six providers of hospitality degrees. These recent developments raise the issue of whether industry and providers considered the ramifications of introducing degree qualifications. This thesis explores the place hospitality degrees have here in New Zealand. It takes into consideration the perspectives of students, providers and the industry on hospitality degrees. Industry feels that the degree is not enough to... Recent years have seen a huge increase in the number
of hospitality qualifications offered in New Zealand, after the first degree becoming a... |
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For-Profit Higher Education: Developing a World-Class Workforce
ISBN: 9781560003069 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today a college degree is needed to ensure an avenue to a decent standard of living. The workplace demands lifelong learning, since most workers will change careers several times before retiring. Meanwhile, attaining a degree is becoming more difficult both in terms of the time required and money. This affects not only individuals but encourages lawmakers to seek alternatives. This book examines higher education programs designed for and delivered to working adult students under a unique for-profit model, one that benefits both taxpayer and student. Today a college degree is needed to ensure an avenue to a decent standard of living. The workplace demands lifelong learning, since most workers w... |
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The Facilitative Role of Graphing Calculators in Learning Col. Algebra
ISBN: 9783639132403 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The purpose of this paper was to explore (1) the facilitative effect of the use of a graphing calculator (gc) on mathematical problem solving in the context of an adult (18+) college algebra class; (2) the connection between mathematics self-efficacy (mse) and college students' academic performance by using the gc as a tool in the college algebra class, (3) the effects of 6-week interventions designed to increase mse; and (4) the relationship between mse and individuals' learning styles. The results show that gc practice does benefit problem solving, particularly when the problem requires...
The purpose of this paper was to explore (1) the facilitative effect of the use of a graphing calculator (gc) on mathematical problem solving in the c...
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Cognitive Style and Achievement in Distance Education
ISBN: 9783639036138 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Field dependent and field independent cognitive
styles are contrasting ways of perceiving and processing information. This study investigated how the cognitive styles of field dependence (FD) and field independence (FI) affect the achievement levels of distance learners. This research examined the matching or mismatching the design of asynchronous distance education to the field dependent and the field independent learner.Subjects were administered the GEFT, a measure of field dependence-independence. Only those in the first (Field Dependent) and fourth (Field Independent) quartiles of the... Field dependent and field independent cognitive
styles are contrasting ways of perceiving and processing information. This study investigated ... |
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The Role of Self-efficacy in Paraeducators Career Decisions
ISBN: 9783639131789 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examined the career paths, work
environments, educational experiences, family background, career plans, career, academic, and teacher, efficacy, as well as, demographic characteristics of paraeducators who became teachers and current paraeducators to explore whether self- efficacy plays a role in paraeducators career decisions. Paraeducators in this study who became teachers described work environments that provided mastery teaching experiences, were social role models, and verbal encouragement to advance their careers. Paraeducators who planned to remain in the... This study examined the career paths, work environments, educational experiences, family background, career plans, career, academic, and |
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Teachers Teaching Teachers: Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsey for Troubled Times
ISBN: 9780820463032 / Angielski / Miękka / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teachers Teaching Teachers focuses on basic guiding principles that give direction to, sustain, and renew educators on their journey toward educating their students. These principles are based on the characteristics and behaviors observed in successful teachers classrooms. Topics include building relationships, motivation, communication, class management, humor, stress management, professional growth, and the power of the profession. Although explicit and implied theory is embedded, Teachers Teaching Teachers uses real life reflections and stories about schools and classrooms to...
Teachers Teaching Teachers focuses on basic guiding principles that give direction to, sustain, and renew educators on their journey toward edu...
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Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices
ISBN: 9781605668307 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of adult e-learning and online instruction.
Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of adult e-lear...
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Teachers' Professional Development : Aims, Modules, Evaluation
ISBN: 9789087907396 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within the central topics of the debate on teachers' professionalism are the problems of research-based and evidence-based initial and lifelong teacher behavior. Although the statements on professional similarities of teacher actions with those of other (academic) professionals are very plausible, there remains a central task for teacher educa-tion programs: How to develop towards such expertise - which is equal to evidence convictions - effectively and efficiently. Which role do scientific research and its results play in this con-text? How can research results be converted into...
Within the central topics of the debate on teachers' professionalism are the problems of research-based and evidence-based initial and lifelong teache...
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The Globe's Emigrating Children; Teaching in a Second Language
ISBN: 9781433102622 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Globe s Emigrating Children describes one teacher s experiences teaching twenty-four immigrant students during their first year in the United States. From diverse places including Vietnam, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Mexico, El Salvador, and Haiti, these children brought their many languages and cultures to a first grade sheltered English classroom in a large urban school district. Kathleen A. Stark s thoughts and conversations with her students and her struggles to address each of the children s emotional and learning needs while guiding them to recognize and question the assumptions of...
The Globe s Emigrating Children describes one teacher s experiences teaching twenty-four immigrant students during their first year in the Unit...
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Beating the Doctoral Dropout Rate
ISBN: 9783639119046 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The troubling secret in higher education is that approximately 50% of doctoral students drop out before graduating. It doesn't have to be. Sarah Church became fascinated by the Mock Orals program at St. John's University in New York, which produced a startlingly higher completion rate. From 1991 to 2006, 87.5% of matriculated students graduated. Dr. Church's fascination grew into a study, reported, here, of the components of the program and the reasons for its positive effects on student completion rates. Academic, social, and professional integration for the students at all stages of the...
The troubling secret in higher education is that approximately 50% of doctoral students drop out before graduating. It doesn't have to be. Sarah Churc...
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Caught by Culture and Conflict
ISBN: 9783639144949 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A Circle of Response
ISBN: 9783639146905 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone in the educational field who assigns papers
knows that it will be necessary to write comments on the work that results, comments meant to guide students toward improved writing and thinking. Stress results when instructors are uncertain of what kind of feedback to give. Errors are the first to demand attention, yet every handbook on responding advises that we as teachers focus on the content of a students paper first. We are also advised to encourage students to find their own voices and authority, yet we know that we must teach them what academic language looks and sounds... Anyone in the educational field who assigns papers
knows that it will be necessary to write comments on the work that results, comments mean... |
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Bridging Higher Education and Employment
ISBN: 9783639147841 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book describes an evaluation of the clinical
facilitators who supervise trainee nurses on clinical placement. This is work at the interface between higher education and employment. The literature on university-community collaboration is reviewed to establish the context. The evaluation looked at outcomes, process and stakeholder perspectives. Outcome measures proved difficult to identify. The process was explored through in-depth interviews with the twelve clinical facilitators. This established a two dimensional model of clinical facilitation. The views of stakeholders were... This book describes an evaluation of the clinical
facilitators who supervise trainee nurses on clinical placement. This is work at the <... |
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Leading Adult Learning: Supporting Adult Development in Our Schools
ISBN: 9781412950725 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This learning-oriented model of school leadership details four Pillar Practices for helping adults grow throughout their careers: teaming, providing leadership roles, collegial inquiry, and mentoring.
This learning-oriented model of school leadership details four Pillar Practices for helping adults grow throughout their careers: teaming, providing l...
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