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Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross-National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium
ISBN: 9780820437354 / Angielski / Miękka / 467 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Landscapes in Early Childhood Education provides an analytical framework for addressing current (global) issues within the field of early childhood education. Early childhood specialists from several nations show how they have applied this framework in their analyses of specific case studies. The case studies illuminate supports and constraints to the field and provide recommendations for improved practice. The case studies address areas or -landscapes-: the global landscape issues of global significance to the field of early childhood education; the political landscape issues that...
Landscapes in Early Childhood Education provides an analytical framework for addressing current (global) issues within the field of early child...
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205,43 |
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Tactical Globalization: Learning from the Singapore Experiment
ISBN: 9783039105915 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about a small city state s social experiment with globalization. It examines how Singapore conducts its globalization experiment through the state apparatus of schooling and education policy. The author argues that Singapore engages with globalization by anticipating the -problem space- of globalization with calculated actions and experimentation, termed -tactics- and -tactical globalization- in the book. Central to the book is an examination and analysis of the -Thinking Schools, Learning Nation- education policy and reform. While Tactical Globalization contributes to the...
This book is about a small city state s social experiment with globalization. It examines how Singapore conducts its globalization experiment through ...
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Education in the Creative Economy: Knowledge and Learning in the Age of Innovation
ISBN: 9781433107443 / Angielski / Miękka / 675 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Education in the Creative Economy explores the need for new forms of learning and education that are most conducive to supporting student development in a creative society. Just as the assembly line shifted the key factor of production from labor to capital, digital networks are now shifting the key factor of production from capital to innovation. Beyond conventional discussions on the knowledge economy, many scholars now suggest that digital technologies are fomenting a shift in advanced economies from mass production to cultural innovation. This edited volume, which includes...
Education in the Creative Economy explores the need for new forms of learning and education that are most conducive to supporting student devel...
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291,66 |
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Charter School Primer
ISBN: 9781433111884 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Charter School Primer presents an overview of public charter schools in the United States. The book discusses what charter schools are; the history of public charter school choice in the United States; the role of teachers, parents, boards, and unions in the charter school movement; and gives examples of innovations in education made possible under charter school legislation.
The Charter School Primer presents an overview of public charter schools in the United States. The book discusses what charter schools are; the...
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Programme Evaluation in Higher Education; Theoretical Reflections and Practical Experiences
ISBN: 9783631528280 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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364,96 |
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School Development: Focusing on Emotional Factors and General Skills
ISBN: 9783631528655 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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242,97 |
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The Process Enneagram(c): Essays on Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9781938158100 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since Richard N. Knowles's first papers on Self-Organizing Leadership and the Process Enneagram(c) published in Emergence: Complexity & Organization (Volume 3, Number 4, and Volume 4, Number 2) in 2001 and 2002, and his book, The Leadership Dance (ISBN 9780972120401) published in 2002, the knowledge and use of this tool of complexity has spread, finding wider and wider use around the world in many countries and cultures. Using this tool in organizations to help the people to address complex problems produces extraordinary results, powerful insights and a sense of wholeness. There are nine...
Since Richard N. Knowles's first papers on Self-Organizing Leadership and the Process Enneagram(c) published in Emergence: Complexity & Organization (...
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10 Lessons from New York City Schools: What Really Works to Improve Education
ISBN: 9780807754498 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this provocative and practical book, author Eric Nadelstern provides a proven-effective blueprint for narrowing the achievement gap in our schools, especially for children of colour who have been historically underserved. The author, one of the chief architects of the New York City reforms under Joel Klein, discusses the cutting-edge changes that were implemented in the last decade in NYC and identifies the ten most important lessons learned about whole-school-system improvement. In this last decade, NYC's public schools underwent extensive reforms that increased graduation rates by 30%...
In this provocative and practical book, author Eric Nadelstern provides a proven-effective blueprint for narrowing the achievement gap in our schools,...
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Telling Tales Over Time : Calendars, Clocks, and School Effectiveness
ISBN: 9789462092617 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do calendars and clocks influence considerations of school effectiveness? From the creation of compulsory education to the future of virtual schooling, Weiss and Brown trace two centuries of school practices, policies and research linking the concept of time with 'opportunity to learn'. School calendars and clocks are shaped by both the physical and social worlds, and the 'clock of schooling' is shown to be one of the 'great clocks of society' that helps to frame school effectiveness. School time does not operate in a vacuum, but within curriculum, teaching and learning situations. The...
How do calendars and clocks influence considerations of school effectiveness? From the creation of compulsory education to the future of virtual schoo...
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Telling Tales Over Time : Calendars, Clocks, and School Effectiveness
ISBN: 9789462092624 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do calendars and clocks influence considerations of school effectiveness? From the creation of compulsory education to the future of virtual schooling, Weiss and Brown trace two centuries of school practices, policies and research linking the concept of time with 'opportunity to learn'. School calendars and clocks are shaped by both the physical and social worlds, and the 'clock of schooling' is shown to be one of the 'great clocks of society' that helps to frame school effectiveness. School time does not operate in a vacuum, but within curriculum, teaching and learning situations. The...
How do calendars and clocks influence considerations of school effectiveness? From the creation of compulsory education to the future of virtual schoo...
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441,93 |
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Reality and Education: A New Direction for Educational Policy
ISBN: 9781475805147 / Angielski / Twarda / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving student achievement is too important a societal issue to continue stumbling along the same unending path of let's try this educational fad and then move to the next proposed solution. The uniqueness of this book is that the myths surrounding education and learning are exposed; it's like cleaning the lenses of your glasses so you can get a clear view of the world. Once myths are moved aside, reality can settle in, and a practical model for...
A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving s...
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195,91 |
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Reality and Education: A New Direction for Educational Policy
ISBN: 9781475805154 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving student achievement is too important a societal issue to continue stumbling along the same unending path of let's try this educational fad and then move to the next proposed solution. The uniqueness of this book is that the myths surrounding education and learning are exposed; it's like cleaning the lenses of your glasses so you can get a clear view of the world. Once myths are moved aside, reality can settle in, and a practical model for...
A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving s...
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122,44 |
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Conflicts in Culture: Strategies to Understand and Resolve the Issues
ISBN: 9781475805178 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural understandings. In this book the authors discuss the relationship between culture and conflict and provide a continuum to better understand the basis for much cultural conflict. Authors emphasize a systematic framework that can be used to guide the practitioner in resolving conflicts rooted in cultural issues - from less difficult issues such as the cultural conflicts that occur on a campus between...
The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the comple...
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Conflicts in Culture: Strategies to Understand and Resolve the Issues
ISBN: 9781475805185 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural understandings. In this book the authors discuss the relationship between culture and conflict and provide a continuum to better understand the basis for much cultural conflict. Authors emphasize a systematic framework that can be used to guide the practitioner in resolving conflicts rooted in cultural issues - from less difficult issues such as the cultural conflicts that occur on a campus between...
The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the comple...
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Reinventing Schools: It's Time to Break the Mold
ISBN: 9781475802399 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, there has been widespread recognition that public education is failing in the U.S. Numerous expensive reforms have been attempted to no avail, and costs have increased dramatically. Furthermore, economic austerity requires educational systems to do more with less. This book presents convincing evidence that paradigm change - such as the change of lighting systems from the candle to the light bulb - is the only way to significantly improve student learning and simultaneously lower costs. The authors provide a thought-provoking vision of the new...
Since A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, there has been widespread recognition that public education is failing in the U.S. Numerous expensive re...
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Reinventing Schools: It's Time to Break the Mold
ISBN: 9781475802405 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, there has been widespread recognition that public education is failing in the U.S. Numerous expensive reforms have been attempted to no avail, and costs have increased dramatically. Furthermore, economic austerity requires educational systems to do more with less. This book presents convincing evidence that paradigm change - such as the change of lighting systems from the candle to the light bulb - is the only way to significantly improve student learning and simultaneously lower costs. The authors provide a thought-provoking vision of the new...
Since A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, there has been widespread recognition that public education is failing in the U.S. Numerous expensive re...
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A Consensus Handbook: Co-operative Decision Making for activists, co-ops and communities
ISBN: 9780957587106 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Blueprint for School System Transformation: A Vision for Comprehensive Reform in Milwaukee and Beyond
ISBN: 9781475804690 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite widespread recognition that school systems need to do profoundly better, those seeking improvement have been persistently frustrated by the mediocre results of popular reforms. School and system leaders, policy-makers, and funders lack clear guidance as to the steps necessary to dramatically and effectively transform an educational ecosystem. Would-be reformers need a playbook outlining clear strategies for rethinking outdated approaches to school and system governance, resource allocation, quality control, talent management, and data use for the 21st century. In this volume, a team...
Despite widespread recognition that school systems need to do profoundly better, those seeking improvement have been persistently frustrated by the me...
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Charting Reform, Achieving Equity in a Diverse Nation (Hc)
ISBN: 9781623962722 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines what equity means in a nation where the schools are becoming more diverse. The authors consider how well our educational reform policies, often framed in the language of equity and opportunity, measure up to the challenges of achieving equity in a diverse nation. While there is growing awareness of the increasing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of the nation, there is little recognition of how these trends affect the schools, particularly in formerly homogeneous communities. At the same time, inequalities in student achievement between different racial, ethnic,...
This book examines what equity means in a nation where the schools are becoming more diverse. The authors consider how well our educational reform pol...
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Step Up and Lead
ISBN: 9781593703080 / Angielski / Twarda / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his new book Step Up and Lead, Frank Viscuso--author, speaker, and career deputy chief--shares the secrets of effective fire service leadership, introduces the traits and skills essential for successful fire service leaders, and discusses the importance of customer service. Designed to help you reach the top of your profession, this new book is considered must-read material for anyone who is ready to step up and lead
In his new book Step Up and Lead, Frank Viscuso--author, speaker, and career deputy chief--shares the secrets of effective fire service leadership, in...
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