ilość książek w kategorii: 198
Education's Flashpoints: Upside Down or Set-Up to Fail
ISBN: 9781475813173 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students' best interests are hampered by teachers' self-interests. Whenever an issue emerges in education and is analyzed in the context of what is best for students or teachers, teacher unions naturally pursue benefit for their members. This does not demean their effort; rather, it explains their intentions, and making their objectives transparent is a recurring theme throughout the book. Dueck demonstrates that politicians are a core part of the problem because of their...
The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students' best interests are ha...
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185,96 zł |
Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act
ISBN: 9781507544471 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three Higher Education Act (HEA) student financial aid programs-the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program-collectively are referred to as the campus-based programs. The campus-based programs were reauthorized under the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA; P.L. 110-315), which amended and extended authorization for programs funded under the HEA. The campus-based programs' authorization, along with many other provisions under the HEA, expired at the end of FY2014. However, section 422 of...
Three Higher Education Act (HEA) student financial aid programs-the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program, the Federal Wo...
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89,52 zł |
Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools: The Politics of Education Reform
ISBN: 9781612507965 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. April 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has provided the foundation of federal education policy in the United States. In Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools, longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines the evolution of federal education policy and outlines a bold and controversial vision for its future. Jennings brings an insider's knowledge to this account, offering a vivid analysis of federal efforts in the education arena and revealing some of the factors that shaped their enactment....
April 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has provided the foundat...
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185,69 zł |
The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas
ISBN: 9781475814538 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas explores the critical role resistance plays in defeating valued programs for students, parents, and staff. It is time for education reformers to face the hard truths about the skilled and destructive forces of resisters and to learn that good ideas and calls for change are not enough. Reformers need to learn how to overcome these entrenched forces and muster new skills with the will to win, courage, and the persistence required. Resistance has been given little attention for far too long considering the huge cost and...
The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas explores the critical role resistance plays in defeating valued programs fo...
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334,72 zł |
The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas
ISBN: 9781475814545 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas explores the critical role resistance plays in defeating valued programs for students, parents, and staff. It is time for education reformers to face the hard truths about the skilled and destructive forces of resisters and to learn that good ideas and calls for change are not enough. Reformers need to learn how to overcome these entrenched forces and muster new skills with the will to win, courage, and the persistence required. Resistance has been given little attention for far too long considering the huge cost and...
The Graveyard of School Reform: Why the Resistance to Change and New Ideas explores the critical role resistance plays in defeating valued programs fo...
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185,96 zł |
60 Division Worksheets with 3-Digit Dividends, 2-Digit Divisors: Math Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781511623735 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Daily Math Division Practice 60 Worksheets This book contains 60 division worksheets for practice with one dividend of 3 digits and one divisor of 2 digits. These maths problems are provided to improve the mathematics skills by frequent practicing of the worksheets provided. There is nothing more effective than a pencil and paper for practicing some math skills. These math worksheets are ideal for teachers, parents, students, and home schoolers. Teachers and home schoolers use the maths worksheets to test and measure the child's mastery of basic math skills. These math drill sheets can save...
Daily Math Division Practice 60 Worksheets This book contains 60 division worksheets for practice with one dividend of 3 digits and one divisor of 2 d...
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58,29 zł |
60 Division Worksheets with 3-Digit Dividends, 3-Digit Divisors: Math Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781511636636 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Daily Math Division Practice 60 Worksheets This book contains 60 division worksheets for practice with one dividend and one divisor of 3 digits each. These maths problems are provided to improve the mathematics skills by frequent practicing of the worksheets provided. There is nothing more effective than a pencil and paper for practicing some math skills. These math worksheets are ideal for teachers, parents, students, and home schoolers. Teachers and home schoolers use the maths worksheets to test and measure the child's mastery of basic math skills. These math drill sheets can save you...
Daily Math Division Practice 60 Worksheets This book contains 60 division worksheets for practice with one dividend and one divisor of 3 digits each. ...
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When Apples aren't Enough
ISBN: 9780986149399 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tania Mouscardy-Johnson's book, When Apples aren't Enough, takes a hard look at the many changes implemented in education over the past two decades by examining the detrimental effects mandates, such as standardized testing and test-based teacher evaluation, have had on children and American public education. Shrouded as a children's book, Mouscardy-Johnson tells the story of Miss McCarthy, a teacher who is about to retire from her long journey as an educator as a result of the closing of her school. While she could possibly continue working as a sub in another building, Miss McCarthy sees...
Tania Mouscardy-Johnson's book, When Apples aren't Enough, takes a hard look at the many changes implemented in education over the past two decades by...
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42,85 zł |
Negros, Pardos e Pobres nas Universidades: Mitos rompidos; Novos desafios Politicos-educacionais
ISBN: 9781517634384 / Portugalski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I Segundo a pesquisadora da UFF Tereza Olinda Caminha Bezerra, em sua tese de doutoramento defendida em 2011-UFF, referindo-se ao final da decada de 90, periodo este em que ainda nao havia cotas para negros, pardos e/ou pobres nas universidades publicas brasileiras, "Em 1997 apenas 2,2% de pardos e 1,8% de negros, entre 18 e 24 anos cursavam ou tinham concluido um curso de graduacao no Brasil." Esse baixo indice indicava que, politicamente, algo precisava ser feito. Ainda segundo a mesma: "Pessoas estavam sendo impedidas de estudar em nosso pais por sua cor de pele ou condicao social." II No...
I Segundo a pesquisadora da UFF Tereza Olinda Caminha Bezerra, em sua tese de doutoramento defendida em 2011-UFF, referindo-se ao final da decada de 9...
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44,82 zł |
Advancing K-12 Financial Education: A Guide for Poliymakers
ISBN: 9781522867784 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Ten Common Myths in American Education
ISBN: 9781885580184 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All of us want to make sure that the educational opportunities that we provide our children are going to meet their needs and those of our society. But how to translate that goal into national policy and the real world of the classroom is hardly unanimous - largely because the translation is itself rooted in personal convictions and assumptions that are often without any solid empirical research support. We assume, for example, that classroom time that is not "on task" is really time wasted and that students will learn more if they were kept busy and focused every minute of the school day....
All of us want to make sure that the educational opportunities that we provide our children are going to meet their needs and those of our society. Bu...
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95,49 zł |
The Psychology of Obama's Re-election: An African Perspective: The Politics, the Moral Issues and the Future of Africans
ISBN: 9781516892112 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION is a book its author was inspired to write on the day Barack Obama won his second term bid and was announced re-elected as America's President for "four more years"-that was on November 6, 2012. The book is written as the author's way of filing away the memories of the historic achievements of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the United States of America. It is to serve as part of documentation of history. The book is also written to highlight the events that took place in the run-up to his re-election and to address certain...
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION is a book its author was inspired to write on the day Barack Obama won his second term bid and was announced re-...
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35,90 zł |
Mission High: One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph
ISBN: 9781568585673 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book is a godsend ... a moving portrait for anyone wanting to go beyond the simplified labels and metrics and really understand an urban high school, and its highly individual, resilient, eager and brilliant students and educators." --Dave Eggers, co-founder, 826 National and ScholarMatch Darrell is a reflective, brilliant young man, who never thought of himself as a good student. He always struggled with his reading and writing skills. Darrell's father, a single parent, couldn't afford private tutors. By the end of middle school, Darrell's grades and his confidence were at...
"This book is a godsend ... a moving portrait for anyone wanting to go beyond the simplified labels and metrics and really understand an urban high...
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72,61 zł |
Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education: Implementing Policies to Achieve Equal Opportunity for All
ISBN: 9781475820881 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic changes and socio-economic diversity have altered the needs for traditional approaches. Policy makers are implored to become familiar with proven educational research to implement policies that service the needs of all youth. Public schools now enroll more minority students than ever before. Diverse languages, cultures and experiences call for pedagogy to meet the needs and educational success for new citizens. Teacher training programs in...
Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic...
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106,21 zł |
Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education: Implementing Policies to Achieve Equal Opportunity for All
ISBN: 9781475820874 / Angielski / Twarda / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic changes and socio-economic diversity have altered the needs for traditional approaches. Policy makers are implored to become familiar with proven educational research to implement policies that service the needs of all youth. Public schools now enroll more minority students than ever before. Diverse languages, cultures and experiences call for pedagogy to meet the needs and educational success for new citizens. Teacher training programs in...
Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic...
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Education Reform: Brief Essays
ISBN: 9781535088589 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These educational reform essays were edited and compiled into this book by Ray Antocicco, Ed. D., in the spring of 2016. Originally, each was written as a newspaper essay, going back to 2013. The essays represent Dr. Antocicco's analysis of what ails K-12 education and his basic remedy for it. Dr. Antocicco served for nearly 40 years as a teacher, principal, Superintendent and Consultant in the field of education.
These educational reform essays were edited and compiled into this book by Ray Antocicco, Ed. D., in the spring of 2016. Originally, each was written ...
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44,65 zł |
Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free
ISBN: 9781627873949 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American public schools are in deep trouble. They are still characterized by ethnic and class segregation, grossly unequal teaching and learning facilities, and governed by mammoth bureaucracies with a plethora of contradictory policies and goals. For many low and medium income students, college is still not an option due to high tuition rates and poor primary school education. Is there any hope? Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free tackles the hard truth and comes up with a compelling answer to solve all of these problems: the Federal Government...
American public schools are in deep trouble. They are still characterized by ethnic and class segregation, grossly unequal teaching and learning facil...
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66,77 zł |
Vicious Circles in Education Reform: Assimilation, Americanization, and Fulfilling the Middle Class Ethic
ISBN: 9781475827217 / Angielski / Twarda / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vicious Circles traces the history of development of public education and the near simultaneous advent of educational reform from its very beginning. Drawing on history, politics, law, sociology, and educational research, all aspects of public schooling are brought to light using a non-partisan analytical approach. Critically examining areas such as institutional racism, sexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, and xenophobia, as well as the corporatization and privatization of public schooling, Shyman extracts the fundamental problems that have ever plagued, and continue to plague, successful...
Vicious Circles traces the history of development of public education and the near simultaneous advent of educational reform from its very beginning. ...
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255,02 zł |
Vicious Circles in Education Reform: Assimilation, Americanization, and Fulfilling the Middle Class Ethic
ISBN: 9781475827224 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Tapestry
ISBN: 9780692577080 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most of the time we look at our lives from the back side of the tapestry. All we see are loose threads, tangled knots, and the mistakes we made in the process. Once in awhile, we see the light shining through the weaving and the larger design appears, the beautiful side that everyone else sees. In this, her first book of poems, Sharon Canfield Dorsey weaves a poetic pilgrimage through life's maze of joy, pathos, obstacles, and victories. Told with honesty and humor, it is a reminder that the human spirit overcomes, heals, and finds joy at all ages. Sharon grew up in Appalachia. This daughter...
Most of the time we look at our lives from the back side of the tapestry. All we see are loose threads, tangled knots, and the mistakes we made in the...
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58,11 zł |