From story to judgment: the four question method for teaching and learning social studies

The Four Question Method identifies the questions that drive the thinking that real people do when they take the human world seriously. The authors, Jonathan Bassett and Gary Shiffman, have figured out how to describe and teach what it takes to answer those questions well. This inquiry method gi...

The apprenticeship that saved my life

“I realized that learning a trade was more than just mastering a skill—it was about gaining control over my future.” The Apprenticeship that Saved My Life tells the inspiring story of one man’s journey from Baltimore’s tough streets to a life of purpose, stability, and impact. Cory McCray was on ...

Where harvard went wrong

Where Harvard Went Wrong contains Harvey Mansfield’s addresses, spanning fifty years, to Harvard colleagues and students. Mansfield’s plea is, and has always been, that Harvard abandon its partisanship with the left and adopt instead a bipartisan position that welcomes conservatives as well as li...

Mental models: how understanding the mind can transform the way you work and learn

What if you could unlock the science of effective thinking and harness your mental processes for greater success at work and in life? Join two experts in the field of applied cognitive science as they reveal the hidden mechanisms behind our thoughts and actions. Beginning with the fundamental qu...

The academic job search handbook

The Academic Job Search Handbook is the comprehensive guide to finding a faculty position in any discipline. Building on the groundbreaking success and unique offerings of earlier volumes, the fifth edition presents insightful new content on aspects of the search at all stages. Beginning with an ...

Another sort of mathematics

Years ago, James V. Schall wrote Another Sort of Learning, a book listing those things you should read but probably were never required to read. It is not a curriculum, except maybe one “for life.” This book you have in your hands is something of a mathematical tribute to Schall’s basic idea and ...

Undoing the silence

Undoing the Silence offers guidance to help both citizens and professionals influence democratic process through letters, articles, reports and public testimony.Louise Dunlap, PhD, began her career as an activist writing instructor during the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s. She learned that li...

Performing communities

Ensemble theater is one of the vibrant, meaningful American performance forms today. It's more than art- it's a social movement. Ensemble theater is one of the hottest, most engaging American performance forms today. It's more than art- it's a movement. Performing Communities is an inquiry into ...

Shaking the table

Shaking the Table provides perspectives and narratives of practitioners working in, or who have worked in, identity centers. This book features first-person accounts of the complexities, challenges, joy, and resistance practitioners experience while surviving and healing through and from this work.

Becoming penn

The second half of the twentieth century saw the University of Pennsylvania grow in size as well as in stature. On its way to becoming one of the world's most celebrated research universities, Penn exemplified the role of urban renewal in the postwar redevelopment and expansion of urban universit...

A student workbook for land of hope

A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home.Workbook for High School Students studying Land of HopeThis workbook accompanies Land of Hope This Student Workbook for Wilfred M. McClay's Land of Hope: An Invitation ...

Current policies and practices in european social anthropology education

As Europe becomes more integrated at the economic and political level, attempts are being made to harmonize education policies as well. This volume offers an important contribution in that the authors examine, for the first time,the politics and practices of social anthropology education across...

Neoliberalizing diversity in liberal arts college life

Far from being synonymous with race or other forms of social difference, diversity is a construct frequently contrasting with the reality of students’ lives. Neoliberalizing Diversity in Liberal Arts College Life focuses on how neoliberal diversity operates at one liberal arts college, explorin...

Learning democracy

Scholarship on the history of West Germany’s educational system has traditionally portrayed the postwar period of Allied occupation as a failure and the following decades as a time of pedagogical stagnation. Two decades after World War II, however, the Federal Republic had become a stable democ...

Connecting histories of education

Embraces fields of educational, colonial and trans-national history Explores influences in post-colonial and indigenous education across different geographical contexts Demonstrates how transnational and cross-cultural exchanges in education have been characterized by appropriation, ...

Playing with the past

Heritage is all around us, not just in monuments and museums, but in places that matter, the countryside and in collections and stories. It touches all of us. How do we decide what to preserve? And how do we make the case for heritage when there are so many other priorities? Playing with the Pa...

Reconstructing education

After the unification of Germany had first been greeted with euphoria on both sides of the Wall, it did not take long for disillusion to set in when it became obvious that structures, mentality, values and outlook were very different in the Old and New Bundesländer. Moreover, whereas during the...

Growing up in transit

Tanu offers the first ethnographic study of young people who experience high levels of international mobility while growing up, either moving across national borders or by attending international schools with trans-national student bodies.

Bedouin century

The Bedouin in the Negev region have undergone a remarkable change of life style in the course of the 20th century: within a few generations they changed from being nomads to an almost sedentary and highly educated population. The author, who is a Bedouin himself and has worked in the Israeli M...

Education policy and equal opportunity in japan

In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of “equality,” “equal opportunity,” “equal access” or “equal rights,” the underlying assumption being that “equality” in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Yet, there are different v...

The education of nomadic peoples

Educational provision for nomadic peoples is a highly complex, as well as controversial and emotive, issue. For centuries, nomadic peoples educated their children by passing on from generation to generation the socio-cultural and economic knowledge required to pursue their traditional occupatio...

The nation, europe, and the world

Textbooks in history, geography and the social sciences provide important insights into the ways in which nation-states project themselves. Based on case studies of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Turkey Bulgaria, Russia, and the United States, this volume shows the role that c...

Preserving order amid chaos

The politics of education

Although the early history of progressive education is often associated with John Dewey in America, the author argues convincingly that the pedagogues in the elementary schools in the big cities of Imperial Germany were in the avant garde of this movement on the European Continent. Far more tha...

Jewish inclusion in ethnic studies education

A clarifying re-examination of the issues affecting ethnic studies education in K-12 schools, this book explores how the program’s disregard for the lives of American Jews correlates with the increase in antisemitism with the U.S. Consequently, it advances a renewed framework for thinking about...

Chicanery

Academic appointments can bring forth unexpected and unforeseen contests and tensions, cause humiliation and embarrassment for unsuccessful applicants and reveal unexpected allies and enemies. Chicanery deals with how the founding Chairs at Sydney, the Australian National University, Auckland a...

Children, families, and states

A comparative, interdisciplinary study Examines the development of ‘time policies’ in Europe Presents national case studies from large and small European countries such as Britain, France, Hungary and the Czech Republic Documents a wide range of thinking and practice about childr...

Meaningful inconsistencies

School differentiates students-and provides differential access to various human and material resources-along a range of axes: from elected subjects and academic "achievement" to ethnicity, age, gender, or the language they speak. These categorizations, affected throughout the world by neoliber...

Civil enculturation

For several years now, the concepts of 'civil culture' and 'civil society' have been widely discussed in the social sciences. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume is one of few studies that offer solid and focused ethnographic research on how the tenets and assumptions of ...

Learning under neoliberalism

The contributors of this volume explore the emerging corporality of the education system worldwide and the impact of this new governance on education practices. Explores changes in University regulations against the backdrop of neoliberal trends toward public-private partnerships. De...

Death of the public university?

Continuous government reforms to make universities ‘world class’, entrepreneurial and drivers of the knowledge economy, are transforming the traditional mission and meaning of the public university and its ability to act as ‘critic and conscience’ of society. This collection explores the new la...

We come as members of the superior race

We Come as Members of the Superior Race discusses the stereotype of Africans as “primitive” and “unintelligent,” exploring how this legacy has enforced contemporary educational and development discourses which view African societies as subordinated in a global geopolitical order, and how it con...

Toward a social history of knowledge

One of the foremost historians of intellectual life and education in Germany, Fritz Ringer has brought together in this volume several of his articles, most of which are not easily available are published here in English for the first time. They focus on a whole range of contemporary and histor...

Humboldt revisited

Humboldt Revisited offers a fresh perspective on the contemporary discourse surrounding reform of European universities. Drawing from a rich selection of historical sources, this volume challenges the conventional historical narratives on the Humboldt University, providing new insight into the ...

Women becoming practitioner researchers

Sixteen early career researchers (ECRs) tell their stories in Women Becoming Practitioner Researchers, focusing on connecting potential and current doctoral students with an understanding of what to expect in the transition from professional or schoolteacher environments to working for universi...

When will we talk about hitler?

Observation of history classes to analyze student’s relationship to German history Adolescents appropriation of history within peer groups Taking adolescents political position seriously Analyzing schools, families and peer groups together, overstepping disciplinary frontiers ...

Teaching modernization

Amid the Cold War and global student protests, transnational forces significantly shaped the modernization of educational systems in Spain and Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. Each study sheds new light on the transnational circulation of modernization discourses, practices, and ideolo...

Global exchanges

The first comprehensive book on the history of scholarship programs A book which takes into account all geographic areas A book focusing on the human dimension of scholarship programs A book that investigates the political, economic, and cultural interests involved in exchanges

The experience of neoliberal education

The college experience is increasingly positioned to demonstrate its value as a worthwhile return on investment. Specific, definable activities, such as research experience, first-year experience, and experiential learning, are marketed as delivering precise skill sets in the form of an individ...

Creating a new public university and reviving democracy

No other book combines a conceptual analysis of academic freedom and integrity, critique of organizational design. A critique of the pseudo-corporate model used by universities now to justify their behavior and structures. A multi-stakeholder action research process to recreate unive...

Transforming study abroad

An accessible introduction of current theoretical debates on common study abroad concepts (“culture,” “global citizen,” “immersion,” “host family,” etc.) for study abroad practitioners. A myth-buster of common study abroad discourses. Concrete suggestions for how to incorporate theoretic...

Anthropologies of education

Only source of state-of-the art analyses on ethnography of education in different world regions, covering 5 continents Most chapters authored by senior scholars, leaders in their fields Compares perspectives from sociology of education (e.g., in France & West Africa) with anthrop...

Figuration work

In drawing on the anthropology of policy and the work on ‘figures/figuration’ by feminist thinkers, the book offers a new way of conceptualizing large-scale processes of transformation. Offers perhaps the only ethnography of university reform addressing students’ shifting room for partic...

Dreams made small

Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnographic look at journeys of education among young Papuans under Indonesian rule, ultimately revealing how dreams of transformation, equality, and belonging are shaped and reshaped in the face of multiple constraints.

Educational studies in europe

Hindi is our ground, english is our sky

A critical, ethnographically rich study of education, language, and social class in India. A theoretically grounded study of language use, language ideology, and globalization. Demonstrates the necessity of sustained fieldwork in studies of social change and globalization. Shows ...

Sensitive pasts

Combination of heritage studies and history education Application of critical historical thinking to the use of heritage in educational settings Pedagogical dealings with sensitive topics of the past (transatlantic slave trade; Holocaust)

Roads to the palace

Is Jewish education simply an ancient and archaic type of socialization into "customs and ceremonies" or a sophisticated practice, based on rich cultural conceptions of the educated individual, the decent society and the relationship of knowledge and virtue? This author, rather than offering a ...

Cultural diversity and the empowerment of minorities

Conflicts between different racial, ethnic, national and other social groups are becoming more and more salient. One of the main sources of these internal conflicts is social and economic inequality, in particular the increasing disparities between majority and minority groups. Even societies t...

Playing with languages

Playing with Languages is the first book-length exploration of everyday social interaction, language shift and revitalization, and children's play in Dominica The book offers much needed insight into Caribbean children's agency and their roles in cultural and linguistic transmission and ...

The politics of education reform in the middle east

Education systems and textbooks in selected countries of the Middle East are increasingly the subject of debate. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials...

Access to history for the ib diploma: protest and change: feminism in the usa (1960-1979) and revolution in tunisia (1989-2015)

The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to provide authoritative and eng...

Access to history for the ib diploma: the mexican revolution (1884-1940)

The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to provide authoritative and eng...

Access to history for the ib diploma: social movements in the americas (1945-2020)

The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to provide authoritative and eng...

Access to history for the ib diploma: independence and identity: the haitian revolution (circa 1780-1825) and kenyan independence (1945-1978)

The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to provide authoritative and eng...

Access to history for the ib diploma: political and economic transitions: the meiji restoration (1853-1894) and the russian federation (1985-1999)

The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to provide authoritative and eng...

School boards and superintendents

Today’s school environments place unprecedented demands on educational leaders. As a district’s chief executive, the 21st‑century school superintendent must navigate complex terrain—advancing justice and equity for every child, responding to shifting contextual forces, and managing accountability...

Recipe for success

This book explores methodologies and tools to develop a sustainable quality assurance system within rigorous educator preparation. It discusses systematic approaches to quality assurance, stakeholder participation in quality assurance systems, and how quality assurance systems inform policy local...

College zionists confront the abyss

COLLEGE ZIONISTS CONFRONT THE ABYSS is the compelling story of the 10/7/23 Hamas murder spree and its impact on students and faculty worldwide. The book captures both Zionist anguish and anti-Zionist hate, naming the prominent faculty who became Hamas’s would-be collaborators and telling us how t...

Tricky grounds

Breaks the deafening silence of Indigenous women’s voices in academic leadership positions. Since the 2015 release of the report on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, new Indigenous policies have been enacted in universities and a variety of interconnecting Indigenous senior admin...

Honouring our past, embracing our future

In 2011, the University of Regina began celebrating an important milestone--the centennial of Regina College, the Methodist high school that was the foundation for the creation of the University itself more than 60 years later.The University of Regina is a very different place than Regina College...

Neurodiversity through the educational years

In Neurodiversity Through the Educational Years, Lucie Wheeler brings together the voices and experiences of neurodivergent individuals, from infancy to young adulthood, across a spectrum of educational settings.

Light in bleak times

This book acknowledges and celebrates Janet Miller’s transformative role in the lives of her students and to enliven her legacy for educators. The contributors illuminate ways in which Janet Miller’s four decades of feminist and post-foundational curriculum theorizing and praxis have influenced t...

Pushout

The “powerful” (Michelle Alexander) exploration of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools, revised and updated for its tenth anniversaryOn the day fifteen-year-old Diamond from the Bay Area stopped going to school she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constan...

Components of language proficiency

Filling a significant gap in SLA research in highly instructed settings, this book explores language proficiency in learners of French and Spanish in English schools. This detailed study investigates aspects of linguistic knowledge and proficiency, and the relationships between them, to offer ins...

Teacher educator learning across the professional life span

This book explores how professional learning and identity develop from initial preparation through to leadership and sustained inquiry. It brings together diverse perspectives and research to illuminate the complexities and opportunities of professional growth across a teacher educator’s career.

Playology

This book offers a sharp, timely exploration of how digital technologies and global media reshape the ways we think, communicate, and understand ourselves. As multinational corporations increasingly mediate our access to information, identity, and civic life, it examines the profound consequences...

Sound and noise

A timely evaluation of the noise that surrounds us, how we hear it, and what we can do about it, Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives us the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define our daily lives. This is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of how auditory stimuli impac...

Leadership under fire

While the role of the university president has evolved dramatically in recent years, the recruitment pool and selection process have changed little since the 1960s. In Leadership Under Fire, Ross H. Paul combines leadership theory, interviews with eleven of Canada's most successful presidents, an...

Violence interrupted

Addressing sexual violence on campus through advocacy, institutional change, and critical new research.

Hall-dennis and the road to utopia

As Canadians once again find themselves asking fundamental questions about the aims and objectives of education under radically changing circumstances, Josh Cole revisits Hall-Dennis to show how the committee and its report represents a significant moment in Canadian cultural and political history.

Making policy in turbulent times

Can higher education policy-making be imaginatively theorized?

Rethinking higher education

Reimagining post-secondary education to meet the times.

Home feelings

A history of the Canadian reading camp movement and the meanings of literacy, literature, and citizenship in the early twentieth century.

Toward the health of a nation

An engaging account of one of the foundations of Canada's health system.

The development of postsecondary education systems in canada

How higher education policy affects educational outcomes.

Mcgill in history

McGill in History broadens the historical frame of critical university studies, challenging previous siloed narratives and showing how the university can serve as a model for understanding power in modern society.

Mcmaster university, volume 3: 1957-1987

A lively history of Canada's "Little Big U."

A catholic philosophy of education

Exploring a Catholic philosophy of education in the modern world.

Measuring the value of a postsecondary education

A comprehensive study of higher education practices and outcomes.

Ursula franklin speaks

A wide-ranging collection of talks by one of Canada's best-known and best-loved thinkers.

The handbook of canadian higher education law

A detailed look at of the laws that govern postsecondary education from inside and out.

Learning outcomes, academic credit, and student mobility

There is increasing interest in the use of learning outcomes in postsecondary education, and deliberations have surfaced with regard to their potential to serve as a tool for advancing credit transfer. This book assesses the conceptual foundations and implications of using learning outcomes.

Achieving student success

In today's colleges and universities, whether students succeed depends in large part on access to effective services that can support and guide them in pursuit of their educational goals. Policy and practice in the field of student services has been largely based on professional literature from U...

Whose canada?

Questions and concerns regarding the scope and depth of Canada’s relationship with the United States loom larger than ever since 9/11. In Whose Canada?, contributors provide a comprehensive analysis of the legacy of free trade and examine the challenges that deepening bilateral integration – incl...

The state of the system

A provocative and revealing analysis of K-12 public education that will serve as catalyst for public policy debate and discussion.

The lansdowne era

Demographic, economic, and social change between 1946 and 1963 affected all of Canadian society and profoundly shaped what was then Victoria College.