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Leadership from the ground up
This book chronicles the journey of seven schools serving students of poverty, ELLs, and students of color, sustaining improvement for a decade. It highlights the importance of community collaboration, internal culture, and shared leadership in creating a sustainable school improvement culture.
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Inspiring student writers
This book offers practical and theoretical guidance on improving student writing from middle grades to master's level. It covers autobiographical writing, dealing with rejection, and strategies for dialect differences. Valuable for teacher education programs, it enhances writing through user-frie...
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The other students
This book examines the impact of Filipino Americans on education, filling a gap in scholarship. It analyzes their colonial pasts, migration patterns, racialization, identity formation, and diaspora connections. It's valuable for scholars in Education, Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, and r...
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Black mother educators
This volume centers the voices of Black mother educators who navigate the intersections of race, gender, and profession to protect and uplift Black children. Through autoethnographic narratives, it explores how their identities shape pedagogy and safeguarding practices in K-12 and higher education.
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God, money, and politics
This book explores the roles of God, Money, and Politics in the epistemological theory of blindness. It discusses how social and cultural changes shape knowledge on blindness and touch, motivated by power dynamics. It presents key theories of disability and blindness within academic and symbolic ...
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Advancing women in academic stem fields through dual career policies and practices
This book explores the underrepresentation of women, particlarly Latinas and other women of colour, in STEM academia. Through essays and case studies, it highlights how dual career policies can improve equity, recruitment, and retention, offering best practices for inclusion.
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Mobile learning
This book explores the growth and impact of mobile technologies on education and society. It examines mobile learning in informal settings and classrooms, language learning, mobile gaming, and policy issues addressing questions about the current and future state of mobile learning, and the necess...
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Consilio et animis
In this book, Toni Ryan argues that Classics,once central to elite education but now marginalized, offer critical insights into language, power & oppression. She advocates for incorporating classical studies in public schools to explore social justice issues, empowering students through philo...
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Brown skin, white minds
Brown Skin, White Minds examines colonial mentality among Filipino Americans, exploring self-denigrating attitudes rooted in historical and contemporary oppression. It analyzes identity, mental health, and decolonization through psychology, history, and cultural studies.
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Hollywood or history?
This book continues the "Hollywood or History" strategy by using sitcoms to teach issue-centered curriculum in middle and high school. It helps students explore historical issues, relate them to their lives, and develop informed decisions. Aligned with the C3 framework, it aims to enhance critica...
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Schooling for tomorrow's america
This book is suitable for educators at all career stages, making it ideal for book study groups or seminars. It offers insights into the future and past of education, inspiring readers to think deeply and work towards educational improvement, whether used as a textbook or in professional learning...
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On leadership
This book offers a comprehensive look at interdisciplinary leadership, featuring contributions from various sectors like education, business, government, military, law enforcement, and healthcare. It highlights best practices for effective leadership in the 21st century and beyond.
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Early language learning
This volume guides the initiation, maintenance, and assessment of top-quality elementary school foreign language programs, highlighting the Georgia Model Program's successes and challenges. It includes curriculum details and research data, aimed at policymakers, educators, and teachers.
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Imagining the future
This book highlights the importance of visionary leadership for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to thrive. It offers ideas and advice from HBCU alumni, faculty, and researchers to ensure success for future generations. The book provides timely scholarship and perspectives for...
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Rethinking education for a global and transcultural world
Written in Spanish, this book analyzes how educational systems in different countries respond to social changes caused by globalization, migrations, and communication technologies. It offers recommendations from professionals worldwide to prepare students for open and critical thinking in a globa...
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Working while black
This book explores the experiences of Black student affairs professionals, highlighting their challenges and opportunities. It offers advice for navigating the field and includes diverse voices from various student affairs areas, providing insights for better support and retention of Black profes...
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Dial m for mentor
This book uses stories from films, TV, and literature to help readers reflect on their mentoring and coaching practices. It questions the realism of personal change, the role of the self-help market, and the moral responsibilities of mentors.
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Intersection of service and learning
This book explores service-learning in second language classrooms, offering research and practical applications for cultural knowledge and language acquisition. It addresses challenges teachers face, provides suggestions for maximizing student learning, and highlights how service-learning helps m...
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Musical childhoods of asia and the pacific
This book explores young children's music traditions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It includes stories from children and mothers, struggles in closed societies, and new gender politics. The volume is valuable for music scholars, educators, researchers, and graduate students, enhancing music ...
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Digital geography
This volume reviews and analyzes geospatial technologies in social studies education. It covers the history, standards movement, and international community growth. It discusses using geospatial technologies in teaching history, geography, civics, economics, and environmental science.
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Emerging thought and research on student, teacher, and administrator stress and coping
This collection presents research on strategies, paradigms, and theories related to stress, coping, and prevention for students, teachers, and administrators. It analyzes data from action research, program evaluation, surveys, qualitative interviewing, autoethnography, and mixed methods in the U....
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Inheriting as people think it should be
This book explores obligations related to inheritances, covering money, property, and personal items. It emphasizes meanings, choices, and flexibility, even in strict legal systems. The book is timely, jargon-free, and based on narratives, making it engaging and relevant for many readers.
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Investigating university-school partnerships
This book, the fourth in the PDS Research Series, features 26 chapters on university-school partnerships. It includes research and case studies from PDS researchers and practitioners, divided into five areas: PDS Evaluation, Teacher Research and Inquiry, PDS Stakeholders' Studies, Ideas for Devel...
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Research on course management systems in higher education
This volume focuses on pedagogy and management in e-learning, specifically course management systems (CMS). It covers themes like selection, implementation, use, and evaluation of CMS in higher education.
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Surviving the transition? case studies of schools and schooling in the kyrgyz republic since independence
This book studies four rural secondary schools in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on their transition to democracy and a market economy. It examines the cultural dynamics of school life, highlighting the challenges faced by teachers, administrators, and students in different communities.
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Stress and quality of working life
This book highlights job stress as a primary source of stress for American adults, linking it to health issues and economic costs. It emphasizes the importance of proper diagnosis and preventive actions to manage stress, aiming to help workers live better and more balanced lives.
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Contemporary perspectives on social capital in educational contexts
This volume explores social capital as a means to create external access and internal accountability in K-12 and higher education. It examines social capital through themes like human connectedness, strategic advocacy, intentional engagement, and culturally-responsive leadership. The goal is to p...
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Digital developments
This book offers insights for psychology students and professionals on integrating technology into clinical and educational practices. It covers behavioural and psychological implications of technology, with chapters from the 2021 European Conference on Digital Psychology.
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How we take action
This book offers practical examples of social justice in language education from diverse contexts. It includes contributions from 59 authors, covering classroom research, key practices, and experiences. The three sections focus on inclusive classrooms, integrating critical topics, and promoting a...
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Positive leadership for flourishing schools
This book explores how positive leadership contributes to well-being and flourishing in schools. It aligns with positive psychology and organizational studies, focusing on resilience, compassion, and meaningfulness. The book provides insights and examples of strengths-based, positive approaches t...
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Hollywood or history?
The challenges of teaching history are acute where we consider the world history classroom. This book addresses these challenges and offers 30 lesson plans for grades 6-12, covering nine eras in world history. The book aims to enhance teaching and learning by effectively using film to connect stu...
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The internationalization of higher education
This anthology explores the internationalization of higher education, presenting contemporary concepts, cases, and challenges. Its 14 chapters aim to enhance understanding of its nature, mechanisms, and applications. It serves as a discourse for scholars and a practical guide for policymakers and...
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College student-athletes
This volume examines college student athletes, focusing on recruitment, transition and support. It argues for greater institutional investment in their development, highlighting best practices and psychological issues. The book emphasizes the importance of institutional responsibility and the fut...
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Teaching and studying the holocaust
"Teaching and Studying the Holocaust" features 13 chapters by noted educators, covering rationales for teaching the Holocaust, historiography, and incorporating various media like documents, film, literature, art, drama, music, and technology. It includes an annotated bibliography for educators a...
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Parenting young children
A fast-paced lifestyle can hinder parent-child relationships. This book emphasizes the importance of quality time together, offering guidelines for internet use, TV discussions, fostering creativity, bedtime stories, socialization lessons, and self-evaluation for parents of children aged 3-8.
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Critical issues in early childhood teacher education
Recent global changes in demographics, technology, and globalization have impacted education, and teachers now face higher expectations to help students reach their potential, requiring robust knowledge and innovative teacher education programs. This volume addresses these issues, bringing togeth...
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Teaching about genocide
Includes discussion on the rationale of teaching about genocide; the history of genocide; and 10 cases studies of genocide perpetrated in the 20th century.
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Violence at work
This book addresses workplace violence, offering advice to managers and non-managers on reducing risks. It covers causes like coworker interaction, corporate environment, and family problems. It aims to reduce stress, improve productivity, and prevent violent actions through managerial insights.
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Equity in mathematics education
This book explores the impact of global changes on equity and social justice in math education. It aims to help educators, researchers, and policymakers understand the interplay between school mathematics and socio-political issues, promoting a fairer world. Each chapter offers insights into this...
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Making the connection
This volume offers practical, research-informed practices for academic support centers for college athletes. It addresses current concerns and challenges, providing evidence-based approaches and discussion questions. Ideal for students, scholars, and practitioners, it aims to enhance the well-bei...
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Value added modeling and growth modeling with particular application to teacher and school effectiveness
This book explores student growth modeling and teacher value-added modeling, addressing complexities like non-random student assignment, measurement errors, and covariates. It presents the latest methods and answers key questions on evaluating growth models and teacher effectiveness.
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Training school principals as talent developers
This book explores how to train school principals as talent developers to improve teaching and learning. It includes perspectives from various countries on the qualities of good principals, challenges they face, and their role in maximizing students' potential for college and career readiness.
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System evaluation theory
This book introduces System Evaluation Theory (SET), a 3-step framework for evaluating complex interventions. It addresses the limitations of traditional evaluation methods and emphasizes interdependence and emergence. Real-world examples illustrate how SET leads to actionable recommendations.
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Best practices in mentoring for teacher and leader development
This book, the sixth in the Mentoring Perspectives Series, examines recent research on mentoring in K-12 settings for new teachers and principals. Edited by Linda J. Searby and Susan K. Brondyk, it provides empirical evidence on effective mentoring processes, offering insights into strategies tha...
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Critical issues in early childhood teacher education
Recent global changes in demographics, technology, and globalization have impacted education, and teachers now face higher expectations to help students reach their potential, requiring robust knowledge and innovative teacher education programs. This volume addresses these issues, bringing togeth...
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Current issues in educational policy and the law
This twelve-chapter book explores U.S. educational policy controversies through a legal lens, covering issues like testing, school choice, funding, campus safety, speech, religion, and immigrant education. Edited by Kevin Welner and Wendy Chi, both lawyers and educational scholars, it aims to bui...
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Polling student voices for school improvement
This book helps secondary school principals and college faculty improve educational practices and safety by incorporating student voice. It details ten polls on topics like school stress and cyberbullying, providing a step-by-step procedure for school improvement.
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Turning research into results
This book offers research-based methods to enhance performance and select effective products. It separates fads from proven solutions, provides guidelines for diagnosing performance gaps, and includes case studies. It also addresses evaluation flaws and offers a model for motivated performance.
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Technology for transformation
This book unites educational technology and social justice, exploring technology's transformative potential. It appeals to K-12 teachers, teacher educators, scholars, and policy makers, offering ideas for incorporating technology toward emancipatory aims. Suitable for courses in media literacy, d...
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Women of color in stem
Despite increased representation in law and business, women in STEM fields face barriers like stereotypes, gender bias, and departmental climate issues. This book addresses the challenges faced by women of color in STEM higher education.
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New perspectives on women entrepreneurs
This volume presents papers offering perspectives on the theme of women entrepreneurs. It is part of a series focusing on research in entrepreneurship and management.
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Cultural psychology of musical experience
This book fosters dialogue between musicologists, anthropologists, and psychologists to understand the cultural psychology of musical experience. It explores musical sensations, experiences, transformations, fundamentals, and the concept of a cultural psychology of music, aiming to integrate musi...
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The phenomenon of obama and the agenda for education
This book critiques globalization and neoliberalism's impact on public education, advocating for transformative change. It integrates diverse perspectives and analyzes the Obama administration's constrained approach to educational reform. It aims to inspire dialogue for a hopeful future in educat...
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Integrating play techniques in comprehensive counseling programs
This book highlights the importance of play therapy in school counseling, noting many counselors lack training in these techniques. It covers various play therapy theories and their application in addressing childhood concerns. Each chapter includes vignettes, literature reviews, interventions, a...
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Applied psychometrics using spss and amos
This book provides tools for assessing the psychometric qualities of educational and psychological measures, with an emphasis on application. It targets researchers, practitioners, and graduate students, offering guidance on performing common psychometric analyses and interpreting statistical res...
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The cruciform faculty
This book serves as a resource for orienting new faculty at Christian higher education institutions. It outlines the faculty's role from an evangelical Christian perspective, using the concept of being formed by the cross to describe professors as teachers, mentors, scholars, and community servants.
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Reading
This book investigates state reading policy, analyzing interviews with 366 policy actors from nine states. It explores divergent beliefs, lobbying tactics, and policy solutions in reading education. The study highlights the complexities of policy processes and offers insights for policy actors an...
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Technical financial innovation, solving the interoperability problems of europe
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This third and final part of the INFINITECH book series begins by providing a definition for FinTech, namely: the use of technology to underpin the delivery of financial services.
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Celluloid blackboard
This volume advocates for using feature films in secondary history classrooms to enhance students' historical underst&ing while addressing potential drawbacks. The author explores frameworks for film analysis, studies about film's impact on historical underst&ing & results from two te...
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Rubric nation
This book critically examines rubrics in teacher education and evaluation, exploring their rise, strengths, weaknesses, and impact on education. It aims to spur discussion on the phenomenon of rubrics, offering critical reflections rather than best practices, and expanding the discourse on this u...
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The handbook of the evolving research of transformative learning based on the learning activities survey
This expanded handbook builds on Dr. Kathleen P. King's transformative learning research, offering a model of research, methodology, and tools. It serves as a vital resource for adult education, psychology, and counseling, providing insights, articles, and modified Learning Activities Survey inst...
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New directions in social education research
This work examines how new technologies are used by today's youth in a digital and global age. It highlights the interconnectedness of the global system and the role of technology in student learning, emphasizing the need for global and digital understandings to confront 21st-century challenges.
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Trans-generational family relations
This book explores ambivalence in family relations, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches from researchers worldwide. It contributes to theory-building, outlines research results, and aids in developing measurement in interpersonal and intergenerational relations.
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Critical issues in social studies teacher education
The authors of this book collectively examine the diverse challenges faced by teacher educators, particularly in social studies. Their analyses and recommendations serve as a foundation for ongoing discussions about the field's nature and challenges. While there are no simple solutions, continuin...
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Parenting in the pandemic
This book explores the experiences of education professors as pandemic parents, balancing professional responsibilities with supporting their children's online learning. Through personal essays, it reflects on the challenges and insights gained during the COVID pandemic, highlighting the collisio...
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Lived experience and educational research methodology
This book offers narrative accounts of developing thesis projects in education. It challenges myths and stereotypes, focusing on messy research problems and diverse ethical, theoretical, and political commitments. The authors are graduates of a unique rural-regional doctoral program.
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Effects of government mandates and policies on public education in africa, the caribbean, and the middle east
This book examines the impact of government mandates and policies on public education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. It explores efforts to increase access and improve quality at all education levels, including digital learning initiatives.
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The path of handsome lake
This group of essays is written to provide a series of suggestions to Native people who seek to deal with alcoholism from the perspective of their unique heritages and with an understanding that the pressures to which Native traditions and societies have been subjected may trigger dysfunctional b...
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Decentralization for satisfying basic needs
This book addresses poverty and inequality in Latin America by using decentralization to meet basic needs. It explains the Basic Needs Approach, a model for decentralization, and real-world case studies. The second edition includes new chapters on taxation for inclusive development and updates on...
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Sparsity methods for systems and control
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This book gives a comprehensive guide to sparsity methods for systems & control, from standard sparsity methods in finite-dimensional vector spaces (Part I) to optimal control methods in infinite-dimensional f...
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The new social studies
This book samples the projects and individuals involved with the New Social Studies (NSS) to provide an understanding of its history and offer guidance for future social studies reform. It includes contributions from a diverse range of authors, highlighting both the failures and lasting impacts o...
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