Information Age Publishing imprint: 1717 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Transforming Teacher Education through ServiceLearning provides a fresh look at educational reform through the lens of teacher preparation. It poses the question “Why servicelearning now?” as it discusses the meaningful ways servicelearning pedagogy can transform the approaches used to prepare teachers...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Early childhood education has always been an enterprising one. Innovative models that provide connections among the family, community, and school of early childhood will continue to emerge through the years to acknowledge new educational ideologies, new social demands, and new knowledge. The issues...
The LusoAnarchist Reader
The Origins of Anarchism in Portugal and Brazil
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
No book has ever presented a selection of writings of anarchists from the Portuguese?speaking world to an English?speaking audience. In The Luso?Anarchist Reader, writings by feminist radicals such as Maria Lacerda de Moura and anarchist communists such as Neno Vasco are made available in English for...
For the People
A Documentary History of The Struggle for Peace and Justice in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
For the People is a historical docutext that examines the evolution of the struggle for peace and justice in America's past, from precolonial times to the present. Each chapter begins with a brief historical introduction followed by a series of primary source documents and questions to encourage student...
Voices of Pineland
Eugenics, Social Reform, and the Legacy of
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Voices of Pineland: Eugenics, Social Reform, and the Legacy of “Feeblemindedness” in Maine by Stephen Murphy tells the story of the Maine School for the Feebleminded, later known as Pineland Hospital and Training Center. Based on an in depth analysis of annual institutional reports, newspaper clippings,...
by Jennifer L. S. Chandler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Analyzing experiences of White mothers of daughters and sons of color across the U. S., Chandler provides an insider’s view of the complex ways in which Whiteness norms appear and operate. Through uncovering and analyzing Whiteness norms occurring across motherhood stages, Chandler has developed a...
Case Studies for the New Professor
Surviving the Jungle of the Academy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
For many academics preparing to enter into the world of teaching and scholarly work in higher education institutions, formal graduate education provides discipline specific content. However, there is a practical side of academic preparation that goes unaddressed. The overall objective of Case Studies...
Cultural Capital and Black Education
African American Communities and the Funding of Black
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
A discussion of the contributions made by African Americans to public and private black schools in the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries. It suggests that cultural capital from African American communities may be important for closing the gap in the funding of black schools in the 21st century.
American Educational History Journal
Volume 34 #1 & 2
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
The American Educational History Journal is a peer?reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The editors of AEHJ encourage communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions,...
Leaders for a Movement
Professional Preparation and Development of Middle Level Teachers and Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
This concise monograph addresses the expanding field of family involvement to out of school time (OST). OST may be defined as time outside of state required time limits for compulsory school attendance but time in which students are engaged in planned academic or enrichment activities. During the...
Communities of Practice Vol. 1
Creating Learning Environments for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
The aim of this set of books is to combine the best of current academic research into the use of Communities of Practice in education with "hands on" practitioner experience in order to provide teachers and academics with a convenient source of guidance and an incentive to work with and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web represents the culmination of work that emerged from 2013 Curriculum & Pedagogy annual conference. The notion of the hegemonic web is the defining theme of the volume. In this collection, authors struggle to unravel and take apart pieces of the complex...
Caribbean Discourse in Inclusive Education
Historical and Contemporary Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Caribbean Discourse in Inclusive Education is an edited book series that aims to give voice to Caribbean scholars, practitioners, and other professionals working in diverse classrooms. The book series is intended to provide an ongoing forum for Caribbean researchers, practitioners, and academics,...