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Inside Greek U.
Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2007
Popular culture portrays college Greek organizations as a training ground for malevolent young aristocrats. Films such as Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Old School, and Legally Blonde reinforce this stereotype, but they fail to depict the enduring influence of these organizations on their members....
Back To School Tips
The Nation's Most Influential Sourcebook On Back To School Clothes, School Tips, What To Get For Back To School, High School Tips and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2013
Discover everything you need to know about back to school tips, back to school clothes, school tips, what to get for back to school, high school tips, advice for parents.
by Tom Betsy
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?
Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's.
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline...
Making Civics Count
Citizenship Education for a New Generation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
"By nearly every measure, Americans are less engaged in their communities and political activity than generations past.” So write the editors of this volume, who survey the current practices and history of citizenship education in the United States.
They argue that the current period...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
The second edition of the Handbook of Motivation at School presents an integrated compilation of theory and research in the field. With chapters by leading experts, this book covers the major theoretical perspectives in the field as well as their application to instruction, learning, and social adjustment...
The Prison Path
School Practices that Hurt Our Youth
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
The Prison Path: School Practices that Hurt Our Youth takes a unique and unapologetic look into the practices, social norms, construction, and policies within our schools that mirror prisons. From the physical building to the labeling and placement of special education students, schools are reflecting...
by Murray Spiegel
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?
Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's.
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each...
Funds of Knowledge
Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2006
The concept of "funds of knowledge" is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge,...
America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities
Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2004
The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults. Recognizing that many teenagers are left by adults to socialize themselves...
Tackling Bullying in Athletics
Best Practices for Modeling Appropriate Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Bullying prevention is a priority for all who work with our youth in our schools, parks, organizations, and athletic fields. Tackling Bullying in Athletics will help athletic directors, coaches, parents, and all those who help youth enjoy the benefits of sports by detailing how they can provide a...
The Gap-Year Advantage
Helping Your Child Benefit from Time Off Before or During College
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
"I'm not ready for college yet..."
Those words need not cause panic and fear for parents. Taking time off before or during college is no longer the road less traveled for many students in the United States. A gap year offers students the opportunity to gain focus and discipline, learn...
Think Again
A Philosophical Approach to Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Contemporary education is held captive by an obsession with assessment. The culture of 'teaching-to-the-test' and 'spoon-feeding' has distorted the purpose of teaching and destroyed the joy of free enquiry.
This book offers practical advice on how to use philosophy as the cornerstone of a new...
True Gentlemen
The Broken Pledge of America's Fraternities
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
An exclusive look inside the power and politics of college fraternities in America as they struggle to survive despite growing waves of criticism and outrage.
College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. Once a mainstay of campus life, fraternities are now subject to withering...
Cockeyed Education
A Case Method Primer
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Should educators pay students? Should they make them wear sunglasses, regulate their clothing, allow them to bring animals into classrooms, discourage them from playing videogames, or transform their schools into gymnasiums? These are some of the suggestions that Cockeyed Education examines. This...