Counseling Guidance category: 1714 books
A Degree Fast! For pennies on the dollar
12 Secret Strategies to Help Your Child Get a Degree in Half the Time - at Half the Cost to You
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Only 10 percent of college freshmen earn a bachelor’s degree in four years.
In A Degree Fast: for pennies on the dollar, jobs and education reporter Shelley Owens has a dozen strategies to beat the odds and earn that degree in half the time at half the...
by Torin M. Finser
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1994
This is a lively, colorful, and absorbing account of a class teacher's journey with his class, from first grade through the eighth grade in a Waldorf school. Straightforward and humorous, School as a Journey provides an excellent introduction to the daily activities of a Waldorf school classroom. Torin...
Teaching What You're Not
Identity Politics in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1996
Can whites teach African-American literature effectively and legitimately? What is at issue when a man teaches a women's studies course? How effectively can a straight woman educate students about gay and lesbian history? What are the political implications of the study of the colonizers by the colonized?...
Mental Health in Schools
A Guide to Pastoral & Curriculum Provision
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2006
'A clearly written, well-structured and practical account of how to help and support children and young people with mental health problems, and those at risk of developing such problems... The book concludes with an excellent listing of organisations and resources' - SENCO Update
'A highly...
Does Quality Pay?
Benefits of Attending a High-Cost, Prestigious College
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Previous research has generally shown a very small although statistically significant economic benefit from attending high-quality colleges. This small effect was at odds with what students' college choice and various social theories would seem to suggest. This study sought to reconcile the empirical...
Making It Work! How to effectively manage maternity leave career transitions
An Employer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Making It Work! How to Effectively Manage Maternity Leave Career Transitions: An Employer’s Guide was developed for anyone who employs, leads, manages, trains, coaches, or otherwise supports pregnant, adoptive, and parenting women in the workplace; including, but not limited to, Human Resource...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Education is expanding to include a stronger focus on the practical application of classroom lessons in an effort to prepare the next generation of scholars for a changing world economy centered on collaborative and problem-solving skills for the digital age. The Handbook of Research on Technology...
The Educational Philosophy of Elijah Muhammad
Education for a New World
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
This work is the first to examine the educational philosophy of Elijah Muhammad, the patriarch of the Nation of Islam and a pivotal leader in America's history. This timely book outlines Elijah Muhammad's educational ideas in relation to critical pedagogy, multicultural education, and critical white...
Researching the Writing Center
Towards an Evidence-Based Practice, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Researching the Writing Center is the first book-length treatment of the research base for academic writing tutoring. The book reviews the current state of writing center scholarship, arguing that although practitioner-researchers continue to value anecdotal and experiential evidence, they must also...
by John Lees
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This book encourages you to start to make things happen in your career, packed with practical tips and advice.
Beyond Tourism
A Practical Guide to Meaningful Educational Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2004
If young people are to be adequately prepared for a complex and interdependent global society, educational experiences must consider the broader world in which teachers and their students live. Teachers can be central to the process of intercultural development, and must encourage and model an intercultural...
by Diane Pecorari, David Pimm
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
This is a practical book aimed at improving university teachers’ skills in addressing plagiarism in pedagogical and constructive ways.
by Torin M. Finser
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
All around us, we see living systems in plants, animals, and human beings. Our environment is alive, vibrant, and full of innate wisdom. Even the stars and planets speak in the language of ancient folklore to those who have ears to hear. Our very lives depend on this interdependence and on the myriad...
Dwelling on Delphi
Thinking Christianly About the Liberal Arts
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
Why the liberal arts are in decline and why you should care.
What are the intellectual and spiritual roots of liberal arts learning in the West?
Why a liberal arts education rooted in the Great Books is the best education and where you can find it today.
Where despite the truth that we are on the edge of the abyss.