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Digital Competence Development in Higher Education
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
This book seeks to foster the successful incorporation of digital competence in Bologna-adapted language degrees. To this end, it pools the insights of a set of international practitioners and investigators who report on classroom- and research-based experiences which have integrated ICT (information...
Adolescent Emotions: Development, Morality, and Adaptation
New Directions for Youth Development, Number 136
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Take an in depth look at how emotions relate to adolescents’ decision making, reasoning, and behavior in morally relevant situations. It provides a summary of current research on emotions, morality, and adaptive behaviors. Furthermore, it discusses new approaches to research on emotions, morality,...
Poverty, Class, and Schooling
Global Perspectives on Economic Justice and Educational Equity
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice is an international research monograph series of scholarly works that primarily focus on empowering students (children, adolescents, and young adults) from diverse current circumstances and historic beliefs and traditions...
Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
**In the era of #metoo, a clear-eyed, sharp look at rape culture, sexual assault, harassment and violence against women--and what we can do about it.
"A timely and brilliant book." (Jessica Valenti)**
Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's...
Blackballed
The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
"College" is a word that means many things to many people: a space for knowledge, a place to gain lifelong friends, and an opportunity to transcend one's socioeconomic station. Today, though, this word also recalls a slew of headlines that have revealed a dark and persistent world of racial...
by Lorraine Jorgensen-Zimney
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Hopefully MEMORIES of One-Room Schools will be enjoyed by anyone that ever attended these schools, knows of anyone that did or is interested in history. Some of the things included are a brief history of one-room schools and the special state program that was legislated to solve the teacher shortage....
Youth Moves
Identities and Education in Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
This fascinating collection of original essays seeks to address the possibilities and dangers of young people's transnational, commodified identities; how society and educational institutions might respond to these new identities; and the consequences for democratic practices and the public sphere....
#NeverAgain
A New Generation Draws the Line
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From two survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement.
On February 14, 2018, seventeen-year-old David Hogg and his fourteen-year-old sister, Lauren, went to school...
Journeys of Social Justice
Women of Color Presidents in the Academy
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2019
This edited volume documents the unique experiences of women of color in higher education administration. From full professors, senior administrators, deans, presidents, and chancellors, women of color share their social justice journeys to leadership roles in the academy. With a focus on women of...
Campus Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Universities are usually considered bastions of the free exchange of ideas, but a recent tide of demonstrations across college campuses has called this belief into question, and with serious consequences. Such a wave of protests hasn't been seen since the campus free speech demonstrations of the 1960s,...
SAT Exam
With This SAT Exam Secrets Study Guide You Will Learn Expert Advice On Acing The SAT Math, SAT Chemistry, SAT Vocabulary and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2013
Do you worried about not passing your SAT exam? With this star power guide you'll gain insight about SAT math, SAT chemistry, SAT vocabulary and so you will have the confidence you need inorder to ace the test.
by Ralph Henley, Daniel Hemenway
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2002
With the self defense for children e-book, we can eliminate that that nagging fear of your children being bullied! Your child being picked on can be fixed quickly and easily. This book was written by experts who can transform your most precious treasure into confident students who are no longer a target....
by Janice J. Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
What does a funeral director do with their day?
Why would one want to go into funeral service?
Find out what, why and much more in this entertaining memoir from a funeral director who loved her job.
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Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Academic literacy used to be considered a complex set of skills that develop automatically as a by-product of academic socialization. Since the Bologna Reform with its shorter degree programmes, however, it has been realized that these skills need to be fostered actively. Simultaneously, writing skills...