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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book brings together the voices of leading English Education researchers who work to offer views into the changing landscape of English as a result of the use of digital media in classrooms, out of school settings, universities and other contexts in which readers and writers work. But, as in...
ServiceLearning for Diverse Communities
Critical Pedagogy and Mentoring English Language Learners
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
This book on servicelearning for preservice teachers learning (TESOL) techniques addresses the needs of the ELLs in the United States the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Our schools and communities are greatly Impacted by this changing population. This book details a highly...
Educational Leadership and Organizational Management
Linking Theories to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This book is intended for students, leaders and managers who wish to explore the personal relevance and conceptual bases of educational leadership and organizational management and to develop their expertise in this field. It is a book written for both scholars and practitioners. The general public...
The Educator's Guide to Linguistics
A Textbook for Language Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This book provides an accessible and readerfriendly overview of linguistic research. The meaning of complex linguistic concepts is illuminated with the help of engaging stories, analogies, and graphics. The book brings theoretical discussion to life by citing familiar bits of language such as names...
What Works in Distance Learning
Sample Lessons Based on Guidelines
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
The purpose of this book is to document sample lessons based on our What Works in Distance Learning: Guidelines (O'Neil, 2005). The intent is to provide an instantiation of our various distance learning guidelines. An overarching goal of our research was to create a robust and clear set of design...
Distance Education
Statewide, Institutional, and International Applications of Distance Education, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Distance Learning journal is a premiere outlet for articles featuring practical applications of distance education in states, institutions, and countries. Distance Education: Statewide, Institutional, and International Applications of Distance Education, 2nd Edition is a collection of readings from Distance Learning journal written by practitioners for practitioners.
The Power of Learning from Inquiry
Teacher Research as a Professional Development Tool in Multilingual Schools
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
The power of teacher inquiry is revealed when educators examine their practices with the purpose of making necessary changes to improve the learning opportunities of their multilingual students, and working conditions in schools. Dr. NevárezLa Torre, proposes a model for conducting classroom inquiry...
Critical Perspectives on Black Education
Spirituality, Religion and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
While nation engages in debates concerning central issues of religion and religious diversity in education, the historic saliency of religion and spirituality in the Black community and in the education of its children continues to be largely ignored. Historically, religion and spirituality were foundational...
Children, Childhood and Everyday Life
Children’s Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Children live their lives across various social settings, including homes, kindergartens, schools and different kinds of institutions. The different contributions of this book focus on children’s perspectives, and on how children learn and develop through taking part in activities in social communities...
Language of the Land
Policy, Politics, Identity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The idea for this volume arose out of a need for a treatment of the interplay between language and ethnonationalism within both formal and nonformal educational settings. In no way intended to be exhaustive in scope, the contents give the reader a critical overview of issues related to language, cultural...
Culture and Social Change
Transforming Society through the Power of Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
This book brings together social sciencists to create an interdisciplinary dialogue on the topic of social change as a cultural process. Culture is as much about novelty as it is about tradition, as much about change as it is about stability. This dynamic tension is analyzed in collective protests, intergroup...
by James Pelech
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
In the past twenty years, the importance of reflection has been recognized by all professions, especially the education profession. In the field of education, terms and practices such as reflective practice, action research, joumaling, collaborative observation, professional development, peer observation,...
Conflicts, Disputes, and Tensions Between Identity Groups
What Modern School Leaders Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
This book is intended for use in professional courses of study and workshops in fields such as education administration, public administration, sports administration, law enforcement, allied health and social work, human resource management, and other fields in which groups from diverse backgrounds...
by Erik Malewski, Nathalia Jaramillo
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Epistemologies of Ignorance provide educators a distinct epistemological view on questions of marginalization, oppression, relations of power and dominance, difference, philosophy, and even death among our youth. The authors of this edited collection challenge the ambivalence ignorance found in the...