Harvard Education Press: 98 books
New Directions in Special Education
Eliminating Ableism in Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
A comprehensive study that is also practical and realistic, New Directions in Special Education outlines principles for decisionmaking about special education at every level—from the family to the classroom, school, and district—and for state and federal policy.
With this volume, leading...
Moderating the Debate
Rationality and the Promise of American Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Moderating the Debate is a major statement on education research, policy, and reform that will be required reading for everyone with a stake in improving America's schools.
This eloquent book examines the complex—and often problematic—relations between education research, policy, and practice,...
How Did You Get Here?
Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
When their children were young, several parents interviewed in this book were told “you can’t expect much from your child.” As they got older, the kids themselves often heard the same thing: that as children with disabilities, academic success would be elusive, if not impossible, for them.
How...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
The Futures of School Reform represents the culminating work of a three-year discussion among national education leaders convened by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Based on the recognition that current education reform efforts have reached their limits, the volume maps out a variety...
Make Me!
Understanding and Engaging Student Resistance in School
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
In this groundbreaking book, Eric Toshalis explores student resistance through a variety of perspectives, arguing that oppositional behaviors can be not only instructive but productive. All too often treated as a matter of compliance, student resistance can also be understood as a form of engagement,...
Dilemmas of Educational Ethics
Cases and Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019
Educators and policy makers confront challenging questions of ethics, justice, and equity on a regular basis. Should teachers retain a struggling student if it means she will most certainly drop out? Should an assignment plan favor middle-class families if it means strengthening the school system...
Leading Instructional Rounds in Education
A Facilitator’s Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Instructional rounds is a powerful form of professional learning aimed at helping schools and systems develop the capacity to educate all children to high levels. In this practical book, Thomas Fowler-Finn, an experienced consultant who has worked closely with the Harvard team that pioneered instructional...
Strategic Priorities for School Improvement
No. 6 in the Harvard Education Letter Spotlight Series
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Organized around the four key areas outlined in the U. S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top program, Strategic Priorities for School Improvement presents a collection of seminal articles on standards and assessment; using data to improve learning; recruiting and retaining great teachers...
Achieving Coherence in District Improvement
Managing the Relationship Between the Central Office and Schools
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Achieving Coherence in District Improvement focuses on a problem of practice faced by educational leaders across the nation: how to effectively manage the relationship between the central office and schools. The book is based on a study of five large urban districts that have demonstrated improvement...
Reinventing Higher Education
The Promise of Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The inspiration for this timely book is the pressing need for fresh ideas and innovations in U.S. higher education. At the heart of the volume is the realization that higher education must evolve in fundamental ways if it is to respond to changing professional, economic, and technological circumstances,...
Universal Design in Higher Education
From Principles to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Universal Design in Higher Education looks at the design of physical and technological environments at institutions of higher education; at issues pertaining to curriculum and instruction; and at the full array of student services.
Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide...
by William Zumeta, David W. Breneman, Patrick M. Callan
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
This ambitious book grows out of the realization that a convergence of economic, demographic, and political forces in the early twenty-first century requires a fundamental reexamination of the financing of American higher education.
The authors identify and address basic issues and trends that...
by Frederick M. Hess
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
In Letters to a Young Education Reformer, Frederick M. Hess distills knowledge from twenty-five years of working in and around school reform. Inspired by his conversations with young, would-be reformers who are passionate about transforming education, the book offers a window into Hess’s thinking...
Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools
The Politics of Education Reform
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
April 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has provided the foundation of federal education policy in the United States. In Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools, longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines...