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Understanding History by Rosalyn Ashby; Peter Gordon; Peter Lee
RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 180.00This book examines students' ideas about the discipline of history and the knowledge it produces. It also looks in detail at teachers' own ideas about teaching. more...
External Audiences for Test-Based Accountabilityby Laura Hamilton; Brian Stecher
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Little has been written about the interaction of the No Child Left Behind Act with external audiences that have no formal connections with the schools. This study focuses on print journalists and foundation program officers, who frequently use data from schools and districts in their work. more...
A Policy Maker's Guide to International Achievement Studiesby Margaret Forster
Australian Council for Educational Research 2000; US$ 14.95This guide provides policy makers with research-based information about international achievement studies. Good decision-making at all levels of an education system is facilitated by easily accessible, relevant, and reliable information. Many indicators provide useful input to educational decision-making; but the most important indicators are those which address the central concern of education: the promotion of student learning. Education systems monitor student learning?with the fundamental intention of promoting learning by collecting, analysing and reporting student achievement data. Given that state, national and international achievement studies are both time consuming and expensive, it seems prudent to reflect on this effort: What... more...
ASCD 1984?2004by ASCD
ASCD 2004; US$ 15.95An overview of the last 20 years of Association history and a look at how ASCD plans to work on behalf of tomorrow's educators and students. more...
Educational Studiesby Derek Kassem; Emmanuel Mufti; John Robinson
McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 45.98Provides an account of key issues in education. This text includes key features such as: themed sections with introductions to link issues discussed in each chapter; use of specific examples of educational diversity to illustrate how concerns such as ethnicity, gender and class operate in educational institutions; and more. more...
Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adultsby OECD Publishing; Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 33.00Many adults in OECD countries have low language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills. The consequences of these low foundation skills span the economic, health and social well-being of individuals, families and communities. Investment in this sector of adult education is therefore crucial. This study looks specifically inside the programmes for adult LLN learners, with a focus on formative assessment. Drawing upon evidence gathered in country reports, exemplary case studies and international lite more...
Redeeming Cultureby James Gilbert
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 22.50In this intriguing history, James Gilbert examines the confrontation between modern science and religion as these disparate, sometimes hostile modes of thought clashed in the arena of American culture. Beginning in 1925 with the infamous Scopes trial, Gilbert traces nearly forty years of competing attitudes toward science and religion. "Anyone seriously interested in the history of current controversies involving religion and science will find Gilbert's book invaluable."—Peter J. Causton, Boston Book Review " Redeeming Culture provides some fascinating background for understanding the interactions of science and religion in the United States. . . . Intriguing pictures of some of the highlights in this cultural exchange."—George... more...
Mapping the Higher Education Landscapeby F. van Vught
Springer 2009; US$ 139.00Offering a contribution to the international discussion on higher education globalization and worldwide rankings of higher education institutions, this title criticizes the existing one-dimensional and aggregated international ranking models and suggests a fresh approach of multi-dimensional mapping of higher education institutions. more...
Why Not the Best Schools? The China Reportby Yong Zhao; Ruhui Ni; Wei Qiu
Australian Council for Educational Research 2009; US$ 29.95Why Not the Best Schools?: The China Report is part of a set of six country reports that support Why Not the Best Schools? by Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris (ACER Press 2008). Why Not the Best Schools? draws on the findings of the International Project to Frame the transformation of Schools conducted in Australia, China, England, Finland, the United States and Wales. The China Report contains five case studies of successful schools in China and examines the reasons behind their success. more...
Why Not the Best Schools? The England Reportby Michael Goodfellow; Michael Walton
Australian Council for Educational Research 2009; US$ 29.95Why Not the Best Schools?: The England Report is part of a set of six country reports that support Why Not the Best Schools? by Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris (ACER Press 2008). Why Not the Best Schools? draws on the findings of the International Project to Frame the Transformation of Schools conducted in Australia, China, England, Finland, the United States and Wales. The England Report contains five case studies of successful schools in England and examines the reasons behind their success. more...









