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From Crayons to Condoms
Midpoint Trade Books 2008; US$ 14.99The American public school system, once the envy of the world, is now a cesspool of political correctness, ineptitude and violence, yet its administrators demand - and receive - far more funding per child than do higher-performing private and religious schools. From "teachers" who can barely comprehend English to the elevation of foreign... more...
Faces of Learning
Wiley 2011; US$ 19.95Inspirational stories of engaging, real-life educational experiences Everyone has a personal learning story, a time when they became actively engaged in their own education. Maybe it was an especially challenging teacher, or a uniquely supportive environment, or a collaborative classroom. In Faces of Learning , both well-known public figures, such... more...
Saving Higher Education
Wiley 2011; US$ 42.00Colleges and universities are under pressure from the government, students, and parents to make higher education more efficient and cost-effective. Based on Southern New Hampshire University’s highly successful competency-based three-year bachelors degree program—the longest running in the country—this book provides a blueprint for... more...
The Old Boys Network
Short Books 2011; US$ 14.57John Rae was one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in British education. His reputation as a great reformer was forged during his 16 years as headmaster of Westminster School, in the 1970s and early 1980s. And his candid account of that turbulent period ? recorded at the time in handwritten diaries ? seems as fresh and relevant today... more...
The Idea of the American University
Lexington Books 2010; US$ 59.99As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis. This... more...
21st Century Skills
Wiley 2009; US$ 19.95The new building blocks for learning in a complex world This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic... more...
Reconceptualising Evaluation In Higher Education
McGraw-Hill Education 2011; US$ 203.00There is high investment in projects that enhance the quality of teaching and learning within the higher education sector. These projects require evaluation, but the higher education sector has not conceptualized such evaluation work. This book aims to aid understanding, drawing on a set of evaluative practices to foster understanding. more...
Assessment Reform in Education
Springer 2011; US$ 109.99This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning. This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended)... more...
Can I Be in Your Class?
R&L Education 2011; US$ 16.95Can I Be In Your Class? offers secondary teachers tips and techniques to invigorate instruction and create an atmosphere conducive to active learning and extraordinary teaching. Each chapter opens with an illustrative anecdote and highlights a different educational area. more...
Research Perspectives on Education for the Future
eContent Management Pty Ltd 2003; US$ 68.00To be added more...









