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Education for Development or Underdevelopment?
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 41.95How critical is education in the development struggle of a third world country? Responding to popular demands for more accessible education, the Guyanese government instituted numerous educational reforms, hoping to promote economic growth in both the modern and the traditional sectors of the economy. Many in the traditional sector, however, saw... more...
Diverse by Design
Utah State University Press 2010; US$ 24.00Diversity, despite what we say, disturbs us. In the U.S., we debate linguistic rights, the need for an official language, and educational policies for language minority students. On the one hand, we believe in the rights of individuals, including (at least in the academy) the right to one’s own language. On the other hand, we sponsor... more...
Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners
ASCD 2011; US$ 30.95Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners provides teachers with a wealth of tools and strategies for communicating with the parents of Latino English language learners and learning more about their communities. more...
Teaching Happiness and Well-Being in Schools
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 140.00There has recently been an explosion of interest in positive psychology and the teaching of well-being and ‘happiness’ in the PSHE world in schools and many teachers are looking for clear information on how to implement these potentially life-changing ideas in the classroom. This book provides an introduction to the theory of positive psychology... more...
Values, Education and the Human World
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 21.99The essays in this book consist of revised versions of Victor Cook Memorial Lectures delivered in the universities of St. Andrews, London, Cambridge, Aberdeen, Oxford, Glasgow and Leeds.? more...
Racialized Identities
Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 22.95As students navigate learning and begin to establish a sense of self, local surroundings can have a major influence on the range of choices they make about who they are and who they want to be. This book investigates how various constructions of identity can influence educational achievement for African American students, both within and outside school.... more...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 89.00This exhaustive analysis of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout history discusses the institutions and the major events, individuals, and organizations that have contributed to their existence. more...
Kinder, die nicht aufgeben
Tectum Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung "Zoff" zu Hause, Alkoholexzesse in der Familie, Arbeitslosigkeit der Eltern, Vernachlässigung, Armut, aber auch die Pubertät, Schulangst, Mobbing und gar nicht so selten körperliche und psychische Gewalt belasten viele Mädchen und Jungen in Deutschland. Ihnen fehlt alles, was zu einer gesunden Entwicklung wichtig scheint. Torkeln... more...
Stonewall's Legacy
Wiley 2011; US$ 29.00Contemporary American colleges are increasingly queer places, where significant steps toward inclusion of BGLT students have been made. Tracing the journey of BGLT students' emergence, which parallels the modern gay rights movement in America, this monograph provides an overview of data and theory derived from studying BGLT students and student movements... more...
Dream Not of Other Worlds
University of Iowa Press 2007; US$ 24.95When Huston Diehl began teaching a fourth-grade class in a "Negro" elementary school in rural Louisa County, Virginia, the school?s white superintendent assured her that he didn't expect her to teach "those children" anything. She soon discovered how these low expectations, widely shared by the white community, impeded her students' ability to learn.... more...









