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School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Westview Press 2010; US$ 53.00Updated and revised throughout, Joyce Epstein?s classic book provides a framework for thinking about, talking about, and actually building comprehensive programs for school and family partnerships. more...
Student learning from community engagement
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 199.00While the different forms of student-community engagement emerge from a range different histories they share the aim of developing more rounded and competent professionals and value both academic and practitioner knowledge. Although such programmes are not new they are becoming more significant internationally, particularly in relation to questions... more...
Die dienstliche Beurteilung
Erich Schmidt Verlag 2013; US$ 62.55Hauptbeschreibung Die transparente und rechtlich unangreifbare Leistungsmessung und -bewertung ist eine Daueraufgabe für das gesamte Personalmanagement des öffentlichen Dienstes. Die dienstliche Beurteilung ist aus der Sicht der Rechtsprechung das Schlüsselinstrument, um diese Aufgabe zu erfüllen. Das Buch "Die dienstliche Beurteilung" von Bieler/Lorse... more...
Expertise Versus Responsiveness In Children's Worlds
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 58.95A collection of papers which form the 1996 Yearbook of the Politics of Education Association, and explore the confusions and demands of the pact between families, communities and schools. The authors look at the school's obligations as a social institution, and reveal the counter-cultural nature of schooling in various international settings. more...
How to Establish a High School Service Learning Program
ASCD 1994; US$ 7.95This is a highly practical book for anyone who is interested in establishing or maintaining a service learning program at the high school level. It comes at an opportune moment, following the recent passage of the National and Community Service Act of 1993. The book explains the origins, purpose, goals, and principles of service learning; discusses... more...
Quick Hits for Educating Citizens
Indiana University Press 2006; US$ 15.95"[This volume] makes the statement that democracy matters, that engagement in the community is essential to maintain our democratic values, and that civic engagement plays a significant role in educating our citizens." -- Sharon Hamilton and Robert Orr, Directors, Indiana University Faculty Colloquium... more...
Spirit of the School
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 140.00This book gives a unique insight into spirituality within the school environment and the wide ranging influences it has on all parties involved.Recent interest in personalized learning and the issues raised by Every Child Matters have led to renewed enthusiasm for the more personal and holistic aspects of schooling. This fascinating monograph draws... more...
School, Community and Lifelong Learning
Continuum International Publishing 1998; US$ 150.00A volume which argues that, in order to give children the positive, successful and enthusiastic start in life that is necessary as a basis for the ideal of "lifelong learning", schools must be prepared to engage the community actively, while undertaking radical self-appraisal and renewal. more...
Les universités et la ville au Moyen Âge
BRILL 2007; US$ 141.00The incorporation of universities into medieval cities produced specific difficulties for and benefits to urban communities. Ranging from Coimbra to Prague, the case studies collected in this volume examine the particular forms of contact between two institutions which marked the Middle Ages. more...









