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  • Small Schools, Education, and the Importance of Communityby Tim L. Adsit

    R&L Education 2011; US$ 27.99

    This book focuses on three successful approaches for using the school as a catalyst for community development and revitalization, particularly in rural areas. The strategies also work well in suburban and urban areas. Succesful case studies are also included. more...

  • Education and Corporate Social Responsibilityby Jamilah Ahmad; David Crowther

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013; US$ 114.95

    This volume examines the practice of embedding corporate social responsibility into academic curricula. more...

  • After the Bellby Karen Albright; Dalton Conley

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95

    Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools. With contributions from such figures as Jeanne Brooks-Gunn,... more...

  • How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Parentsby Maryln S. Appelbaum

    SAGE Publications 2009; US$ 27.95

    Establish cooperative relationships with all parents?even the most difficult ones?by using the author?s proven communication strategies, supported by sample forms, letters, scenarios, and vignettes. more...

  • Schools and Communityby Dr James Arthur; Richard Bailey

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 53.95

    Communitarianism, as a movement, is clearly a dominant theme within New Labour's educational policy. How does this affect education and the life and work of schools? Research has shown that there is a correlation between academic achievement and the strength of community life and awareness within a school. The aim of this book, therefore, is to introduce... more...

  • Gender and Education in Chinaby Paul J. Bailey

    Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95

    Gender and Education in China analyzes the significance, impact and nature of women's public education in China from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century. Educational change was an integral aspect of the early twentieth century state-building and modernizing reforms implemented by the Qing dynasty as a means of strengthening the foundations... more...

  • Building Partnerships for Service-Learningby Barbara Jacoby and Associates

    Wiley 2003; US$ 42.00

    It is clear that service-learning has the potential to yield tremendous benefits to students, communities, and institutions of higher education. Increased student learning has been well documented. As communities gain new energy to meet their needs and greater capacity to capitalize on their assets, service-learning enables higher education to fulfill... more...

  • Student Engagement Techniquesby Elizabeth F. Barkley

    Wiley 2009; US$ 40.00

    Keeping students involved, motivated, and actively learning is challenging educators across the country,yet good advice on how to accomplish this has not been readily available. Student Engagement Techniques is a comprehensive resource that offers college teachers a dynamic model for engaging students and includes over one hundred tips, strategies,... more...

  • Becoming an Engaged Campusby Carole A. Beere; James C. Votruba; Gail W. Wells; Lee S. Shulman

    Wiley 2011; US$ 42.00

    There is a trend to have universities make a stronger commitment to community engagement. This book offers a how-to resource for campus leaders who want to take a strategic approach to creating change within the university and in relation to the community. It emphasizes what to do to expand community engagement at the university, and explains how... more...

  • Die dienstliche Beurteilungby Frank Bieler; Jürgen Lorse

    Erich Schmidt Verlag 2013; US$ 62.55

    Hauptbeschreibung 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...