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How to Establish a High School Service Learning Programby Judith T. Witmer; Carolyn S. Anderson
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 program design options and factors that need to be considered when establishing a program; offers guidance on starting and operating a program; and discusses how to handle common obstacles and challenges. Appendixes list other sources of valuable information. more...
Still Failing at Fairnessby David Sadker; Karen Zittleman
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 12.99Despite decades of effort to create fair classrooms and schools, gender bias is alive and well, and in some ways growing. School practices continue to send boys and girls down different life paths, too often treating them not as different genders but as different species. Teachers and parents often miss the subtle signs of sexism in classrooms. Through firsthand observations and up-to-the-minute research, Still Failing at Fairness brings the gender issue into focus. The authors provide an in-depth account of how girls' and boys' educations are compromised from elementary school through college, and offer practical advice for teachers and parents who want to make a positive difference. The authors examine today's pressing issues -- the... more...
Teaching and Learningby Marjorie Schiering; Drew Bogner; Jorun Buli-Holmberg
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 34.99Learners are multi-faceted, unique people. Discovering the whole individual is incumbent upon realizing the teaching/learning environments, common social and societal realities, and belief and value systems respective of academic and socio-societal factors that establish who one is as a learner and teacher. In Learning and Teaching, the authors offer practical strategies for interactive instruction to facilitate optimum learning. more...
Special Education Reformedby Harry Daniels
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 57.50In this volume, a respected group of researchers and practitioners, who share concerns for equity and excellence in education, write about their thoughts and concerns for the future of special needs education. more...
Understanding the Boysby John Head
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 47.50Attention is given to general aspects of learning and assessment before examining the response of boys to specific subjects within the curriculum. Personal, social and health education concerns are addressed. more...
Curriculum of the Futureby Michael F. D. Young
RoutledgeFalmer 1998; US$ 56.95Young argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, school-work issues and lifelong learning. more...
Understanding the Development of Inclusive Schoolsby Mel Ainscow
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 46.95This book compares and contrasts special needs approaches with school effectiveness strategies and sets out theories about inclusive schooling that arise out of a detailed scrutiny of practice. more...
Sexual Bullyingby Neil Duncan
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 52.95Sexual Bullying draws together a number of theories on gender, adolescent behaviour and schooling to examine the social processes at work in four comprehensive schools. more...
Improving School Attendanceby Eric Blyth; Judith Milner
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 57.95This book will be the first in several years concerned with non-attendance. Previously unpublished material in the book will provide a multi-disciplinary evaluation of practice at LEA, whole school and individual levels. more...
Gender, Policy and Educational Changeby Jane Salisbury; Sheila Riddell
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 64.95This book is an edited collection of chapters that aims to look at the developments that have taken place in recent years in gender policies. more...