People and Sustainable Organization
The world is dealing with a historical turning point. The old ways of doing things do not seem to suffice anymore. Solutions aiming at permanent and limitless growth appear less and less probable. Individuals, companies, and countries are faced with the existing business models that no longer fit the needs of the contemporary individual and society. New, innovative models are needed. How can this be achieved? There are many novelties: technological solutions and most of all computers which are n...
Powerful Social Studies for Elementary Students
by Janet Alleman, Anne-Lise Halvorsen, and Jere Brophy
Ideal whether you're a pre-service or in-service teacher, POWERFUL SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS outlines ways to select content and teach history, geography, and social sciences meaningfully. It combines theory and research with examples from classroom practice. The fourth edition emphasizes the importance of using developmentally appropriate content and methods when helping students to develop social understanding and prepare for civic life. It also includes a solid research base, use...
How to Develop Entrepreneurial Graduates, Ideas and Ventures (How To Guides)
Charged with developing learning, teaching and assessment practices that go beyond delivering discipline-specific subject knowledge, the demands on entrepreneurial educators have increased in recent decades. This guide will help educators develop more entrepreneurial graduates by demonstrating how they can equip learners with key competencies such as team working, creativity, problem solving, and opportunity recognition. This engaging How to Guide shares the journeys of educators working within...
Colombia 2014 (OECD Environmental Performance Reviews)
For one/two-semester courses in Legal Document Preparation. This combination text/workbook/reference provides a well-rounded overview of the procedures to follow in producing legal documents in six areas of law, general legal correspondence, and miscellaneous documents. Students gain hands-on experience formatting and producing documents using any software package, word processor, electronic typewriter, or standard typewriter.
What We Know About Cscl and Implementing it in Higher Education
by Jan-Willem Strijbos, Paul Arthur Kirschner, and Rob Martens
Globalization and Education
This book presents the results of a joint meeting organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences where renowned international scholars discussed the importance of education in an increasingly globalized world. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including immigration, education in developing countries, knowledge transfer, social, economic, cultural, and political conditions in global education, technology, communication, access to information a...
Examensnoten, Studiendauer, Ausbildungsverlauf sind fur alle im akademischen Bereich Tatigen ausserst relevante Grossen. Zielgerichtetes Studieren erfordert eine effiziente Gestaltung des Studiums. Mit Hilfe statistischer Verfahren werden Einflussfaktoren auf den Studienerfolg ermittelt und analysiert, so dass die vorliegende Arbeit Ansatzpunkte zur Studiengestaltung geben kann."
"Which MBA?" is the most authoritative and prestigious guide to MBAs and other executive education programs on the market. New to this edition is a focus on the skills that every executive of the future will need, as well as a new orientation that highlights the growing sectors of executive programmes and part-time and distance MBAs.
101 Tips for Scoring High on the GMAT
by Professor Thomas H Martinson
Why Community Colleges Are Underserving Their Students
by Andrew S Rosen
Resources for Creative Teaching
by Darlene Softley Hamilton, JoAnnne Deal Hicks, and Bonnie Mack Flemming
This resource handbook is designed as a reliable compilation of curriculum ideas that can be used by early childhood educators everywhere -- student teachers, paraprofessionals, in-service teachers, college instructors, and especially parents. It provides Early Childhood Educators with the means to plan for and develop a curriculum in which children individually and in groups can learn through a wide range of experiences.