Kidnapped: Webster's Arabic Thesaurus Edition
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Psychology and You Workbook
by Judith W McMahon, Frank B McMahon, and Tony Romano
Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over what is the "right" way to help children learn to read.Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over the "right" way to help children learn to read. Drawing on a rich array of research on the nature and development of reading proficiency, Adams shows educators that they need not remain trapped in the phonics versus teaching-for-meaning dilemma. She proposes that phonics can w...
Reclaiming the Fire
by Clifford Mayes, Mark Grandstaff, and Alexandra Fidyk
This book examines six psychological and spiritual giants that were working a half century ago whose insights are as powerful today as they were then-perhaps even more so given the current corporate agenda to standardize education and thereby take the soul out of it. Indeed, it is precisely because we are so aware of the impossible demands placed upon teachers these days, which overtax already valiantly devoted and terribly overworked teachers and which also continue to ignore the fact that the...
Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice
This essential resource helps educators tackle the most common and challenging dilemmas that arise in today's classroom - such as diversity, privilege, and intersectionality. This book examines common challenges that arise for educators teaching social justice and diversity-related courses and offers best practices for addressing them. Contributors cover issues such as the many roles instructors play, inside and outside of college and university classrooms, for example, in handling personal th...
Some Motives in Pagan Education Compared with the Christian Ideal
by Mary Katharine McCarthy
Education as a Science, first published in 1878, presents a systematic treatment of the process of education, seen as a logically cogent and scientifically valid method for the development of a person: it thus must encompass not only basic cognitive skills such as grammar and arithmetic, but also include instruction in morality, art and literature. Particular attention is given to the prevailing circumstances and routines that together ensure successful education, and a detailed discussion of t...
A Study of Visual-Motor Development of Children in Hong Kong
by Suk-Wah Sarah Pong Leung
Relation Between Language Proficiency, Retention and the Medium of Instruction in Primary Schools
by Wai-Han Wong Leung
Attribution of Ability and Effort Under Competitive and Individualistic Goal Structures
by Sun-Sun Margaret Ng
The Effects of Instructional Style on Learning Motivation and Classroom Behaviour
by Siu-Kan Felix Chan
The Acquisition of Deictic Terms in Chinese Children
by Shuk-Mei Angela Lai
American Public Education and the Responsibility of Its Citizens
by Sarah M. Stitzlein
Best Practices in Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
This book provides a showcase for "best practices" in teaching statistics and research methods in two- and four-year colleges and universities. A helpful resource for teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced statistics and/or methods, the book features coverage of: ways to integrate these courses; how to promote ethical conduct; how to create writing intensive programs; novel tools and activities to get students involved; strategies for teaching online courses and computer applications;...