Educational Systems and Structures Books

Understandings of sexuality and sex education have changed dramatically, and in this collection, the authors explore the various texts that were used to teach, to entertain, to sanction and to form a sexual standard for a nation. According to Nelson and...

Analyzing the growing importance of the transnational higher education landscape and the role of African universities, Koehn and Obamba show how transnational partnerships among universities can inform policy, strengthen synergies between knowledge...

Using policy analysis and case study approaches, Private Universities in Latin America examines the significant amounts of research and innovation being made available from private universities in Latin America.

Curriculum Studies in India examines Indian scholars in dialogue regarding their intellectual life histories and subjective investments in their field. With chapter introductions by William Pinar, scholars explore their intellectual history and present...

To help address the challenges of sustainable development, higher education institutions must transform themselves, bringing together best practice in quality management for tertiary education with best practice in education for sustainable development...

Research, Development, and Innovation in Asia Pacific Higher Education critically examines recent policies and practices adopted by governments and universities in Asia Pacific in promoting research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurial...

"Glocal" education melds the economic advantages of globalizing higher education with the benefits of incorporating local perspectives. This book explores glocal education's rationale; social, cultural, and economic foundations; key concepts;...

A unique, comparative survey of community-based research within a higher education context, featuring some of the top scholars in the field, this book brings together a global range of experiences with community-based research and engages the leaders in...

Scholars from three continents collaborate to create a truly global understanding of curriculum in the world's most populous country. This book discusses major topics in curriculum studies in China and shows how Chinese scholars understand their field's...

Through innovative analysis of theory and practice, this book offers refreshing critical perspectives on service-learning in higher education. It constructs a theoretical paradigm for service-learning which extends to critical pedagogy, and investigates...

The first ethnographic study of the trend toward religious, parochial schooling in urban Pakistan, this book provides data from over fifty-Karachi area schools to establish the complex reasons middle- and upper-class families enroll in religious Islamic...

This book examines the multiple relationships between education, pedagogy, and social change in Latin America and beyond through a discussion of critical theory in education and its uses in Latin American society today. An international group of...

This book provides a wealth of comparative information on social justice in higher education worldwide by examining how the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, the world's largest private fellowship program in higher education, has...

This book examines four theses regarding Asian higher education and development: interplay between cultural traditions, economic development, globalization, and the evolution of the 'hybrid' university. Top scholars evaluate these hypotheses and...

The definitive works of the professor and scholar, Donda West, are included in Donda's Rules. Chapters include her systems theory on composition and rhetoric, a resolution on ebonics, a community-based economic development plan, and her studies on...

The Invent to Learn Guide to Making in the K-3 Classroom: Why, How, and Wow! is a practical guide for primary school educators who want to inspire their students to embrace a tinkering mindset so they can invent fantastic contraptions. Veteran teacher...

Explores the varying influence of foreign policy recommendations on education reforms in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.International organizations have consistently influenced education reforms in Latin America, but not all countries have adopted the...

Test Scoring provides a summary of traditional true score test theory and modern item response theory related to scoring tests, as well as novel developments resulting from the integration of these approaches. The background material introduced in the...

This book presents research on religion-related dialogue in European schools and addresses the complex intersection of various factors supporting or hindering it. It was originally published as a special issue of the Religion & Education.

Liber ""De Agris Publicis Imperatoriisque Ab Augusti Tempore Usque Ad Finem Imperii Romani: Thesim Facultati Litterarum Parisiensi"" auctore Lecrivain, Charles Albert, est disquisitio historica de agris publicis et imperatoriis Romanorum ab Augusti...

Das Buch ""Das Kartenzeichnen im Geographischen Unterricht"" von Richard Lehmann wurde im Jahr 1891 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um ein Lehrbuch f�����r den geographischen Unterricht, das sich speziell mit dem Zeichnen von Karten besch�����ftigt...

Das Buch ""Das H������here Schulwesen: In Elsass-Lothringen (1878)"" von August Schneegans ist eine detaillierte Untersuchung des h������heren Schulsystems in der Region Elsass-Lothringen im sp�����ten 19. Jahrhundert. Der Autor beschreibt die Geschichte...

This book provides an explanation of the nature of the Indian university system, including its specificities and its peculiarities as well as exploring how they developed. It offers a historical and institutional perspective by singling out the forces...

Based on ethnographic and policy data collected over a ten-year span at a university in the People's Republic of China, this book analyses the history of English Language Teaching (ELT) polices in Chinese higher education. The book uses the university as...

This book explores the value of duoethnography to the study of interdisciplinary practice. Illustrating how dialogic and relational forms of research help to facilitate deeply emic, personal, and situated understandings of practice, the editors and...

Educational Learning and Development: Building and Enhancing Capacity explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. This is...

Holocaust education is a controversial and rapidly evolving field. This book, which critically analyses the very latest research, discusses a number of the most important debates which are emerging within it. Adopting a truly global perspective,...

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 7th Grade English Language Arts Workbook for Kids (Ages 12-13) updated for 2023-24.Boost your child's MCAS test scores using the Lumos Grade 7 English language Arts Test Prep Workbook. Crafted by...

Free Online Tutoring Subscription and Over 75 Tips To Complete Special Education edTPA. This is one of the most comprehensive and detailed guide to develop and pass the Special Education edTPA. The guide starts with explanations of the three tasks...

Underpinned by pedagogical practices and theories of what works in teaching computing, this book gives existing and new teachers ideas to enable them to plan an inclusive curriculum for the secondary school computing classroom.Computing is one of the...

Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension (3rd edition) is a 6-book series containing engaging, enjoyable texts and activities to help primary school children to develop their reading comprehension skills and foster a love of reading. The...

Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension (3rd edition) is a 6-book series containing engaging, enjoyable texts and activities to help primary school children to develop their reading comprehension skills and foster a love of reading. The...

We stand at the crossroads, each minute, each hour, each day, making choices. We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think, the passions we allow ourselves to feel, and the actions we allow ourselves to perform. Each choice is made in the context...

Corporate training and effective performance have become major issues in the 1980s and '90s. Reviews of the training research literature show that, parallel to the growing attention to corporate training, research has also...

The goals and content for this book are derived from three important and ongoing efforts: to advance the institution of education and to promote educational opportunities to children and youth worldwide, to promote effective...

This book explores issues regarding student assessment in university-level physics education. With a firm emphasis on practical experience and numerous examples of current assessments, the book serves as a guide to academics new to assessment, as a...

Innovative Business School Teaching showcases the latest pedagogic innovations that actively engage the millennial generation in learning within the business domain. In the context of the contemporary macro issues facing higher education, this book...

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education including normalcy, ableism, disability and Crip theory, this book offers an analysis of the conceptualisation of ability in art education and its relationship...

Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts...

This is the student text portion of the full curriculum book "The Brain; Introduction to Neurology" by Ellen J. McHenry. The student text is provided in this format (apart from the full curriculum book which includes the teacher's section) for the...

This publication is a part of an extended series titled Creative Commons. This book is for students having affinity towards personal advancement through series of practices. It also enables a learner of the same faculty to ascertain one's progress in the...

This book titled by Pedagogy of school subject chemistry (Volume-I) gives information about the teaching and learning process of Chemistry. It covers whole syllabus of Pedagogy of school subject chemistry for second semester B.Ed Student Teachers of...

Here is a comprehensive overview of the history of the state of Oregon for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. It is presented in a refreshing easy to read format with abundant graphics. It is a concise, one-volume workbook designed to be self-instructional or...

This textbook of 'Dr Chitra's Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy' is the first of its kind of having the following special features - •  High resolution dissection images for all the parts of the topics in regional...

The GAMSAT is an exam aimed at students in Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland to select candidates applying to study postgraduate medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy and veterinary science. GAMSAT test questions are divided into...

Now is the time to reimagine assessment and throw out traditional gradesInternationally-recognized grading and assessment expert Starr Sackstein is back with the long-awaited update to her highly-regarded guide to throwing out grades, even in a...

And . . . Action! While teachers don't train to be entertainers, teaching must capture students' attention and, yes, at times entertain them. This doesn't mean that every lesson has to be a Broadway musical number, but it does require educators to...