Student life Books

The prevalence of email has become a global phenomenon since 1994. That year happened to mark one of the golden periods of economic prosperity in Taiwan, with the lower USD/New Taiwan Dollars exchange rate making both tuition and boarding less expensive...

Increasing numbers of children and adolescents internationally are being diagnosed with secondary health problems (e.g., overweight-obesity, diabetes, asthma, anxiety, etc.) due in part, or at least related to, a lack of physical activity. Children and...

Racism by Another Name: Black Students, Overrepresentation, and the Carceral State of Special Education is a thought-provoking and timely book that provides a landscape for understanding and challenging educational (in)opportunities for Black students...

Helena and Sophie face the problem that all kids will eventually come to - how to survive and thrive without mommy and daddy at their side! Learn how Helena and Sophie overcome the common phenomenon known as separation anxiety, and take that courage and...

New college students are led to believe that sharing personal information and freely expressing their opinions on social media is expected and their right to free speech. What they fail to understand is that any information they reveal may be used to...

A volume in Literacy, Language, and LearningSeries Editor Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Le Moyne CollegeLack of knowledge about immigrant and minority students' learning outside school has contributedto the difficulties educators encounter when trying to...

A volume in Literacy, Language, and LearningSeries Editor Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Le Moyne CollegeLack of knowledge about immigrant and minority students' learning outside school has contributedto the difficulties educators encounter when trying to...

Tyler's Pain is the true story of racism-how, even though we have come a long way in this world, it is still a current and relevant problem. Janette Rusher's daughter, Tyler is now eighteen years old. When she was ten, she had to endure the taunts of...

Without a destination is a novel that addresses a psychological and emotional complex as well as a social and academic problem by telling a story of a smart, classy and ambitious girl with very big goals and dreams. This girl entered the university...

As neoliberalism has expanded from corporations to higher education, the notion of "diversity" is increasingly seen as the contribution of individuals to an organization. By focusing on one liberal arts college, author Bonnie Urciuoli shows how schools...

Child development “laboratory schools are dedicated to research-based instruction and furthering innovation in education. Many of these schools are connected to universities, where students are able to benefit from university resources and best...

Child development “laboratory schools are dedicated to research-based instruction and furthering innovation in education. Many of these schools are connected to universities, where students are able to benefit from university resources and best...

A volume in Research on the Education of Asian Pacific AmericansSeries Editors Clara C. Park, California State University, Northridge,Russell Endo, University of Colorado, and Xue Lan Rong, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill(Sponsored by...

A volume in Research on the Education of Asian Pacific AmericansSeries Editors Clara C. Park, California State University, Northridge,Russell Endo, University of Colorado, and Xue Lan Rong, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill(Sponsored by...

Offers insight into race-based disparities in higher education and practical tools for advancing racial equity on college and university campuses.

Bringing the history and strengths of culturally-based sororities and fraternities (CBSFs) into the foreground, this collection advocates for equitable attention and support for CBSFs, and resists the power dynamics that have excluded them from...

This volume of the Perspectives on Mentoring Series focuses on the connections between mentoring and wellbeing in organizational cultures within higher education institutions. Increasing competition, societal pressures, and the changing nature of the...

Educators have focused on creating and adapting curriculum content and pedagogy to reflect the diverse backgrounds of their minority students. Parallel to public school curricula, some minority groups have created and introduced curricula and pedagogy to...

Help students thrive with this systematic approach to culturally responsive instruction!This breakthrough book shows educators how to create culturally relevant RTI models that meaningfully engage African American students. You’ll learn to...

Opening up the role of women in policy-making as a new field of study, this book takes the example of women in education as its focus. It examines the work, attitudes and actions of women in education over two centuries.

Reading in college is hard. Hundreds of pages coming at you from textbooks and academic articles to literary classics and lab reports.If only someone who knew the academic world could explain how to manage your college reading and make the most of the...

¿Te resulta difícil concentrarte en tus estudios? ¿Sientes que tu mente divaga y no puedes mantener la atención en lo que estás haciendo? Si es así, no estás solo. La buena noticia es que "Cómo Mejorar la Concentración y la Atención Durante el Estudio"...

Systems of state education are a crucial means for realizing the state's focal aspiration of guaranteeing solidarity and civil loyalty (Van Kemenade, 1985 pp. 854ff. ). The means at hand include the state's structuring and...

It is a great pleasure to present this book, edited by a distinguished team at the Hong Kong Institute of Education and with excellent contributors from nine countries in the region and beyond. The book is a truly comparative...

Follow nine young people as they move from racially isolated elementary and middle schools to a diverse - yet internally segregated - neighborhood high school.In this illustrative book, author Rebecca Alexander draws from the lived experiences...

Mathematics education research as a discipline is situated at the confluence of an array of diffuse‚ seemingly incommensurable‚ and radically divergent discourses. Research claims that have grown out of mathematics education...

Premised on the need for democratic education and positive social change, this book is about being sensitive to, respecting, and honoring differences. It connects the professional lives of educators with critical democratic...

The authors propose the science curriculum concept of Global Science Literacy justifying its use internationally with reference to the nature of science, the probable direction of science in the new millennium, the capability...

Why we are the "other women" This book recognizes a reality, our reality, that of the "other women". Why are we the "other women"? Because we are women who, given the fact that we have not had the chance to obtain an academic...

This indispensable guide provides a unique insight into the academic profession at a time of major change. It is organized both thematically and geographically with attention given to regions rarely covered, such as China and...

In advancing the vision of adult learning articulated at the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) held in Hamburg in 1997, the UNESCO Institute for Education has been conducting studies on the different...

Based on empirical analysis using configuration theory and multi-dimensional scaling, this book provides insight into types of relationships that can be found between groups of countries with certain institutional context...

Lifelong learning is a key feature of society today, and is apparently embraced by a wide range of educators and trainers, as well as by governments and employers. In this wide-ranging book, Sue Jackson shows that universities...

The youth of today is confronted with a myriad of challenges of living in a world that has never been more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. These multifaceted challenges compromise their well-being. Fostering the well-being of young people...

The significance of this book is its uniqueness. First, the book contains a collection of fourteen chapters that capture the personal, professional, and historical experiences of international global scholars and artists to which they were subjected in...

From the moment society first conceived an education system, there has been a need to have critical discussions about how best to provide education, and how best to create education policy. Because of the rapidly changing and fluid nature of technology,...

Current research around the middle grades has brought a heightened attention by teachers, policymakers, and researchers recognizing that this stage is a time when a students' health and social and emotional well-being directly impacts their academic...

This book will discuss the intersection of personal identity, professional identity, and positionality with supervision techniques. The structure of the text will outline historical contexts to supervision, development of models, connection to identity,...

From the desk of a highly-rated Udemy instructor & Spiritual Healer: Discover the transformative power of prayer and unlock your academic potential with "Prayer for Students: A Collection of Prayers for Students Success." Written from...

Millions of students head to college every year. Yet only about half persist to earn their degree.  Even among the “best and brightest,” many struggle, drop out, fail, or step away. What’s going on? And how can it be different for...

Hindi Blogger Kaise Bane? How To Become  Hindi Blogger and How To Start Hindi Blog?Do you want to blog so that you can earn money? Is Blogging Right For You? After all, how did you learn blogging? I know that many people have many problems regarding...

"As an archetypal student success higher-educator myself, I did not enter this profession intentionally....But my life experiences did prepare me to be very successful at this work. So, what are those experiences, and types of knowledge, insight, skills...

Since the publication of the first edition of Student Conduct Practice in 2008 the landscape of student conduct has matured and shifted dramatically. As the composition of the overall population and of the student body on campuses across the nation has...

While Islamophobia was present in our society before 9/11, it has become more pervasive in recent years. This is evidenced by the current social and political climate, hate speech and hate crimes directed at Muslims, and the Supreme Court's upholding of...

The curricular approach aligns the mission, goals, outcomes, and practices of a student affairs division, unit, or other unit that works to educate students beyond the classroom with those of the institution, and organizes intentional and developmentally...

It takes courage to engage in the kind of deep, transformational learning that so many people need in their lives, and this book is designed to help find and nurture that courage in learners, including those that are engaged in facilitating the...