Student life Books

The monograph examines the constructive process of class consciousness among rural migrant children in China and how their perceptions of the social reality are shaped within their interactions with the family, community, and school contexts.

This text recognizes new pressures impacting graduate students and their supervisors, teachers, and mentors globally. The work provides a range of insights and strategies which reflect on wellbeing as an integral part of teaching, learning, policy, and...

The book provides a comprehensive theoretical exploration of LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools drawing on critical insights from across the disciplines of sociology, psychology, history, and queer theory to present a robust theoretical foundation for...

Title: Bharatiya Sakshya AdhiniyamDescription:"Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam: Repealing the Indian Evidence Act" provides an in-depth analysis of the recent legislative shift in India's legal framework concerning evidence law. This book explores the...

Students in a range of academic disciplines can take part in a growing number of international placements available to them. Given the sharp increase in the number of exchange programs in recent years, the benefit derived by students from their added...

What Is Love In A Big World?Developing social-emotional skills is a lifelong journey, and in today's education landscape, thefoundation of social-emotional learning (SEL) is built in the classroom. Love In A Big World equips educators with the curriculum...

The Information Age Publishing new book series, Current Issues in Out-of-School Time, is designed with a purpose to disseminate original research and promising practices that further the OST field. This first book sets the foundation on which the series...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young people aged 18 to 25 are at a significant risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Primary developmental...

Though Asian Indians are typically thought of as a "model minority", not much is known about the school experiences of their children. Positive stereotyping of these immigrants and their children often masks educational needs and issues, creates class...

While student voice has been well-defined in research, how to sustain youth-adult leadership work is less understood. Students are rarely invited to lead school reform efforts, and when they are, their voice is silenced by the structural arrangements and...

While many initial education benchmarks are being met, new and continuing challenges exist for adolescent girls in the developing world. Discrimination, violence, marginalization, and health-related issues prevail, making proper education at the middle...

The SLF Album is the first comprehensive story of the University of Notre Dame's Sophomore Literary Festival. This portrait focuses primarily on the literary giants whose presence has made this festival one of the nation's most esteemed. It also gives us...

What did generations of Indiana University students think about their years on campus--the faculty, courses, administration, pressing social issues, and each other? Through student writings and art featured in The Well House Reader, the Bloomington...

The movement away from teacher-centered toward student-centered learning and teaching (SCLT) in higher education has intensified in recent decades. Yet in spite of its widespread use in literature and policy documents, SCLT remains somewhat poorly...

Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Go to College is written to help you become more informed and more comfortable in your decision-making so that perhaps some of the unavoidable anxiety is reduced, your questions are answered, and you can move forward...

Duty First is a penetrating account of a year inside one of America's premier schools for leadership -- the United States Military Academy -- as it celebrates the bicentennial of its founding. Ed Ruggero, a former West Point cadet and professor, takes an...

Geographies of Girlhood: Identities In-Between explores how adolescent girls come to understand themselves as female in this culture, particularly during a time when they are learning what it means to be a woman and their identities are in-between that...

In the era of such online spaces as Facebook, Instant Messenger, Live Journal, Blogger, Web Shots, and campus blogs, college students are using these resources and other online sites as a social medium. Inevitably, this medium presents students with...

Are schools failing working class children or does working class life present alternative means for gaining social status that conflict with what it means to do well at school? Focusing on Southeast London, this book provides insight into class values...

Unlike as with previous generations, diversity and multiculturalism are engrained in the lives of today's urban youth. Within their culturally diverse urban environments, young people from different backgrounds now routinely encounter one another in...

This volume tackles perceived myths surrounding the academic excellence of East Asian students, and moves beyond Western understanding to offer in-depth analysis of the crucial role that shadow education plays in students' academic success. Featuring a...

Nurturing Students' Character is an easy-to-use guide to incorporating social-emotional and character development (SECD) into your teaching practice. The links are clear-elementary and middle school students have better odds of academic success if you...

Youth work is a sacred opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children and youth. Through research and personal essay narrative, The Heartbeat of the Youth Development Field: Professional Journeys of Growth, Connection, and...

Today’s world is being shaped by rapid technological change. Great teachers are always mixed with a passion for and deep understanding of the subjects they are teaching. A teacher  just dosent  recite facts and rules. Teaching students to...

A volume in International Perspectives on Educational Policy, Research, and PracticeSeries Editor: Kathryn M. Borman, University of South FloridaThe book has two parts. Through a series of four interconnected studies, the first focuses on the youths’...

This unique collection of testimonials, critical essays, and first-hand accounts demonstrates the significant contribution of campus service workers in supporting the retention and success of first-generation college students.Using a Freirean framework...

'Wonderfully illuminated by children's essays, stories, poems, pictures and plans, this ground-breaking book offers a unique snapshot of the perceptions of today's school pupils'. -French bookstore Lavoisier www.lavoisier.frIn 2001, The Guardian launched...

Are you ready to revolutionize your fraternity or sorority recruitment? Michael Ayalon and Ben Gold have crafted an extraordinary guide that will take your Greek Life experience to the next level. In "Using AI to Grow Your Fraternity or Sorority," they...

The Importance of Personal AccountabilityIn our fast-paced and ever-changing world, it is easy to get caught up in the chaos and lose sight of the importance of personal accountability. However, taking responsibility for our actions is crucial for...

The Perfect Ten will take you through the narratives of ten of the author's former students. They describe in detail how they navigated their schooling, overcoming the variety of obstacles they faced. Their experiences were drastically different and so...

These are exciting times in theological education as old models are being reassessed and teachers and schools are looking for guidance on how best to do the job and how to profitably relate to students in the ministry of teaching. Increasingly, the motif...

Challenging traditional notions about why successful high school graduates struggle in college, this book sheds light on the obstacles that hinder a seamless transition and provides clear guidance on how to overcome them.

This volume highlights issues of power, inequality, and resistance for Asian, African American, and Latino/a students in distinct U.S. and international contexts. Through a collection of case studies it links universal issues relating to inequality in...

The school-to-prison pipeline is often the path for marginalized students, particularly black males, who are three times as likely to be suspended as White students. This volume provides an ethnographic portrait of how educators can implement restorative...

Despite the overstated, pessimistic claims that the social relationships as well as their quality are weakening and that individuals have become lonely, isolated, selfinterested, uncaring and lacking in trust as a result of the 'individualisation' of...

Everyone knows that the early bird catches the worm--but not everyone knows how it's done.Studies have shown that early risers earn more money. They're happier and more productive, and perhaps surprisingly, they often report feeling better rested than...

Effective online teaching is a well-documented topic, however, this book is different because it specifically addresses the effective and affective pedagogy and learning. It provides methods for building a strong and meaningful online environment that...

Students need an implement to catch the important points thrown by professors in the heat of classroom discussion. The memo book for students is designed to ensure that you are not just taking down notes but also remembering what those key points are...

Introducing Times & Success, Inside this eBook, you will discover the topics about time basics, treating others with love and respect, being grateful, expressing yourself, be good to yourself, think of positive words about your time management, think...

A volume in Adolescence and EducationSeries Editor Ben Kirshner, University of ColoradoSocial media and digital tools permeate the everyday lives of young people. In the earlystages of commentary about the impact of the digital age on civic life, debates...

In this volume, the authors treat flexibility as a system characteristic of Vocational Education and Training (VET), in analyzing key conditions for flexibility:-economic context of VET and the organizational and institutional...

How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded...

This book examines teacher candidates' experiences with gender and sexuality in the classroom, offering insight and strategies to better prepare teachers and teacher educators to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ)...

Exploring current approaches to addressing boys education in schools, this book highlights the limitations of structural reform initiatives and the failure to address the impact of socioeconomic status, race, sexuality, disability and hegemonic...

As the transfer disparity persists among Latina/o/x community college students and continues to widen for those seeking to complete their baccalaureate degree, we asked ourselves three questions: (1) How do Latina/o/x community college students navigate...