This timely book begins a conversation about a field of practice which has been marred by victims of all kinds, races, and cultures. The author aim...

"Despite Canada's claim to be a gender equitable nation, militarism continues to function in ways that protect inequality." -- from the Introductio...

When gifted children lose motivation to learn at school or show any suboptimal performance corresponding to their competences, we call them underac...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to geographic information systems (GIS). It explains the ideas and methodology behind GIS, and disc...

In most developed countries a high proportion of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher education at some time in their lives. Higher educatio...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of different dimensions that influence university students, such as social factors (including the indig...

The book is divided into two parts, namely, Japanese Philosophy: Teaching and Research in the Global World; and Japanese Philosophy as an Academic ...

There are important links between teachers' own experiences at work and their students' outcomes. A crucial part of providing successful learning e...

The number of international schools has grown exponentially and many have become highly complex multi-million euro/yen/dollar organisations. This d...

Reforming medical education will be a key component in transforming the nation's health care delivery system from one that historically has focused...

The struggle to obtain grants constitutes an important part of millions of lives. Even experienced grantees concede that the process is rife with m...

Group-projects in a Problem-oriented Setting is a general introduction to the process in which students are involved when they work with problem-or...

This is the third in a trilogy of inspiring, heartwarming books that tell the story of a Lafayette, La., couple and their child, Eli, who was born ...

In this book, the authors gather and present current research in the study of the predictors, learning strategies and influences of gender on acade...

Curriculum Development can be defined as the systematic planning of what is taught and learned in schools as reflected in courses of study and scho...

At this time in our nation's history, the establishment of a solid foundation upon which to build a student's educational framework and basic skill...

This book provides a series of instructional resources, at the aptitudinal, cognitive-strategic, and affective-motivational levels to be applied in...

An effective planning in Physical Education entails taking into account a set of psychological, sport training-related, and pedagogical principles ...

Handbook of Policy Creativity, Volume 1 - Creativity at the Cutting Edge

Handbook of Policy Creativity, Volume 2 - Creativity Causes & Effects

Main section headings: Creativity: Capacity for Adaptive and Innovative Behaviour; Teachers' Beliefs About Creativity; Constraints and Creativity: ...

Bullying is one of today's biggest problems. Bullying is the intentional repeated aggression directed at a target individual. There is substantial ...

This book not only gives the factual background on the events leading to his termination from Western Illinois University but also examines other i...

Head Start is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965. The program...

Since its beginning in 1965 as a part of the War on Poverty, Head Start's goal has been to boost the school readiness of low-income children. Based...

The field of health education is of prime importance in a rapidly changing world where computers and the internet make the possibilities almost lim...

In addition to the role of educating future citizens, schools today respond to other social needs, especially to help promote health. The school, i...

Dropping out of high school is related to a number of negative outcomes. Among adults age 25 and older, a lower percentage of dropouts are in the l...

This book reviews research relating to higher education teaching, internationalisation and student issues in higher education. Some of the topics d...

The challenge of access to higher education has been a policy area of great concern to the Obama administration and the President has consistently ...

Higher education has a vital role to play in the social and economic development of all countries. The sector, however, faces a significant number ...

The first chapter of this book is an introduction to the TRIO programs. The TRIO programs are the primary federal programs providing support servic...

Since the establishment of State land-grant universities, our country has rightly recognized higher education as an essential public good, in the n...

Chapter 1 examines Education's role in: (1) recognizing accrediting agencies, (2) overseeing the financial condition of schools, and (3) overseeing...

Many people in this country grow up dreaming about the college experience, leaving home and starting off in their own world, hoping to obtain the e...

Higher education is a critical mechanism for socio-economic advancement among aspiring individuals and an important driver of economic mobility in ...