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  • The Coddling of the American Mind

    How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

    by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff ...
    'Excellent, their advice is sound... liberal parents, in particular, should read it' Financial TimesThe New York Times BestsellerWhat doesn't kill you makes you weakerAlways trust your feelingsLife is a battle between good people and evil peopleThese three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being, as well as ancient wi... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Emile

    by Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
    First published in 1762, "Emile" (AKA "On Education") is a treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the nature of education as well as the nature of man.Rousseau considered this book to be the best and most important of anything he had written. "Emile" was banned in Paris and Geneva, and publicly burned in the year of its release. This was due to a particular section of the book called, “Profession of ... Read more

    0,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Critical Pedagogy

    by Henry A. Giroux ...
    Alongside Paulo Freire, Henry A. Giroux is widely considered to be the founding father of critical pedagogy. This classic work represents his best writing on critical pedagogy spanning the past 40 years. The 2nd edition includes four new chapters covering the rise of fascist culture in America and across the globe and the dictatorship of ignorance in the age of Trump and post-truth.This ... Read more

    22,99 €

  • Leading with a Critical Spirit

    New Strategies for Educational Leaders

    by Michael E. Dantley ...
    Series Book 25 - Education and Struggle
    This book offers educational leaders another tool that, if they are courageous enough to use, transcends the tried-and-true processes and procedures that have typically grounded the educational leader’s performance. This book offers educational leaders the opportunity to use critical spirituality as a practice to wage war against the miseducation of so many of the nation’s children and youth. The ... Read more

    32,64 €

  • The Wrong Direction for Today's Schools

    The Impact of Common Core on American Education

    by Ernest J. Zarra III ...
    The Wrong Direction for Today’s Schools: The Impact of Common Core on American Education is an in-depth analysis of the newest national American education fad, intended to replace the 2002 incarnation of the ESEA, No Child Left Behind. Zarra delves into the “seeds” that produced the Common Core Standards, as well as the groups involved in the political and corporate pressure to completely revamp ... Read more

    61,36 €

  • Give Children the Vote

    On Democratizing Democracy

    by John Wall ...
    Throughout history, the right to vote has been extended to landowning men, the poor, minorities, women, and young adults. In each case, the meaning of democracy itself has been transformed. The one major group still denied suffrage is the third of humanity who are under 18 years of age. However, children are becoming increasingly active in political movements for climate regulation, labor rights, ... Read more

    18,86 €

  • Die Ursulinenschule in Koblenz 1902–1950

    Maedchen- und Frauenbildung in schwierigen Zeiten

    by Rudolf Feld ...
    Die Arbeit untersucht Voraussetzungen, Ziele und Ausprägungen der Mädchen- und Frauenbildung an einer katholischen Ordensschule und widmet sich dem Bedingungsgeflecht innerhalb von Kirche, Staat und Gesellschaft in durchgehend – wenn auch unterschiedlich ausgeprägten – schwierigen Zeiten. Im Kern steht die Beschäftigung mit dem schulischen Geschehen. Der Verfasser geht der Frage nach, was die ... Read more

    95,81 €

  • Great Relationships and Sex Education

    200+ Activities for Educators Working with Young People

    by Alice Hoyle, Ester McGeeney ...
    Great Relationships and Sex Education is an innovative and accessible guide for educators who work with young people to create and deliver Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) programmes. Developed by two leading experts in the field, it contains hundreds of creative activities and session ideas that can be used both by experienced RSE educators and those new to RSE.Drawing on best practice and ... Read more

    48,84 €

  • White Lies: Racism, Education and Critical Race Theory

    by David Gillborn ...
    Unpacking Critical Race Theory (CRT) and exploring why it has become a focus in politics across the US and the UK, White Lies uses CRT to expose the systemic racism that shapes education. It charts the coordinated campaigns – involving think tanks, mainstream media and politicians – that have tried to silence antiracism in the wake of George Floyd's murder and 'Black Lives Matter'.Each chapter is ... Read more

    51,28 €

  • Latin American Scholars of Comparative Education

    Examining the Work and Influence of Notable 19th and 20th Century Comparativists

    Edited by Jason Beech, Cristina Alarcón López ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Education
    Providing one of the first accounts in English of the work of the founding scholars of comparative education in Latin America from the 19th and 20th centuries, this book presents a detailed analysis of their influence on the field and highlights the pivotal role played by each scholar in the development of comparative education in the Global South.The book chiefly comprises biographical ... Read more

    58,61 €

  • Knowledge Co-Construction in Online Learning

    Applying Social Learning Analytic Methods and Artificial Intelligence

    by Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Nick V. Flor, Damien M. Sánchez ...
    Knowledge Co-Construction in Online Learning is a comprehensive, foundational resource that explores the study of social construction of knowledge through platforms, social dynamics, and other aspects of today’s technology-enhanced education. The interactive spaces, from formal computer-supported collaborative learning settings to informal social media-integrative environments, that comprise ... Read more

    59,83 €

  • Qualitative Inquiry for Social Justice

    by Tim Huffman ...
    Series series Routledge Social Justice Communication Activism Series
    This textbook introduces students, researchers, and activists to the practice of qualitative inquiry that contributes to fairness, freedom, and flourishing in community life.The book takes a cyclical approach to research and action by using the metaphor of the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) and the day cycle (dawn, day, dusk, and dark) to organize the content and activities. It ... Read more

    78,15 €

  • Divine Abundance

    Leisure, the Basis of Academic Culture

    by Elizabeth Newman ...
    It's time to say a good word for the ten o'clock scholar. The recovery of a flourishing academic culture--which is not the same as being a major research center--lies in the recovery of leisure. The heart of this practice is contemplation and Divine worship. It names, furthermore, our lives as being in communion with others, the cosmos, and, ultimately with God. True leisure reconfigures our ... Read more

    17,69 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Scientists

    by Gregory Light ...
    Gregory Light and Marina Micari reject the view that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are elite disciplines restricted to a small number with innate talent. Rich in concrete advice, Making Scientists offers a new paradigm of how scientific subjects can be taught at the college level to underrepresented groups. ... Read more

    18,65 €

  • The Wrong Emphasis

    Kids Learn What Adults Teach

    by John Elling Tufte ...
    The Wrong Emphasis is a reminder and a warning for both parents and public school educators. In the world of high-octane curriculum, assessment, and accountability, educators too often neglect the realities associated with successful students and successful adults. The book examines the current status of public education in America, the associated political landscape, and the latest philosophies ... Read more

    29,78 €

  • Effective or Wise?

    Teaching and the Meaning of Professional Dispositions in Education

    Edited by Julie A. Gorlewski, David A. Gorlewski, Jed Hopkins, Brad J. Porfilio ...
    Series Book 447 - Counterpoints
    In our work as educators, we all aspire to be effective. We also aspire to be wise. If teachers are to represent and advocate for education, we must become the stewards of a discourse that nurtures education’s possibilities. This book explores how teacher dispositions are defined, developed, cultivated, and assessed. The authors in the volume consider the various and interconnected ways in which ... Read more

    35,08 €

  • Colleges at the Crossroads

    Taking Sides on Contested Issues

    Edited by Joseph L. DeVitis, Pietro A. Sasso ...
    Series Book 517 - Counterpoints
    Focusing on crucial issues in higher education, this book challenges readers to go beyond taken-for-granted assumptions about America’s colleges and universities and instead critically examine important questions facing them in today’s troubled world. Each chapter presents divergent perspectives, that is, "pro" and "con" views, in the hope of stimulating reasoned dialogue among students, faculty, ... Read more

    57,55 €

  • America and the Making of Modern Turkey

    Science, Culture and Political Alliances

    by Ali Erken ...
    After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's government encouraged substantial American investment in education and aid. It was argued that Turkey needed the technical skills and wealth offered by American education, and so a series of American schools was set up across the country to educate the Turkish youth. Here, Ali Erken, in the first study of its kind, argues that these ... Read more

    36,24 €

  • The Blue Hour Thought to Solving Socio-Economic Challenges and Migration within Central America

    by Lucian Simon Ionesco ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything: how we live, how we work, how we engage with other people, and it most certainly changed our worldview forever. It was mid-February 2021, and I had been at Google working in a strategy role when COVID hit. Before striking mayhem in the news as a global pandemic, there were subtle hints that something wrong was happening.Notes about canceled meetings, ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Grammar Activities and Games: For Teenagers and Adults

    by Jackie Bolen ...
    It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for English grammar classes!Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English classes focused on teaching grammar. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help in a big way! These ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Education Restated

    Getting Policy Right on Accountability, Teacher Pay, and School Choice

    by Elliot Regenstein ...
    Education Restated: Getting Policy Right on Accountability, Teacher Pay, and School Choice offers the education policy community a roadmap for change in three hot-button policy areas. In each of these areas policy has been anchored around the wrong core values. By putting the right core values at the heart of policy, state governments can create more favorable conditions for education improvement ... Read more

    30,52 €

  • Despertad al diplodocus

    Una conspiración educativa para transformar la escuela... y todo lo demás

    by José Antonio Marina ...
    Series series Ariel
    Aprender es el recurso de la inteligencia para adaptarse al entorno y progresar. Cuando el entorno era estable, la formación se adquiría en poco tiempo y servía para toda la vida. Las cosas han cambiado. Vivimos en un mundo cada vez más acelerado, que nos enfrenta a una alternativa ineludible: aprender o quedar marginado. Por ello, las naciones avanzadas se definen como sociedades que aprenden. ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Preventing Discipline Problems, K-12

    Cued to Classroom Management Training Handbook

    by Howard Seeman ...
    Preventing Discipline Problems, K-12: Cued to Classroom Management Training Handbook covers every aspect of classroom management and illustrates how to tap into the teacher’s most influential tool in the classroom: the person inside the teacher. Schools across the United States, as well as 15 other countries, use this text and accompanying training handbook to help train teachers to negotiate ... Read more

    36,88 €

  • The What, the So What, and the Now What of Social Justice Education

    by Warren J. Blumenfeld ...
    Series Book 12 - Equity in Higher Education Theory, Policy, and Praxis
    The What, the So What, and the Now What of Social Justice Education uses a three-tier format to present a foundational guide for the implementation of social justice education. The book also outlines some best theoretical practices that can be developed to work toward more equitable communities.The What, the So What, and the Now What of Social Justice Education begins with the What of social ... Read more

    40,48 €