Educational administration and organization Books
University of Toronto Press Leading the Modern University
Book SynopsisLeading the Modern University documents the challenges and solutions that five successive York University presidents encountered from the very early 1970s up to 2014.Trade Review‘What an interesting, well written, and relevant book, developed in collaboration with her presidential colleagues. Each president, in turn, describes aspects of the office deemed fit for public consumption, each in their unique voice and perspective.’ -- Victoria Handford * Canadian Journal of Higher Education vol 47:01:2017 *"Marsden’s book is comprehensive and informative. I fully recommend it to anyone who is passionate about post-secondary education and who hopes to understand the forces continuing to shape university leadership." -- Gervan Fearon, Brock University * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements. Contributors. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Lorna R. Marsden 1: Background to the Events of 1973 at York University Lorna R. Marsden 2: York University: As Seen Through the Eyes of a President, 1974-1984 H. Ian Macdonald 3: The Economy is the Secret Police of Our Desires: York University 1985-1992 Harry Arthurs 4: Tales of York: 1992-1997 Susan Mann 5: Years of Transition: 1997-2007 Lorna R. Marsden 6: This is Our Time: Into a New Era at York University, 2007-2014 Mamdouh Shoukri 7: York's Crises Resolved: The Future Is Secure Lorna R. Marsden Works Cited
£30.60
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Student Newspaper Survival Guide
Book SynopsisThe Student Newspaper Survival Guide has been extensively updated to cover recent developments in online publishing, social media, mobile journalism, and multimedia storytelling; at the same time, it continues to serve as an essential reference on all aspects of producing a student publication. Updated and expanded to discuss many of the changes in the field of journalism and in college newspapers, with two new chapters to enhance the focus on online journalism and technology Emphasis on Web-first publishing and covering breaking news as it happens, including a new section on mobile journalism Guides student journalists through the intricate, multi-step process of producing a student newspaper including the challenges of reporting, writing, editing, designing, and publishing campus newspapers and websites Chapters include discussion questions, exercises, sample projects, checklists, tips from professionals, sample forms, story ideTable of ContentsPreface xii Acknowledgments xiv 1 THE ROLE OF THE STUDENT PRESS 3 TIPS FROM A PRO Susan Goldberg 5 REFLECTIONS OF A COLLEGE NEWSPAPER EDITOR Ed Ronco 9 2 RECRUITING AND TRAINING YOUR STAFF 13 TIPSHEET Training your staff 15 CHECKLIST Planning a training workshop 16 Q&A Miguel M. Morales 18 Appendix 2.A Training exercises 20 3 COVERING A CAMPUS 23 CHECKLIST Covering a beat 27 TIPSHEET How to fi nd story ideas 28 TIPSHEET Covering meetings 35 TIPS FROM A PRO Mike Donoghue 36 4 REPORTING 43 TIPSHEET Student journalists share advice on covering a campus shooting 46 TIPSHEET Evaluating information on the Web 49 TIPSHEET Interviewing 51 CHECKLIST Reporting for accuracy 54 5 NEWSWRITING 57 TIPSHEET Writing ledes 60 TIPSHEET Newswriting 62 CHECKLIST Self-editing 64 6 THE LIFESTYLE PAGES 67 CHECKLIST Profi le writing 69 TIPS FROM THE PROS Debby Herbenick and Jennifer Bass 72 Q&A Josie Roberts 72 7 SPORTSWRITING 77 CHECKLIST The game story 79 Q&A Adam Rubin 86 TIPS FROM A PRO Joe Gisondi 88 8 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WRITING 91 Q&A Roger Ebert 93 CHECKLIST Entertainment review 94 TIPS FROM A PRO Sean McCourt 94 Q&A Rob Owen 96 9 OPINION PAGES 99 CHECKLIST The editorial 105 TIPS FROM A PRO Jill "J.R." Labbe 105 Q&A Nate Beeler 108 10 EDITING 111 TIPS FROM A PRO Steve Buttry 114 CHECKLIST Editing a story 118 TIPS FROM A PRO Becky Sher 124 11 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 137 TIPS FROM A PRO John Frank 144 TIPSHEET A dozen ways to avoid being burned by a hot story 145 Q&A Matt Waite 147 12 PHOTOJOURNALISM 151 CHECKLIST Photo editing 161 TIPS FROM A PRO Kenneth Kobré 161 CHECKLIST Writing cutlines 164 13 LEGAL ISSUES 167 TIPS FROM A PRO James M. Wagstaffe 169 CHECKLIST Newspaper theft 172 CHECKLIST Legal issues 176 Q&A Student Press Law Center on copyright and fair use 177 14 ETHICAL ISSUES 181 TIPS FROM A PRO Harry Kloman 184 TIPSHEET Dealing with potentially controversial content 191 REFLECTIONS ON AN ETHICAL DILEMMA Joel Elliott 192 15 STARTING A NEW NEWSPAPER 197 Q&A George Srour 203 16 DESIGN AND GRAPHICS 207 CHECKLIST Designing for content 208 TIPSHEET Good page design 211 TIPSHEET Creating a design style guide 214 CHECKLIST Page layout 216 CASE STUDY Anatomy of a newspaper redesign 217 Q&A Emmet Smith 218 17 WEBSITES 223 Newspaper or news organization? 224 CHECKLIST Breaking news shift 225 TIPSHEET Breaking news online 226 TIPSHEET Writing breaking news 230 CHECKLIST The newspaper website 231 TIPS FROM A PRO Jake Ortman 236 18 MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING 241 TIPSHEET Multimedia reporting 243 CHECKLIST Multimedia equipment 244 TIPSHEET Audio reporting 245 TIPSHEET Shooting video 249 19 SOCIAL MEDIA 257 TIPS FROM A PRO Josh Shannon 263 TIPSHEET Twitter for journalists 265 20 ADVERTISING AND MARKETING 271 TIPS FROM A PRO Kami Hammerschmith 274 Q&A Leigh Sabey 282 APPENDIX 1 Associated Press style cheat sheet 285 APPENDIX 2 Contests for student journalists 289 Index 293
£35.96
Bristol University Press School Admissions and Accountability
Book SynopsisProviding integrated coverage of the policy, practice and outcomes from 1944 to 2012, this book addresses the issues relevant to school admissions arising from three different approaches adopted in this period: planning via local authorities, quasi-market mechanisms, and random allocation.Trade Review“This timely and original book examines crucial issues surrounding secondary schools admissions policies and the extent to which they are socially just. Admissions policy has become a new battleground in education and the book reviews the legal and political factors and the values underpinning past and current policy. Discussion of issues relating to social justice, and equality of worth, opportunity and outcome lead to a conclusion that the current system continues to produce a hierarchy of successful and less successful schools, which neither increases social mobility nor is socially just.” Sally Tomlinson, Department of Education, University of OxfordTable of ContentsThe admissions question; The changing policy context; The rise and fall of the planning model; Admissions in a quasi-market: policy developments 1988-2012; The realities of choice and accountability in the quasi-market; Admission by lottery; Synthesis and conclusions.
£30.39
Bristol University Press School Admissions and Accountability
Book SynopsisProviding integrated coverage of the policy, practice and outcomes from 1944 to 2012, this book addresses the issues relevant to school admissions arising from three different approaches adopted in this period: planning via local authorities, quasi-market mechanisms, and random allocation.Trade Review“This timely and original book examines crucial issues surrounding secondary schools admissions policies and the extent to which they are socially just. Admissions policy has become a new battleground in education and the book reviews the legal and political factors and the values underpinning past and current policy. Discussion of issues relating to social justice, and equality of worth, opportunity and outcome lead to a conclusion that the current system continues to produce a hierarchy of successful and less successful schools, which neither increases social mobility nor is socially just.” Sally Tomlinson, Department of Education, University of OxfordTable of ContentsThe admissions question; The changing policy context; The rise and fall of the planning model; Admissions in a quasi-market: policy developments 1988-2012; The realities of choice and accountability in the quasi-market; Admission by lottery; Synthesis and conclusions.
£77.39
Bristol University Press Student Lives in Crisis
Book SynopsisIn this empirically-grounded analysis, Lorenza Antonucci compares the lives of university students at a time of austerity and financial crisis from three very different European welfare systems Italy, England and Sweden.Trade Review"An eye-opening account of the material inequalities that young people face whilst at university...should be read by anyone interested in Higher Education policies in Europe young people's transitions and those researching inequality and social mobility more generally." LSE Review of Books"Not only a compelling read but also an excellent detailed discussion of the social processes at work in young people's lives." Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy"Located at the intersection between academia and policy, this book makes a great contribution to the way in which European societies can begin to address the deepening inequality before and after times of austerity." British Journal of Educational Studies"Will young people play a role in dismantling austerity in Europe? In an important contribution to the debate on inequality, Antonucci shows us the extent to which our system is failing its youth." Lorenzo Marsili, founder European Alternatives"An important book showing that investing in higher education is not enough, we need to invest in better students' life to succeed in the knowledge based economy" Bruno Palier, Centre d'études européennes"Antonucci's excellent and timely study hammers home the fact that there is insufficient focus on the stratified labour market and differences in the graduate premium across subjects and... across gender and race." Times Higher Education"This incisive and penetrating analysis presents a major challenge to policy makers in rethinking the role of higher education in an era of heightened precarity and new social risks" Patrick Diamond, Co-Chair and Research Director of Policy Network"Antonucci provides invaluable insight into the university experience in a context of growing graduate unemployment and decades of neoliberal policies. It's a must read for all those interested in education, the future and good policy." Judith Bessant, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University"Antonucci finds optimism in the politicization of students and a route away from mass debt and deception. Privately financed university schooling is a brand, not a good education.” Danny Dorling, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: University Lives in the crisis; Part 1 University for all? How higher education shapes inequality among young people; The social consequences of the mass access in Europe; How welfare influences the lives of youth in university; Beyond differences? Determinants of inequality among European youth in university; Part 2 Exploring the inequality of university lives in England, Italy and Sweden; The five profiles of the university experience; Explaining inequality: the role of social origins and welfare sources; Welfare mixes and the reproduction of inequality in university; Part 3 The ‘eternal transition’: young adults and semi-dependence in university; The family: saviour or ‘inequaliser’?; The labour-market contradiction: a precarious form of dependence; State: generous, conditional or absent?; Conclusion. Addressing the growing inequality among young people in university; Methodological Annex.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Student Lives in Crisis
Book SynopsisIn this empirically-grounded analysis, Lorenza Antonucci compares the lives of university students at a time of austerity and financial crisis from three very different European welfare systems Italy, England and Sweden.Trade Review"An eye-opening account of the material inequalities that young people face whilst at university...should be read by anyone interested in Higher Education policies in Europe young people's transitions and those researching inequality and social mobility more generally." LSE Review of Books"Not only a compelling read but also an excellent detailed discussion of the social processes at work in young people's lives." Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy"Located at the intersection between academia and policy, this book makes a great contribution to the way in which European societies can begin to address the deepening inequality before and after times of austerity." British Journal of Educational Studies"Will young people play a role in dismantling austerity in Europe? In an important contribution to the debate on inequality, Antonucci shows us the extent to which our system is failing its youth." Lorenzo Marsili, founder European Alternatives"An important book showing that investing in higher education is not enough, we need to invest in better students' life to succeed in the knowledge based economy" Bruno Palier, Centre d'études européennes"Antonucci's excellent and timely study hammers home the fact that there is insufficient focus on the stratified labour market and differences in the graduate premium across subjects and... across gender and race." Times Higher Education"This incisive and penetrating analysis presents a major challenge to policy makers in rethinking the role of higher education in an era of heightened precarity and new social risks" Patrick Diamond, Co-Chair and Research Director of Policy Network"Antonucci provides invaluable insight into the university experience in a context of growing graduate unemployment and decades of neoliberal policies. It's a must read for all those interested in education, the future and good policy." Judith Bessant, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University"Antonucci finds optimism in the politicization of students and a route away from mass debt and deception. Privately financed university schooling is a brand, not a good education.” Danny Dorling, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: University Lives in the crisis; Part 1 University for all? How higher education shapes inequality among young people; The social consequences of the mass access in Europe; How welfare influences the lives of youth in university; Beyond differences? Determinants of inequality among European youth in university; Part 2 Exploring the inequality of university lives in England, Italy and Sweden; The five profiles of the university experience; Explaining inequality: the role of social origins and welfare sources; Welfare mixes and the reproduction of inequality in university; Part 3 The ‘eternal transition’: young adults and semi-dependence in university; The family: saviour or ‘inequaliser’?; The labour-market contradiction: a precarious form of dependence; State: generous, conditional or absent?; Conclusion. Addressing the growing inequality among young people in university; Methodological Annex.
£19.94
Policy Press School Governance
Book SynopsisInformed by twenty years' experience as a school governor, Jacqueline Baxter considers what implications the 2014 `Trojan Horse' scandal has had for the future of a democratic system of education in England.Trade Review“Brings new insight into how & why governors are positioned within society and how shifting attitudes to the purpose of school have shaped the future of governance.” Ian Usher, ModernGovernor.com"An interesting account of shifting priorities between different Conservative governments, and the impact that this has on local accountability, choice and the voices of parents." Governing Matters"A succinct, and fascinating, document on the many challenges we have faced as 'Hidden Givers' over the last few years. The changing landscape of legislation is fully captured along with the increased accountability measures the largest volunteer workforce in the country attempts to meet whilst remaining focused on improvement in their schools." Jane Owens, National Leader of Governance, Wirral“Expertly explores the key issues surrounding modern school governance by combining analysis of recent developments with findings from Baxter’s own research into governors’ sense-making. A stimulating and informative read for anyone interested in school governance and leadership.” Ellie Cotgrave, Research and Projects Manager, National Governors’ AssociationTable of ContentsThe Trojan Horse: catastrophe or catalyst for change?; Media representations of school governance today; Opening up The Trojan Horse; Governors today: Identities and perceptions; Regulating the Governors?; School Governing in England, a whole new chapter?.
£26.99
Bristol University Press Keywords in Education Policy Research
Book SynopsisDesigned as a reference, learning and teaching tool to assist students, educators and researchers, this book describes the history, contribution and application of over 90 keywords in the field of education policy research.Table of ContentsIntroduction Keywords A Activism Actor-Network Theory Advocacy Affect Alignment Anthropology Archaeology Artefact Assemblage Attraction Automation B Borrowing Bricolage Broker C Community Consultant Context Convergence Criticality Critical discourse analysis Critical race theory Cultural political economy Cycle D Decoupling Deliberative policy analysis Deliverology Dialogue Diffusion Digital education Digital policy sociology Discourse analysis Dispositif Divergence Drift E Elite Embodiment Enactment Entrepreneur Environmental and sustainability policy analysis Epistemology Event Experimentation Expertise F Fast policy Feminist policy analysis Framing G Genealogy Governance Governmentality H Historiography I Implementation Indigenous policy analysis Infrastructure Institutional theory Instrument Intermediary Interpretive policy analysis L Leadership M Mediation Mediatisation Micro-credential Mobility Multiple- streams analysis N Narrative policy analysis Neoliberalism Numbers O Ontology P Partnership Performativity Policy ethnography Policy field analysis Policy learning Policy network analysis Policy scholarship Policy science Policy sociology Policy trajectory analysis Policy work Privatisation Problematisation Q Queer policy analysis R Rationality Regime Regulation Resistance Rhetorical analysis S Scaler policy analysis Silence Social network analysis Spatial policy analysis T Temporal policy analysis Think tank Topology Transfer Translation U Unbundling V Visual methods W World culture theory
£77.39
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Benefits of Friends Inside the Complicated
Book SynopsisCombining the author’s personal observations with ethnographic field analysis and research culled from the fields of sociology, economics, and cognitive psychology, this thought-provoking book examines how white Greek letter organisations help reshape the conceptual boundaries of society’s most foundational relationship categories.
£73.50
University of Texas Press Reading Writing and Revolution
Book SynopsisThe first book on the history of escuelitas, Reading, Writing, and Revolution examines the integral role these grassroots community schools played in shaping Mexican American identity.Trade ReviewReading, Writing, and Revolution is not merely a book about educational history; it is a trailblazing study on how Mexican Americans have relied on any tools available to create a more inclusive educational system for themselves and their community. * New Books in Latino Studies *"Barragán Goetz traces an important and complex trajectory of escuelita history in Reading, Writing, and Revolution, making this book an essential read for those interested in Mexican American educational history....Barragán Goetz corrects a century of history in this book, in showing that Mexican and Mexican American communities have always valued education and have taken on the necessary actions in sustaining the learning experiences of children." * Pacific Historical Review *A fascinating history...Barragán Goetz does an excellent job of documenting the existence of escuelitas in the context of public school development, Mexican nation-building pressures, and Mexican-origin community developments...this book is a major contribution to the historiography of Mexican American education in the United States and lays the groundwork for additional work on the origins and development of community-based schooling in Chicanx history. * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *Barragán Goetz's definitive book bridges a major gap in Chicano educational history...Based on excellent and thorough research, Barragán Goetz's book provides a sweeping, innovative, and pathbreaking history of the escuelitas in south Texas. * Journal of American History *[Reading, Writing, and Revolution] is groundbreaking...a must-read for those interested in education history, Mexican American history, borderlands history, and the history of civil rights activism...like Jovita González, who as an educator worked endlessly to teach the correct history of ethnic Mexicans in the United States, Barragán Goetz, has provided an essential piece of work also determined to set the record straight, that is, that Mexicans and Mexican Americans were not apathetic toward education but rather were resolute to furnish one that was free from Anglo segregation and other forms of discrimination. * History of Education Quarterly *Barragán Goetz presents refreshing historical insights into how Mexican communities organized efforts to create and build institutions focused on the educational well-being of children and youth...Barragán Goetz makes critical contributions to scholarship on Chicana/o educational history, educational history for communities of color, and ethnic studies...Reading, Writing, and Revolution will appeal to scholars of social movements, educational history, and ethnic studies. Barragán Goetz’s work adds to a growing body of scholarship about the work of Mexican educators and families who collaborated to create new possibilities for all students, including those in succeeding generations. * Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies *Reading, Writing, and Revolution provides ample evidence of how creating an inclusive history for Mexican-origin children in the state of Texas has always been a struggle...Barragán Goetz reminds us of the centrality of women’s work in education and their long-lasting impact on the history of Texas. Educators preparing to teach Mexican American history throughout the state, as well as parents wanting their children to learn this more inclusive history can better appreciate these efforts by looking at the escuelita model. They and anyone interested in the complexities and far-reaching legacies of the history of education have much to learn from Reading, Writing, and Revolution. * Journal of Arizona History *Barragán Goetz has provided a significant intervention in the robust and well-respected field of Mexican American educational history in Texas...Written in an engaging manner and meticulously researched, this book will become a foundational text for those hoping to understand Mexican American schooling in Texas. * Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *A well-organized and well-supported body of work about South Texas' escualitas...[Reading, Writing, and Revolution] is a much needed conversation about resistance, self-determination, gender, and power in a time when the denial and erasure of history resonates today. Barragán Goetz’ attention to the collected narratives, and skillful presentation of ideas is tribute to the memory of a people – especially Mexican and Mexican American women – whose work benefitted future generations. * Journal of Latinos and Education *Table of Contents Introduction. Escuelitas, Literacy, and Imaginary Dual Citizenship Chapter 1. Escuelitas and the Expansion of the Texas Public School System, 1865–1910 Chapter 2. Imaginary Citizens and the Limits of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Educational Exclusion and the Mexican Consulate Investigation of 1910 Chapter 3. Revolutionary and Refined: Feminism, Early Childhood Education, and the Mexican Consulate in Laredo, Texas, 1910–1920 Chapter 4. Education in Post–Mexican Revolution Texas, 1920–1950 Chapter 5. Escuelitas and the Mexican American Generation’s Campaign for Educational Integration Conclusion. The Contested Legacy of Escuelitas in American Culture Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£21.59
Duke University Press Dreams of Flight
Book SynopsisFran Martin explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad, between expectations of fulfilling traditional roles as wife and mother versus becoming highly educated and cosmopolitan career-oriented individuals.Trade Review“Fran Martin describes with great sensitivity and empathy how it feels to be a ‘Chinese international student’ in a Western metropolis and how their ‘dreams of flight’—away from the strictures of neotraditional femininity and toward an aspired mobile, cosmopolitan self—must navigate the impositions of family, gender, race, and nation. In a time of rising tensions between China and the West, Dreams of Flight reminds us of the human ordinariness and heterogeneity of people who are all-too-easily homogenized and ostracized as ‘the Chinese.’” -- Ien Ang, author of * On Not Speaking Chinese: Living between Asia and the West *“Dreams of Flight exemplifies the best in theoretically engaged ethnography. It tells the stories of the research participants in a beautiful, lyrical way while making nuanced and sophisticated theoretical arguments based on their experiences. It also offers a deeper understanding of Chinese students in Australia, a country that is understudied in the literature on transnational Chinese students, most of which focuses on the United States and the United Kingdom. Specialists in China studies, migration studies, international education, anthropology, and sociology will all welcome this outstanding work.” -- Vanessa L. Fong, author of * Paradise Redefined: Transnational Chinese Students and the Quest for Flexible Citizenship in the Developed World *"[Martin's] offers a unique blend of ethnographic observation, individual narrative, and theoretical considerations and is an excellent addition to the field of gender studies and the study of educational mobility." -- Zeyi Liu * Journal of International Women's Studies *"This remarkable book provides a rare deep dive into the lives of a group of people who are often the subject of unfounded stereotypes and misunderstanding. . . . Very seldom do we have the opportunity to hear from Chinese students themselves about their lives, experiences, and worldviews. . . . This book provides a deep sense of the complexities and contradictions inherent in transnational mobility, showing us the dangers of simple narratives, and most of all, allowing the everyday humanity of Chinese students to shine through." -- Christina Ho * Pacific Affairs *"Dreams of Flight is an invaluable resource for scholars, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students seeking a comparison or contrast to these present circumstances, a pleasurable and informative ethnography, and stimulating discussions of its themes and relevant theories." -- Arianne M. Gaetano * Feminist Encounters *"Dreams of Flight needs to be read as an incredibly rich and rewarding contribution to the understanding of the increasing entanglement of international education with migration trajectories. . . . Dreams of Flight will prove invaluable for scholars who are seeking to understand their interlocutors’ trajectories from the perspective of both home and host country as they navigate multiple alliances, expectations and dreams." -- Fran Martin * Journal of Development Studies *Table of ContentsPreface: After Mobility? ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Worlds in Motion 1 1. Before Study: Dreams of Flight 35 2. Place: Welcome to Melvillage 57 3. Media: Connection and Encapsulation 97 4. Work: Emplacement, Mobility, and Value 128 5. Sexuality: Liminal Times 161 6. Faith: Spirits of Movement 190 7. Patriotism: Feeling Global Chineseness 215 8. After Study: Moving On, Moving Up, Moving Out 247 Conclusion: Unsettled Dreams 279 Notes 297 Works Cited 311 Index 347
£75.65
Duke University Press Dreams of Flight
Book SynopsisIn Dreams of Flight, Fran Martin explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad. On one hand, unmarried middle-class women in the single-child generations are encouraged to develop themselves as professional human capital through international education, molding themselves into independent, cosmopolitan, career-oriented individuals. On the other, strong neotraditionalist state, social, and familial pressures of the post-Mao era push them back toward marriage and family by age thirty. Martin examines these women’s motivations for studying in Australia and traces their embodied and emotional experiences of urban life, social media worlds, work in low-skilled and professional jobs, romantic relationships, religion, Chinese patriotism, and changed self-understanding after study abroad. Martin illustrates how emerging forms of gender, class, and mobility fundamentally transform the basis of identity for a whole generation Trade Review“Fran Martin describes with great sensitivity and empathy how it feels to be a ‘Chinese international student’ in a Western metropolis and how their ‘dreams of flight’—away from the strictures of neotraditional femininity and toward an aspired mobile, cosmopolitan self—must navigate the impositions of family, gender, race, and nation. In a time of rising tensions between China and the West, Dreams of Flight reminds us of the human ordinariness and heterogeneity of people who are all-too-easily homogenized and ostracized as ‘the Chinese.’” -- Ien Ang, author of * On Not Speaking Chinese: Living between Asia and the West *“Dreams of Flight exemplifies the best in theoretically engaged ethnography. It tells the stories of the research participants in a beautiful, lyrical way while making nuanced and sophisticated theoretical arguments based on their experiences. It also offers a deeper understanding of Chinese students in Australia, a country that is understudied in the literature on transnational Chinese students, most of which focuses on the United States and the United Kingdom. Specialists in China studies, migration studies, international education, anthropology, and sociology will all welcome this outstanding work.” -- Vanessa L. Fong, author of * Paradise Redefined: Transnational Chinese Students and the Quest for Flexible Citizenship in the Developed World *"[Martin's] offers a unique blend of ethnographic observation, individual narrative, and theoretical considerations and is an excellent addition to the field of gender studies and the study of educational mobility." -- Zeyi Liu * Journal of International Women's Studies *"This remarkable book provides a rare deep dive into the lives of a group of people who are often the subject of unfounded stereotypes and misunderstanding. . . . Very seldom do we have the opportunity to hear from Chinese students themselves about their lives, experiences, and worldviews. . . . This book provides a deep sense of the complexities and contradictions inherent in transnational mobility, showing us the dangers of simple narratives, and most of all, allowing the everyday humanity of Chinese students to shine through." -- Christina Ho * Pacific Affairs *"Dreams of Flight is an invaluable resource for scholars, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students seeking a comparison or contrast to these present circumstances, a pleasurable and informative ethnography, and stimulating discussions of its themes and relevant theories." -- Arianne M. Gaetano * Feminist Encounters *"Dreams of Flight needs to be read as an incredibly rich and rewarding contribution to the understanding of the increasing entanglement of international education with migration trajectories. . . . Dreams of Flight will prove invaluable for scholars who are seeking to understand their interlocutors’ trajectories from the perspective of both home and host country as they navigate multiple alliances, expectations and dreams." -- Fran Martin * Journal of Development Studies *Table of ContentsPreface: After Mobility? ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Worlds in Motion 1 1. Before Study: Dreams of Flight 35 2. Place: Welcome to Melvillage 57 3. Media: Connection and Encapsulation 97 4. Work: Emplacement, Mobility, and Value 128 5. Sexuality: Liminal Times 161 6. Faith: Spirits of Movement 190 7. Patriotism: Feeling Global Chineseness 215 8. After Study: Moving On, Moving Up, Moving Out 247 Conclusion: Unsettled Dreams 279 Notes 297 Works Cited 311 Index 347
£21.59
New York University Press Black and Queer on Campus
Book SynopsisAn inside look at Black LGBTQ college students and their experiences Black and Queer on Campus offers an inside look at what life is like for LGBTQ college students on campuses across the United States. Michael P. Jeffries shows that Black and queer college students often struggle to find safe spaces and a sense of belonging when they arrive on campus at both predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges and universities. Many report that in predominantly white queer social spaces, they feel unwelcome and pressured to temper their criticisms of racism amongst their white peers. Conversely, in predominantly straight Black social spaces, they feel ignored or pressured to minimize their queer identity in order to be accepted. This fraught dynamic has an impact on Black LGBTQ students in higher education, as they experience different forms of marginalization at the intersection of their race, gender, and sexuality.Drawing on interviews with sTrade ReviewThe stories collected in Black and Queer on Campus challenge most preconceived notions about queer life at historically Black colleges and universities. Relying on interviews with college students themselves, Michael P. Jeffries provides a cogent, compelling, and much-needed corrective about the history of activism, social movements, and intellectual thought at HBCUs. This groundbreaking book is required reading. * E. Patrick Johnson, author of Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South—An Oral History *Black and Queer on Campus is a deeply compelling examination of the daily experiences of Black queer college students. With his particular interest in Black queer life at HBCUs, Jeffries turns much-needed attention to the Black ordinary: how Black queer students spend time on campus, participate in campus organizations, and navigate everyday experiences of antiblackness and homophobia. Jeffries displays a deep respect for his interlocutors’ wisdom, and leaves readers with a sense that the future is being actively re-imagined by Black queer college students who work—individually and collectively, politically and personally—to dream another world. * Jennifer C. Nash, author of Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality *In this beautifully written book, Jeffries reminds us that centering Black queer students is the key to reimagining the possibilities of our colleges and communities. Black queer collegians are part of a long genealogy of resistance and revolution. Their stories show us, too, that there’s magnificence in the mundane. Black and Queer on Campus is a must-read for all college students and educators. * Anthony Christian Ocampo, Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons *Culling interviews with dozens of students from a wide range of colleges, [Jeffries] examines how Black queer students struggle for a sense of belonging, the inherent pressures when compared with white peers and predominantly white learning institutions, and solutions for coping with and finding pride within the college experience, despite these obstacles. These critical perspectives shed much-needed light on the learning institutions where being Black and queer pose everyday obstacles for young men and women eager to learn and contribute. -- Jim Piechota * The Bay Area Reporter *Jeffries interviews Black L.G.B.T.Q. college students at over a dozen colleges to illustrate the struggles they face in finding belonging at both predominantly white and historically Black institutions. * New York Times Book Review *Black and Queer on Campus is an overflowing archive of stories collected through interviews with black and/or queer students at different universities across the United States, without ever describing them in a homogeneous or uniform way, including their political views ... Their stories not only serve as a parameter for evaluating the university’s diversity affirmation policies and the construction of safe spaces by student organizations, but they are also an embodied window on difference that open up imaginative horizons otherwise oriented by black and queer lives. * Ethnic and Racial Studies *
£22.79
New York University Press Hyper Education
Book SynopsisAn up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to educate childrenBeyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today's youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions that it has spawned. It is a world where immigrant families vie with other Americans to be at the head of the class, putting in hours of studying and testing in order to gain a foothold in the supposed meritocracy of American public education. A world where enrichment centers, like Kumon, have seen 194 percent growth since 2002 and target children as young as three. Even families and teachers who avoid after-school academics are getting swept up. Drawing on over 100 in-depth interviews with teachers, tuTrade Review"[A] fascinating look at a growing subculture and an account of the ways in which public schools are failing our most gifted and hard-working students and putting the blame on their parents." * The Wall Street Journal *"Families who want their children to succeed often send them to private learning centers and encourage them to participate in spelling bees and math competitions. Why? That question is at the heart of Dhingra’s thought-provoking book...A well-researched work of interest to parents and educators." * Library Journal *"Dhingra presents a compelling and cogent examination of this phenomenon and analyzes whether or not it is a positive development. [...] Based on over 100 interviews Dhingra conducted with children, parents, principals, teachers, tutors, and other stakeholders, the research underlying the book’s thesis is rigorous, well reasoned, and reliable." * Choice *"As the failures of the US’ fragmented, highly unequal, and increasingly privatized education system have been laid bare amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Dhingra’s book is a timely look at how families respond to such a system. In doing so, he debunks harmful stereotypes about Asian American culture and parenting. His book will be of much interest not only to sociologists, but also to educators and families alike." * Social Forces *"A fascinating and timely look at the risks and rewards of cranking up the academic pressure on children. Pawan Dhingra does not just analyse the status quo: he shows parents, educators and society as a whole how to change so that we can find the sweet spot between pushing the next generation too hard and not pushing them hard enough." -- Carl Honore, author of Under Pressure: Putting the Child Back in Childhood"Carefully researched and written, Hyper Education shows how race saturates the conversation about education. This book is a clear and nuanced treatment of a complex trend that too often gets obscured by stereotyping. Ultimately, Dhingra helps us learn more about the evolution of what it is like to be a child amidst the privatization of social goods in an age of insecurity." -- Allison J. Pugh, author of The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Insecure Age"Why do so many Asian American parents seek hyper education for their children? Through his fascinating exploration of spelling bees, math competitions, and enrichment centers, Pawan Dhingra gets to the root of education obsessions to expose our global anxieties, national biases, and parental hopes for our sons and daughters." -- Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires and National Book Award Finalist, Pachinko"Dhingra tells a fascinating story about U.S. hyper education—a common practice of American middle-class parenting taken up and advanced by Asian immigrants. Hyper Education explains what drives this phenomenon and what is at stake from the perspectives of children, parents, and educators, dispelling many erroneous assumptions and stereotypes about high-achieving Asian Americans." -- Min Zhou, co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox"In this book, Dhingra offers a multi-layered perspective on the effects of over-programming young people to meet educational goals. He opens a window into the experiences of Indian American families and youth, and invites the reader to consider how race, immigration, culture, and class influence educational outcomes. Hyper Education is an accessible and necessary read for anyone connected to the American educational system and committed to educational equity." -- Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America; South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future"Third graders worrying about the SATs? Middle schoolers with stress ulcers? Eight National Spelling Bee Co-Champions? Pawan Dhingra spent years immersed in the world of hyper education to write a gripping study on the culture of success. What he uncovers are the fascinating, often unexpected motives behind achievement and the deep undercurrents of white normative ideology, historical racism, government policies and gender bias that are at play. This book challenges the very way we approach education in America." -- Maulik Pancholy, actor and author of The Best At It"Hyper Education is a deeply engaging book, packed with rich narrative accounts and powerful theoretical insights, that incisively demonstrates how critiques of the “over-investment” in education of Indian Americans—and Asian Americans more generally—help maintain the racial status quo by centering normative whiteness and sustaining white supremacy. Expertly situated within the broader context of neoliberalism, accountability policy, immigration, and race, this book should be read by everyone who seeks to better understand the changing educational landscape in the United States." -- John B. Diamond, co-author of Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools
£16.14
New York University Press The Trouble with Snack Time
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn important study of the ways in which feeding children reflects larger social anxieties, from issues of class and racial identities to morally loaded ideas about nutrition and childrearing. While recognizing the centrality of parental engagement to children’s lives, Patico compellingly asserts the need for governmental interventions to bring about structural changes that don’t rely on moralized notions of individual parental care. Everyone interested in how America feeds its children—or fails to—should read this book. -- Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and CultureA beautifully written account of the double bind faced by many contemporary parents: how to be ‘engaged’ and ‘concerned’ about their children’s eating, without being overly ‘neurotic’ or ‘anxious.’ Thick with detailed ethnographic observation, the book illuminates the politics of parenting from the ground up, forcing the reader to reflect on why children’s eating has become both individualized and moralized in recent years, as well as pushing us to consider other, more collaborative possibilities. In addition to parents themselves, this highly readable book will be of interest to those across the social sciences, particularly scholars of parenting, gender, food, and health. -- Charlotte Faircloth, University College LondonThis book is rife with interesting details, describing a life that will be familiar to many academics. * CHOICE *The Trouble With Snack Time by Dr. Jennifer Patico explores this food environment through a fascinating ethnography of an Atlanta charter school and its surrounding neighbourhood. * Agriculture and Human Values *
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New York University Press The Trouble with Snack Time
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important study of the ways in which feeding children reflects larger social anxieties, from issues of class and racial identities to morally loaded ideas about nutrition and childrearing. While recognizing the centrality of parental engagement to children’s lives, Patico compellingly asserts the need for governmental interventions to bring about structural changes that don’t rely on moralized notions of individual parental care. Everyone interested in how America feeds its children—or fails to—should read this book." -- Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture"A beautifully written account of the double bind faced by many contemporary parents: how to be ‘engaged’ and ‘concerned’ about their children’s eating, without being overly ‘neurotic’ or ‘anxious.’ Thick with detailed ethnographic observation, the book illuminates the politics of parenting from the ground up, forcing the reader to reflect on why children’s eating has become both individualized and moralized in recent years, as well as pushing us to consider other, more collaborative possibilities. In addition to parents themselves, this highly readable book will be of interest to those across the social sciences, particularly scholars of parenting, gender, food, and health." -- Charlotte Faircloth, University College London"This book is rife with interesting details, describing a life that will be familiar to many academics." * CHOICE *"The Trouble With Snack Time by Dr. Jennifer Patico explores this food environment through a fascinating ethnography of an Atlanta charter school and its surrounding neighbourhood." * Agriculture and Human Values *
£23.74
New York University Press By Any Media Necessary
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewReaders are given a nuanced picture of the successes and complications of youth activism and participatory politics in the current era. * Choice *By Any Media Necessaryis fascinating continuation of Jenkinss previous work and should be of great use for media studies scholars, as well as anyone interested in better understanding youth perceptions and actions related to the political realm. * Journal of American Culture *In line with civic media scholarship that focuses on the opportunities for emerging technologies and digital cultures to buttress collective action, By Any Media Necessary suggests the important role of new media and technologies in facilitating political engagement and participatory practice. The notions of transmedia activism and mobilization are effectively analyzed to discuss how youth tap into the potentials of media platforms and networked communications—from social media, spreadable videos, and Internet memes—and use their digital skills in a collaborative and participatory manner in seeking to bring about political change. -- International Journal of CommunicationFantasy is not an escape from our world; its an invitation to go deeper into it. The most relevant book of our era, it will undoubtedly inspire you and those you love to join the millions of people who are transforming our world: by any media necessary. -- Andrew Slack,creator/co-founder of the Harry Potter AllianceA far-reaching book that explores the many different digital strategies and platforms young people use to have their voices heard and their political agendas advanced. The case studies at the heart of this book are powerful, telling the story of how young people across demographic categories are using digital media to engage in a new form of politicsParticipatory Politicsthat is destined to significantly shape civic life for years to come. -- Cathy J. Cohen,author of Democracy Remixed: Black Youth and the Future of American PoliticsA much-needed narration of political agency that tackles its many contradictions head on, without losing sight of nuance. The books case studies, rich in detail, are wonderful invitations to think more and better about the role of empathy, care, ethics, empowerment, and participation in our contemporary political realities. -- Nico Carpentier,Uppsala University, SwedenAn indispensable guide to the changing shape of civic and political agency in a digital age. With richly detailed case studies, Jenkins and his team have captured an origin story: the moment when participatory culture got hooked up with politics and the fundamentals of modern democracies shifted beneath our feet. -- Danielle Allen,co-editor of From Voice to Influence: Understanding Citizenship in the Digital AgeUnderstanding the connections between practices of media consumption andenduringcivic engagement is one of the most exciting challenges that cultural studies currently faces. For over a decade, Henry Jenkins has been exploring this issue, and now he and an excellent team of co-authors offer the most searching examination of this question for a U.S. context that we have. An inspiring and enlivening book, this is a definite must read! -- Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science
£62.90
Apress Evolving Digital Leadership
Book SynopsisPart I: Digital Leadership.- Chapter 1: Start Here.- Chapter 2: TL;DR.- Chapter 3: Becoming a Digital Leader.- Chapter 4: Career Success Pyramid.- Chapter 5: The Evolution of Digital Leadership.- Chapter 6: Unnatural Selection: Evolving Faster Than the Pace of Change.- Part II: Awareness.- Chapter 7: Humans as a Full Stack.- Chapter 8: Experts and Achievers.- Chapter 9: Preferences and Patterns.- Chapter 10: Personality Types.- Part III: Intention.- Chapter 11: Intention - The Secret to Success.- Chapter 12: Understanding What's Important.- Chapter 13: Successful Intentions.- Part IV: Attention.- Chapter 14: Attention - Self.- Chapter 15: Attention - Team.- Chapter 16: Attention - Stakeholders.- Part V: Reflection.- Chapter 17: Reflection.- Chapter 18: Reflection Methods.- Chapter 19: Reflecting Together.- Chapter 20: Coaching and Mentoring.- Chapter 21: It's Not Cheating.-Table of ContentsPart I: Digital Leadership Chapter 1: Start Here Chapter 2: TL;DR Chapter 3: Becoming a Digital Leader Chapter 4: Career Success Pyramid Chapter 5: The Evolution of Digital Leadership Chapter 6: Unnatural Selection: Evolving Faster Than the Pace of Change Part II: Awareness Chapter 7: Humans as a Full Stack Chapter 8: Experts and Achievers Chapter 9: Preferences and Patterns Chapter 10: Personality Types Part III: Intention Chapter 11: Intention - The Secret to Success Chapter 12: Understanding What's Important Chapter 13: Successful Intentions Part IV: Attention Chapter 14: Attention - Self Chapter 15: Attention - Team Chapter 16: Attention - Stakeholders Part V: Reflection Chapter 17: Reflection Chapter 18: Reflection Methods Chapter 19: Reflecting Together Chapter 20: Coaching and Mentoring Chapter 21: It's Not Cheating
£49.49
University of Toronto Press Residential Schools and Reconciliation
Book SynopsisResidential Schools and Reconciliation is a unique, timely, and provocative work that tackles and explains the institutional responses to Canada's residential school legacy.Trade Review"Professor Jim Miller of the University of Saskatchewan pulls back the curtain on the historical blame game. Residential Schools and Reconciliation documents Ottawa’s handling of Aboriginal issues. This is not ancient history. It just happened." -- Holly Doan * Blacklock’s Reporter *"As colonial nations around the world seek pathways to post-conflict reconciliation, J.R. Miller’s timely work is an important reminder of both the potential obstacles and the healing possibilities of such initiatives." -- Leigh Anne Williams * Publishers Weekly *‘For those who want to understand Canadian reconciliation attempts and their historical context specifically pertaining to residential schools, Residential Schools and Reconciliation is where they should turn.’ -- Cory Kapeller * Saskatchewan Law Review *"Miller’s study does not examine the history of residential schools or draw upon horrors recounted by survivors; rather, it looks at what churches, courts, and the state itself have done in reaction, sometimes haltingly. Here his scholarship breaks new ground: few scholars have traced the nitty-gritty of how reconciliation was and is negotiated or set it so firmly in a historical context." -- Susan Neylan, Wilfrid Laurier University * The Canadian Historical Review *"In this book, Miller provides Canadians with an invaluable, insightful, and accessible resource on reconciliation in Canada." -- Joanna Dawson * Canada’s History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'We did not hear you' Part One: Exposing the Problem Chapter 1: The Churches Apologize Chapter 2: The State Investigates Chapter 3: The Government Responds Part Two: Finding a Solution Chapter 4: The Bench Adjudicates Chapter 5: The Parties Negotiate Chapter 6: The Parties Implement the Settlement Agreement Part Three: Redress and Reconciliaiton Chapter 7: Truth, and Reconciliation Chapter 8: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chapter 9: Conclusion Bibliography Illustrations
£30.60
University of Toronto Press A Research Agenda for Graduate Education
Book SynopsisA Research Agenda for Graduate Education is a challenge to the higher education community to conduct research on graduate education as it would any other area of educational research.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Science of Graduate-Level Learning Graduate Student Career Preparation Graduate Program Improvement Conclusion References
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University of Toronto Press The Strength of the University
Book SynopsisThe addresses in this book have been selected from among those given by Dr. Bissell, on many occasions, to many different groups ofp eople, over the last twelve years. In them he expresses some of his attitudes to the roleo f the university today, its strengths, and its weaknesses. He discusses such matters as the myth of the ivory forever, the effect on the univeristy of the new radicalism and awareness of power on the part of the student; the necessity of maintaining a balance between the demands of undergraduate and graduate studies, between the speecd for professional training, and the study of the humanities, the concept of "double innocence' which has been operative in the administrative framework of Canadian universities and the necessity of change in this framework; what the role of the university should be as patron of and training ground for the arts. Dr. Bissell has firm convictions and high ideals and does not hesitate to make them known to the reader. As a profes
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University of Toronto Press Test Pattern
Book SynopsisScarborough was the first North American university college planned from its inception for television. Closed-circuit TV was fully integrated into its physical fabric and academic program. Videotaped lectures, backed up by small group discussions, were to replace many live lectures. The plan was calculated not only to bring the best lectures abailable to all students, but to save the taxpayers about one million dollars a year. The savings have not resulted; new questions of academic rights and copyright have been raised; and the value of television as a replacement medium is left in doubt. John Lee has written a comprehensive and easily read report of the experiement, its results, and its effects on the internal life of the college. His approach is sociological. While not ignoring the obvious effect of individual personalities involved in the experiment, he contends that the main events were products of the social conditions and forces of time -- among them a rapidly rising student
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University of Toronto Press Teachers and Politics in England and Wales
Book SynopsisEducation is a powerful factor in determining the shape of a modern society. Recognition of its importance for the wealth and power of a society has risen dramatically in recent years. As a result, the 'demand' for education has increased; and education has assumed a prominent place among contemporary public issues. This change in the relationship between 'education' and 'politics' has, in turn, tended to disrupt the operation of established institutions and procedures for making educational policy and caused a search for new organizational forms. Educational policy-making in England and Wales in the 1940s and early 1950s was characterized by a closed partnership of the Ministry of Education, the local education authorities, and the teachers' unions. The circumstances which made their relationship easy and viable changed as the demand for education increased during the later 1950s and early 1960s, and the institutions and procedures which typified the earlier period -- the Na
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University of Toronto Press The University of Saskatchewan
Book SynopsisWalter Thompson served on the staff of the University of Saskatchewan from 1913 to 1959. He joined the university four years after it opened when, having just received his doctorate from Harvard, he was appointed professor of biology and head of the department. For the next forty-sixty years he held several positions, including dean of arts and president of the university. During that time he was involved in making and implementing many important decisions, and in the course of his work he formed close friendships with nearly all the outstanding people who have been connected with the university over the years. Because of his long service to the university and the fund of information he has accumulated, Dr. Thompson is well qualified to write a personal history of the institution. In this memoir the author has done more than merely recount the historical facts as recorded in official documents; he goes behind the scenes to give the background of those events. He explains the
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University of Toronto Press On University Freedom in the Canadian Context
Book SynopsisThe universities of Canada are now expanding rapidly and becoming very costly to run and equip. Increasingly the bill is borne by the public exchequers, federal and provincial. What then should be the proper relationship between government and universities if university freedom is to be preserved? This book, based on the Plaunt Lectures given at Carleton University in 1967, discusses the various aspects of the question.The author for example, discusses the British solution of a buffer committee between government and university, and the American concept of a lay board of regents which has jurisdiction over the university system in the name of the people. He suggests that the best device is for the universities themselves to form a strong cooperative body and for the state to arm this body with statutory instruments. Most provinces now have a Provincial Advisory Committee and the author proposes that the staff needed to assess and scrutinize budgets for university funds equita
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University of Toronto Press Truth and Indignation
Book SynopsisThe original edition of Truth and Indignation offered the first close and critical assessment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as it was unfolding. Niezen used testimonies, texts, and visual materials produced by the Commission as well as interviews with survivors, priests, and nuns to raise important questions about the TRC process. He asked what the TRC meant for reconciliation, transitional justice, and conceptions of traumatic memory. In this updated edition, Niezen discusses the Final Report and Calls to Action bringing the book up to date and making it a valuable text for teaching about transitional justice, colonialism and redress, public anthropology, and human rights. Thoughtful, provocative, and uncompromising in the need to tell the truth as he sees it, Niezen offers an important contribution to understanding truth and reconciliation processes in general, and the Canadian experience in particular.Trade Review"...a tremendous step forward from a scholarly human rights culture that has been overly awed by the truth commission phenomenon and far too slow in probing beneath the surfaces." -- Human Rights Quarterly"Niezen opts for a clinical remove from the moral content of the story, in order to observe the TRC more critically. There was an easier book to write, but Truth and Indignation is more nuanced, more challenging, and as a result more stimulating." -- Literary Review of CanadaTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations List of Figures Preface to the Second Edition Preface 1. The Sense of Injustice 2. The Unfolding 3. The Process 4. Templates and Exclusions 5. Testimony 6. Traumatic Memory 7. Witnessing History 8. Solitudes Epilogue References Index
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University of Toronto Press Supporting Institutions and Services
Book SynopsisA variety of institutions and activities including the training of teachers, research and development, and educational television services are discussed in this volume. It describes in detail the creation and growth of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and its research activities, and gives an account of the educational activities of institutions such as the Royal Ontario Museum, the CBC, and the provincial libraries.
£38.70
University of Toronto Press Educational Contributions of Associations
Book SynopsisThe influence of educational associations is often overlooked in treatises on Ontario's educational system because these groups tend to operate in an informal manner. This volume discusses the various types of educational organizations, their purposes, the scope and nature of their activities, and their contributions to education. It includes professional organizations, and a wide variety of groups with a direct or peripheral interest in education in its broad definition.
£35.10
University of Toronto Press The Adult and the Nursery School Child
Book SynopsisThis book grew out of Margaret Fletcher's many years' experience with nursery school children. The first edition, reprinted five times following publication in 1958, has proven an extremely useful working guide for both experienced and novice teachers and for parents of nursery school children.This new edition contains an epilogue by Professor Dorothy Millichamp entitled 'Preschool Teaching: An Historical Perspective', which concentrates particularly on developments in the 1960s and on the goals of pre-school education in the 1970s. An introduction by Dr Mary L. Northway of the Brora Centre, and an updated, expanded bibliography are other features of this new edition.The author discusses the qualities of the ideal nursery school teacher, and describes how daily life in the school can be planned so that good human relations develop between adults and children. The goals to be sought include the development of independence and the growth of the ability to recognize when
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Stanford University Press Special Treatment: Student Doctors at the All
Book SynopsisThe All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is iconic in the landscape of Indian healthcare. Established in the early years of independence, this enormous public teaching hospital rapidly gained fame for the high-quality treatment it offered at a nominal cost; at present, an average of ten thousand patients pass through the outpatient department each day. With its notorious medical program acceptance rate of less than 0.01%, AIIMS also sits at the apex of Indian medical education. To be trained as a doctor here is to be considered the best. In what way does this enduring reputation of excellence shape the institution's ethos? How does elite medical education sustain India's social hierarchies and the health inequalities entrenched within? In the first-ever ethnography of AIIMS, Anna Ruddock considers prestige as a byproduct of norms attached to ambition, aspiration, caste, and class in modern India, and illustrates how the institution's reputation affects its students' present experiences and future career choices. Ruddock untangles the threads of intellectual exceptionalism, social and power stratification, and health inequality that are woven into the health care taught and provided at AIIMS, asking what is lost when medicine is used not as a social equalizer but as a means to cultivate and maintain prestige.Trade Review"Who is medical education really for? What do medical schools actually teach? This quietly devastating study of India's 'best' medical school, and the 'best' students who attend it, reveals how good intentions and entrenched ideas about value and merit combine to produce fragmented, expensive, ill-distributed and disrespectfully delivered medical care. Special Treatment illuminates troubling patterns that extend well beyond contemporary India." -- Claire Wendland * University of Wisconsin-Madison *"Special Treatment is a valuable, much-needed addition to the sparse body of ethnographic work on elite institutions of professional education. Anna Ruddock has crafted a sensitive and sympathetic—yet nuanced and critical—account of how the best-regarded doctors in the country are trained at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. This book overcomes the daunting difficulties of studying a powerful 'institution of excellence' and illuminates its functioning without descending into hagiography." -- Satish Deshpande * Delhi University *"Ruddock's description of the overcrowded out-patient departments at AIIMS; and the common (though not exclusive) attitude of the faculty and students that patients are 'interesting cases', with little understanding of the social context of disease and healing, will be familiar to medical students from any government college in the country... A single institution cannot be expected to change the medical culture in the entire country, as Ruddock says, yet it is sad that AIIMS has not used its privileged position to show the way." -- George Thomas * The India Forum *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1AIIMS is AIIMS chapter abstractIn this introductory chapter I give an overview of the place of AIIMS in the landscape of Indian healthcare and its status as the country's most prestigious medical college. I outline my argument that by virtue of its elite status and narrow definition of excellence in medicine, undergraduate education at AIIMS works to reproduce rather than interrogate social inequalities, forgoing opportunities to acquaint students with the potential of medicine to be a transformative social endeavor. 2The Beginning: Establishing AIIMS chapter abstractI tell the story of the creation of AIIMS, drawing on historical sources and interviews with some of the institute's first students and faculty. I show how the institute was a product of and a response to the politics of medical education in colonial India and I discuss the tensions inherent in its mandate to embody global standards of biomedical prowess while also addressing the needs of the predominantly poor and rural population of a newly independent nation. 3Getting In: Being the Best chapter abstractI introduce the students who appear throughout the book and trace how they went from being schoolchildren considering a medical career to trainee doctors profiled in the media for winning a seat at India's most coveted medical college. In doing so, I pay particular attention to the social phenomenon that is the AIIMS MBBS entrance exam and the way that it illuminates and entrenches inequalities while also working to fuel narratives that firmly associate concepts of achievement and merit with upper casteness via the general category. Looking particularly at the function of exam ranking, I present the concept of'biographical numbers as a means of exploring the subjective impact of rank on students' sense of self and their potential futures. 4Being In: "Freedom" chapter abstractChapter 4 takes us through the gates of AIIMS and into the lives of its students. Reflecting on the discourse of freedom that I often heard from students, I interpret the MBBS as a liminal period in the lives of students, which offers transformative possibilities that nevertheless contain their own limits. This thread becomes a discussion of affirmative action at AIIMS, and the ways in which a discourse of caste and meritorious achievement influences how students think about themselves and each other as citizens and future doctors. The politics of affirmative action counter any idealized vision of AIIMS as an institution transcending oppressive social structures in the pursuit of a universal humanist medical science. The institute, and medicine itself, is not set-apart from but is emblematic of the social unease characteristic of modern India. 5Ways and Means of Learning: Impressions from the Clinic chapter abstractI discuss patient labor, a phenomenon whereby students appreciate the number and diversity of AIIMS patients as an educational asset, at an institution that conditions those students to become (super)specialized clinicians unlikely to provide the frontline care that many patients come to the hospital for lack of. I also draw on ethnographic material from wards and outpatient clinics to show how a hidden curriculum naturalizes structural inequalities that play out in the clinical encounter, imparting impressions to students of what it means to be a good doctor and a responsible patient. Integrating other ways of learning about medicine, such as through the humanities, would, I argue, create space for reflection on the social role of the doctor and open up possibilities for addressing rather than reproducing inequalities. 6Graduation: The Consequences of Excellence chapter abstractThis final chapter is concerned with AIIMS students' perceptions of possible futures, which are shot through with discursive threads about achievement and reputation, family, the state, money, and technology. These threads combine to produce a hierarchy of biomedical practice. Not all medical students go on to pursue medical professions. However, whether a student aspires to a career as a super specialist, a public health practitioner, a civil servant, or an entrepreneur, I argue that the choice is inextricable from the status bestowed upon AIIMS students at the moment of admission. The social life of this achievement, combined with the influence of norms around class, caste, gender and kinship produces expectations of the future and an individual's place within it, offering different but related impressions of what it means to be a graduate of India's most prestigious medical college. 7Appendix: On Methodology chapter abstractThis appendix explains how I was given research access to AIIMS and the methodology of the study. I discuss the ableist narratives that are traditionally attached to anthropological fieldwork and encourage more attention to the experiences of disabled anthropologists in order to make it a more inclusive social science.
£86.40
Stanford University Press Special Treatment: Student Doctors at the All
Book SynopsisThe All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is iconic in the landscape of Indian healthcare. Established in the early years of independence, this enormous public teaching hospital rapidly gained fame for the high-quality treatment it offered at a nominal cost; at present, an average of ten thousand patients pass through the outpatient department each day. With its notorious medical program acceptance rate of less than 0.01%, AIIMS also sits at the apex of Indian medical education. To be trained as a doctor here is to be considered the best. In what way does this enduring reputation of excellence shape the institution's ethos? How does elite medical education sustain India's social hierarchies and the health inequalities entrenched within? In the first-ever ethnography of AIIMS, Anna Ruddock considers prestige as a byproduct of norms attached to ambition, aspiration, caste, and class in modern India, and illustrates how the institution's reputation affects its students' present experiences and future career choices. Ruddock untangles the threads of intellectual exceptionalism, social and power stratification, and health inequality that are woven into the health care taught and provided at AIIMS, asking what is lost when medicine is used not as a social equalizer but as a means to cultivate and maintain prestige.Trade Review"Who is medical education really for? What do medical schools actually teach? This quietly devastating study of India's 'best' medical school, and the 'best' students who attend it, reveals how good intentions and entrenched ideas about value and merit combine to produce fragmented, expensive, ill-distributed and disrespectfully delivered medical care. Special Treatment illuminates troubling patterns that extend well beyond contemporary India." -- Claire Wendland * University of Wisconsin-Madison *"Special Treatment is a valuable, much-needed addition to the sparse body of ethnographic work on elite institutions of professional education. Anna Ruddock has crafted a sensitive and sympathetic—yet nuanced and critical—account of how the best-regarded doctors in the country are trained at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. This book overcomes the daunting difficulties of studying a powerful 'institution of excellence' and illuminates its functioning without descending into hagiography." -- Satish Deshpande * Delhi University *"Ruddock's description of the overcrowded out-patient departments at AIIMS; and the common (though not exclusive) attitude of the faculty and students that patients are 'interesting cases', with little understanding of the social context of disease and healing, will be familiar to medical students from any government college in the country... A single institution cannot be expected to change the medical culture in the entire country, as Ruddock says, yet it is sad that AIIMS has not used its privileged position to show the way." -- George Thomas * The India Forum *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1AIIMS is AIIMS chapter abstractIn this introductory chapter I give an overview of the place of AIIMS in the landscape of Indian healthcare and its status as the country's most prestigious medical college. I outline my argument that by virtue of its elite status and narrow definition of excellence in medicine, undergraduate education at AIIMS works to reproduce rather than interrogate social inequalities, forgoing opportunities to acquaint students with the potential of medicine to be a transformative social endeavor. 2The Beginning: Establishing AIIMS chapter abstractI tell the story of the creation of AIIMS, drawing on historical sources and interviews with some of the institute's first students and faculty. I show how the institute was a product of and a response to the politics of medical education in colonial India and I discuss the tensions inherent in its mandate to embody global standards of biomedical prowess while also addressing the needs of the predominantly poor and rural population of a newly independent nation. 3Getting In: Being the Best chapter abstractI introduce the students who appear throughout the book and trace how they went from being schoolchildren considering a medical career to trainee doctors profiled in the media for winning a seat at India's most coveted medical college. In doing so, I pay particular attention to the social phenomenon that is the AIIMS MBBS entrance exam and the way that it illuminates and entrenches inequalities while also working to fuel narratives that firmly associate concepts of achievement and merit with upper casteness via the general category. Looking particularly at the function of exam ranking, I present the concept of'biographical numbers as a means of exploring the subjective impact of rank on students' sense of self and their potential futures. 4Being In: "Freedom" chapter abstractChapter 4 takes us through the gates of AIIMS and into the lives of its students. Reflecting on the discourse of freedom that I often heard from students, I interpret the MBBS as a liminal period in the lives of students, which offers transformative possibilities that nevertheless contain their own limits. This thread becomes a discussion of affirmative action at AIIMS, and the ways in which a discourse of caste and meritorious achievement influences how students think about themselves and each other as citizens and future doctors. The politics of affirmative action counter any idealized vision of AIIMS as an institution transcending oppressive social structures in the pursuit of a universal humanist medical science. The institute, and medicine itself, is not set-apart from but is emblematic of the social unease characteristic of modern India. 5Ways and Means of Learning: Impressions from the Clinic chapter abstractI discuss patient labor, a phenomenon whereby students appreciate the number and diversity of AIIMS patients as an educational asset, at an institution that conditions those students to become (super)specialized clinicians unlikely to provide the frontline care that many patients come to the hospital for lack of. I also draw on ethnographic material from wards and outpatient clinics to show how a hidden curriculum naturalizes structural inequalities that play out in the clinical encounter, imparting impressions to students of what it means to be a good doctor and a responsible patient. Integrating other ways of learning about medicine, such as through the humanities, would, I argue, create space for reflection on the social role of the doctor and open up possibilities for addressing rather than reproducing inequalities. 6Graduation: The Consequences of Excellence chapter abstractThis final chapter is concerned with AIIMS students' perceptions of possible futures, which are shot through with discursive threads about achievement and reputation, family, the state, money, and technology. These threads combine to produce a hierarchy of biomedical practice. Not all medical students go on to pursue medical professions. However, whether a student aspires to a career as a super specialist, a public health practitioner, a civil servant, or an entrepreneur, I argue that the choice is inextricable from the status bestowed upon AIIMS students at the moment of admission. The social life of this achievement, combined with the influence of norms around class, caste, gender and kinship produces expectations of the future and an individual's place within it, offering different but related impressions of what it means to be a graduate of India's most prestigious medical college. 7Appendix: On Methodology chapter abstractThis appendix explains how I was given research access to AIIMS and the methodology of the study. I discuss the ableist narratives that are traditionally attached to anthropological fieldwork and encourage more attention to the experiences of disabled anthropologists in order to make it a more inclusive social science.
£23.39
Cognella, Inc Group Work in Schools: Preparing, Leading,
Book SynopsisGroup Work in Schools: Preparing, Leading, Responding provides practicing and future school counselors with the knowledge and tools they need to develop and master group skills. Recognizing that school counselors leverage both counseling and psychoeducation in group work, the text presents research, theory, and practices in both counseling and education.The book introduces the types of groups school counselors conduct; important situational, social, and cultural considerations; ethical mandates; and learning theories for group work planning. Additional chapters cover major group development and intervention theories and group leadership methods and styles. Readers learn how to establish effective goals and objectives for groups, assess these goals, and plan meaningful group activities for their groups. The text also describes important intervention skills and strategies for conducting groups and for responding to problems that arise in groups with youth.The second edition includes greater discussion on teaching and learning theories, more attention to group work practices with diverse populations, and expanded descriptions of basic group work skills.Group Work in Schools is an ideal resource for advanced courses in group work and school counseling. The book is also a valuable guide for school counselors, teachers, and administrative staff who lead groups in educational settings.
£58.40
University of Minnesota Press The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance
Book SynopsisHow “innovative” finance schemes skim public wealth while hijacking public governanceCharter school expansion. Vouchers. Scholarship tax credit programs. The Swindle of Innovative Educational Finance offers a new social theory to explain why these and other privatization policies and programs win support despite being unsupported by empirical evidence. Kenneth J. Saltman details how, under the guise of innovation, cost savings, and corporate social responsibility, new and massive neoliberal educational privatization schemes have been widely adopted in the United States. From a trillion-dollar charter school bubble to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to celebrities branding private schools, Saltman ultimately connects such schemes to the country’s current crisis of truth and offers advice for resistance. Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.Trade Review"Most clearly it will appeal to an audience with strong views against privatization, but this work is also worth reading for those who favor privatization as it highlights a number of areas where improvements could be made in order to better promote the public good." —Teachers College Record
£9.00
University of Minnesota Press A Contest without Winners: How Students
Book SynopsisSeeing the consequences of competitive school choice policy through students’ eyesWhile policymakers often justify school choice as a means to alleviate opportunity and achievement gaps, an unanticipated effect is increased competition over access to coveted, high-performing schools. In A Contest without Winners, Kate Phillippo follows a diverse group of Chicago students through the processes of researching, applying to, and enrolling in public high school. Throughout this journey, students prove themselves powerful policy actors who carry out and redefine competitive choice.Phillippo’s work amplifies the voices of students—rather than the parents, educators, public intellectuals, and policymakers who so often inform school choice research—and investigates how students interact with and emerge from competitive choice academically, developmentally, and civically. Through students’ experiences, she shows how competitive choice legitimates and exacerbates existing social inequalities; collides with students’ developmental vulnerability to messages about their ability, merit, and potential; and encourages young people’s individualistic actions as they come to feel that they must earn their educational rights. From urban infrastructure to income inequality to racial segregation, Phillippo examines the factors that shape students’ policy enactment and interpretation, as policymakers and educators ask students to compete for access to public resources.With competitive choice, even the winners—the lucky few admitted to their dream schools—don’t outright win. A Contest without Winners challenges meritocratic and market-driven notions of opportunity creation for young people and raises critical questions about the goals we have for public schooling.Trade Review"Finally, a smart, thorough, in-depth examination of the impact of high-stakes competitive high school admissions processes on the young people who engage it. A Contest without Winners holds a mirror up to the district, showing what the costs are for policy decisions to heavily invest in a few elite schools rather than ensuring that all students in the district have access to high-quality schooling."—Amanda E. Lewis, coauthor of Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools"A Contest without Winners shows readers the faces and voices of the eighth graders embroiled in Chicago’s competitive choice system. Kate Phillippo describes how the students navigate the demands placed on them, how the system changes their views of fairness and of themselves, and how school choice policy legitimizes the very inequalities that rig the competition."—Kevin G. Welner, director, National Education Policy CenterTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Competitive Choice Policy, the Students Who Enact It, and Its Social Backdrop1. Unequal Opportunities, Unevenly Distributed: The Puzzle of Admission Results2. Education Policy without Educators: How Competitive Choice Puts Responsibility for Quality Schooling on Students3. The Sculptors and the Sculptures: How Neighborhoods Shape and Are Shaped by Competitive Choice Policy4. Differentially Defended: Students’ Developmental Vulnerability to Competitive Choice and Family Capital’s Buffering Role5. Civic Education: How Competitive Choice Policy Encourages Civic IndividualismConclusion: Surprises, Lessons Learned, and a Few Paths ForwardAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Research ParticipantsAppendix B: Research Methods: Learning from Adolescents about Urban Education PolicyAppendix C: High Schools Attended or Mentioned by Study Participants, by School TypeNotes Index
£72.00
University of Minnesota Press A Contest without Winners: How Students
Book SynopsisSeeing the consequences of competitive school choice policy through students’ eyesWhile policymakers often justify school choice as a means to alleviate opportunity and achievement gaps, an unanticipated effect is increased competition over access to coveted, high-performing schools. In A Contest without Winners, Kate Phillippo follows a diverse group of Chicago students through the processes of researching, applying to, and enrolling in public high school. Throughout this journey, students prove themselves powerful policy actors who carry out and redefine competitive choice.Phillippo’s work amplifies the voices of students—rather than the parents, educators, public intellectuals, and policymakers who so often inform school choice research—and investigates how students interact with and emerge from competitive choice academically, developmentally, and civically. Through students’ experiences, she shows how competitive choice legitimates and exacerbates existing social inequalities; collides with students’ developmental vulnerability to messages about their ability, merit, and potential; and encourages young people’s individualistic actions as they come to feel that they must earn their educational rights. From urban infrastructure to income inequality to racial segregation, Phillippo examines the factors that shape students’ policy enactment and interpretation, as policymakers and educators ask students to compete for access to public resources.With competitive choice, even the winners—the lucky few admitted to their dream schools—don’t outright win. A Contest without Winners challenges meritocratic and market-driven notions of opportunity creation for young people and raises critical questions about the goals we have for public schooling.Trade Review"Finally, a smart, thorough, in-depth examination of the impact of high-stakes competitive high school admissions processes on the young people who engage it. A Contest without Winners holds a mirror up to the district, showing what the costs are for policy decisions to heavily invest in a few elite schools rather than ensuring that all students in the district have access to high-quality schooling."—Amanda E. Lewis, coauthor of Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools"A Contest without Winners shows readers the faces and voices of the eighth graders embroiled in Chicago’s competitive choice system. Kate Phillippo describes how the students navigate the demands placed on them, how the system changes their views of fairness and of themselves, and how school choice policy legitimizes the very inequalities that rig the competition."—Kevin G. Welner, director, National Education Policy CenterTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Competitive Choice Policy, the Students Who Enact It, and Its Social Backdrop1. Unequal Opportunities, Unevenly Distributed: The Puzzle of Admission Results2. Education Policy without Educators: How Competitive Choice Puts Responsibility for Quality Schooling on Students3. The Sculptors and the Sculptures: How Neighborhoods Shape and Are Shaped by Competitive Choice Policy4. Differentially Defended: Students’ Developmental Vulnerability to Competitive Choice and Family Capital’s Buffering Role5. Civic Education: How Competitive Choice Policy Encourages Civic IndividualismConclusion: Surprises, Lessons Learned, and a Few Paths ForwardAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Research ParticipantsAppendix B: Research Methods: Learning from Adolescents about Urban Education PolicyAppendix C: High Schools Attended or Mentioned by Study Participants, by School TypeNotes Index
£19.79
University of Minnesota Press The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and
Book SynopsisAn updated edition of this measured, practical, and timely guide to LGBT rights and issues for educators and school officials With ongoing battles over transgender rights, bullying cases in the news almost daily, and marriage equality only recently the law of the land, the information in The Right to Be Out could not be more timely or welcome. In an updated second edition that explores the altered legal terrain of LGBT rights for students and educators, Stuart Biegel offers expert guidance on the most challenging concerns in this fraught context. Taking up the pertinent questions likely to arise regarding curriculum and pedagogy in the classroom, school sports, and transgender issues, Biegel reviews the dramatic legal developments of the past decades, identifies the principles at work, and analyzes the policy considerations that result from these changes. Central to his work is an understanding of the social, political, and personal tensions regarding the nature and extent of the right to be out, which includes both the First Amendment right to express an identity and the Fourteenth Amendment right to be treated equally. Acknowledging that LGBT issues affect people of every sexual orientation and gender identity, Biegel provides a road map of viable strategies for school officials and educators. The Right to Be Out, informed by the latest research-based findings, advances the proposition that a safe and supportive educational environment, built upon shared values and geared toward a greater appreciation of our pluralistic society, can lead to a better world for everyone.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. The Law: The Emergence of the Right to Be Out1. The Legal Foundations of the Right to Be Out 2. Marriage Equality and Its Aftermath3. Emerging Rights of LGBT Students: The Impact of Litigation and Legislation4. Challenges for LGBT Educators: The Tension between Rights on Paper and the Realities of the Classroom5. Curriculum, Religion, Morality, and ValuesPart II. Public Policy: Implementing the Right to Be Out6. Addressing School Climate: Goals and Best Practices7. Creating Change in the Classroom: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and LGBT Content8. The Culture of School Sports: From Physical Education to Interscholastic Athletics9. Confronting the Challenges Faced by Transgender YouthConclusionNotesIndex
£17.99
University of Minnesota Press The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and
Book SynopsisAn updated edition of this measured, practical, and timely guide to LGBT rights and issues for educators and school officials With ongoing battles over transgender rights, bullying cases in the news almost daily, and marriage equality only recently the law of the land, the information in The Right to Be Out could not be more timely or welcome. In an updated second edition that explores the altered legal terrain of LGBT rights for students and educators, Stuart Biegel offers expert guidance on the most challenging concerns in this fraught context. Taking up the pertinent questions likely to arise regarding curriculum and pedagogy in the classroom, school sports, and transgender issues, Biegel reviews the dramatic legal developments of the past decades, identifies the principles at work, and analyzes the policy considerations that result from these changes. Central to his work is an understanding of the social, political, and personal tensions regarding the nature and extent of the right to be out, which includes both the First Amendment right to express an identity and the Fourteenth Amendment right to be treated equally. Acknowledging that LGBT issues affect people of every sexual orientation and gender identity, Biegel provides a road map of viable strategies for school officials and educators. The Right to Be Out, informed by the latest research-based findings, advances the proposition that a safe and supportive educational environment, built upon shared values and geared toward a greater appreciation of our pluralistic society, can lead to a better world for everyone.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. The Law: The Emergence of the Right to Be Out1. The Legal Foundations of the Right to Be Out 2. Marriage Equality and Its Aftermath3. Emerging Rights of LGBT Students: The Impact of Litigation and Legislation4. Challenges for LGBT Educators: The Tension between Rights on Paper and the Realities of the Classroom5. Curriculum, Religion, Morality, and ValuesPart II. Public Policy: Implementing the Right to Be Out6. Addressing School Climate: Goals and Best Practices7. Creating Change in the Classroom: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and LGBT Content8. The Culture of School Sports: From Physical Education to Interscholastic Athletics9. Confronting the Challenges Faced by Transgender YouthConclusionNotesIndex
£65.60
University of Minnesota Press Algorithms of Education: How Datafication and
Book SynopsisA critique of what lies behind the use of data in contemporary education policy While the science fiction tales of artificial intelligence eclipsing humanity are still very much fantasies, in Algorithms of Education the authors tell real stories of how algorithms and machines are transforming education governance, providing a fascinating discussion and critique of data and its role in education policy.Algorithms of Education explores how, for policy makers, today’s ever-growing amount of data creates the illusion of greater control over the educational futures of students and the work of school leaders and teachers. In fact, the increased datafication of education, the authors argue, offers less and less control, as algorithms and artificial intelligence further abstract the educational experience and distance policy makers from teaching and learning. Focusing on the changing conditions for education policy and governance, Algorithms of Education proposes that schools and governments are increasingly turning to “synthetic governance”—a governance where what is human and machine becomes less clear—as a strategy for optimizing education.Exploring case studies of data infrastructures, facial recognition, and the growing use of data science in education, Algorithms of Education draws on a wide variety of fields—from critical theory and media studies to science and technology studies and education policy studies—mapping the political and methodological directions for engaging with datafication and artificial intelligence in education governance. According to the authors, we must go beyond the debates that separate humans and machines in order to develop new strategies for, and a new politics of, education.Trade Review"Algorithms of Education is an essential guide to the possibilities and political implications of artificial intelligence in education policy and governance. Working with ambitious concepts and innovative methods, the authors provocatively ask how education can be governed when policies are implemented by humans and automated machines that think and make decisions together."—Ben Williamson, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsIntroduction. Synthetic Governance: Algorithms in Education1. Governing: Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and Anticipation2. Thought: Acceleration, Automated Thinking, and Uncertainty3. Problems: Concept Work, Ethnography, and Policy Mobility4. Infrastructure: Interoperability, Datafication, and Extrastatecraft5. Patterns: Facial Recognition and the Human in the Loop6. Automation: Data Science, Optimization, and New Values7. Synthetic Politics: Responding to Algorithms in EducationAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£72.00
University of Minnesota Press Opening Ceremony: Inviting Inclusion into
Book SynopsisExplores how university governance is restricted by ceremony and what it must do to survive University shared governance is a microcosm of regulation and thrives particularly on ceremony to communicate its relevance. While many investigations of university governance examine representation, Opening Ceremony offers that, instead, stakeholders’ belief in institutional values can invite revision of stagnant governance practices. Governance tells us what the rules are, but they also tell us how to feel: opening up the ceremonial communication of this system invites new participants to rewrite how universities respond to felt needs. Kathryn J. Gindlesparger considers how to break the seal of ceremony to invite voices not traditionally heard in governance and, in doing so, protect the ideals of the institution and rebuild trust in higher education.
£9.00
Bristol University Press Contesting Higher Education: Student Movements
Book SynopsisUsing new research on higher education in the UK, Canada, Chile and Italy, this rigorous comparative study investigates key episodes of student protests against neoliberal policies and practices in today’s universities. As well as examining origins and outcomes of higher education reforms, the authors set these waves of demonstrations in the wider contexts of student movements, political activism and social issues, including inequality and civil rights. Offering sophisticated new theoretical arguments based on fascinating empirical work, the insights and conclusions revealed in this original study are of value to anyone with an interest in social, political and related studies.Table of ContentsThe Contentious Politics of Higher Education Student Campaigns Higher Education Policies Student Politics The Outcomes of Student Protest Conclusions
£75.99
Bristol University Press Generational Encounters with Higher Education:
Book SynopsisEmploying a generational analysis, this book offers an original approach to the study of Higher Education and documents the changing nature of the relationship between academics and students. Examining wider issues of culture and socialization, from tuition fees and student mental health to social mobility and employment, this is a timely contribution to current debates about the University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Who are the Graduate Generation?;. Higher education: Another brick in the wall?; The New Model Academic: do we profess too much?; Family, friends, and cultural contradictions; Mental health and the undergraduate: presumptions of fragility; Growing up, moving on? Universities, knowledge, and adult identity; Conclusion.
£75.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Using Learning Contracts: Practical Approaches to
Book SynopsisA practical, proven method for engaging adult learners Adding accountability to the learning process has been shown to engage students more deeply and get them invested in their own outcomes. Using Learning Contracts provides practical guidance on implementation in the classroom or corporate setting, helping instructors individualize and add structure to the learning experience. With real-world tips and expert advice from a leader in adult learning, this guide is an invaluable resource packed with insight on using learning contracts effectively.Table of ContentsPrefaceThe Author Part One: Understandng Contract Learning 1. The Contract Learning Experience 2. How Contract Learing Evolved and How It Works 3. Introducing Contract Learning in an Organization orProgram Part Two: Developing and Using Learning Contracts in VariousSettings 4. IndepAndent Study 5. Academic Classrooms 6. Clinical Courses, Graduate Assistantships, and Internships 7. Professional and Management Development 8. Degree Programs 9. Practical Hints in Achieving Success with ContractLearning ReferencesIndex
£45.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Involving Colleges: Successful Approaches to
Book SynopsisInvolving Colleges details the extracurricular environments of fourteen diverse involving colleges and universities and shows how and where successful conditions and characteristics can be adapted to institutions to complement the institution's unique educational purpose and mission.Table of ContentsWhat Is an Involving College? How Involving Colleges Promote Student Learning and Development. Developing Opportunities for Student Involvement.
£40.38
John Wiley & Sons Inc How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic
Book Synopsis"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of universityacademic organization and leadership in print. This book issignificant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and basedon careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership andgovernance, but it is also deliberately intended to enable theauthor to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on onehand, and practical application, on the other." --Journal of Higher EducationTrade Review"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of university academic organization and leadership in print. This book is significant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and based on careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership and governance, but it is also deliberately intAnded to enable the author to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on one hand, and practical application, on the other."Table of ContentsUnderstanding Colleges and Universities as Organizations. Models of Organizational Functioning. Integrating the Models.
£35.15
John Wiley & Sons Inc Schools for the 21st Century: Leadership
Book Synopsis"Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combinedwith a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefsinto action... A wide audience, including principals andsuperintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines forrestructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role inthe educational system sof the twenty-first century." --The School Administrator Schlechty provides an innovative, adaptable framework for helpingleaders in all areas of education to identify where change isneeded in order to make schools more useful and responsive tochildren and society.Trade Review``Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefs into action.... A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational systems of the twenty-first century.''Table of ContentsForeword. Part One: The Purpose of Schools. 1. A Future in Jeopardy: Why the Schools of Today MustChange. 2. How the Past Has Shaped the Present: The Shaky Foundation ofSchool System Structures. 3. New Purposes for a New Era: Reinventing Our Schools. Part Two: The Ingredients of Invention. 4. The Power of Vision: Creating and Sharing the Seeds ofInnovation. 5. The Capacity to Respond Quickly: Building Adaptability into theSystem. 6. The Ability to Rally Support for Change: Managing to Satisfy theNeeds of Constituents. 7. The Creation of Change Systems: Tackling Problems at TheirSource. 8. A Focus on Results: Evaluating Performers andPerformances. Part Three: Leadership for the Twenty-First Century. 9. Leading a School System Through Change: Key Steps for MovingReform Forward. 10. A Bright Future Secured: Developing Strong Leaders for OurSchools.
£17.84
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide
Book Synopsis"Hopfenberg and Levin provide a pwerful resource for creatingschools grounded in community reflecton, inquiry, and the beliefthat all children can be smart. . .Here at last is a ?how-to' bookon school reform that helps educators confront the values, beleifs,and politics, as well as the practices, that make changing schoolsso difficult." -- Jeannie Oaks, professor of education, UCLA This resource is the first comprehensive guide to the innovativepractices of accelerated schools. It summarizes the lessons learnedby the project staff and the family of over 300 accelerated schoolsworking together during a seven-year period. It is designed to beused by a wide variety of participants for training, discussion,and guidance in the move to transform schools nationwide.Trade Review"Hopfenberg and Levin provide a powerful resource for creatingschools grounded in community, reflection, inquiry, and the beliefthat all children can be smart. Such schools can move away fromhierarchical, bureaucratic models in which only a few children are"winners" to become equitable and effective learning communitiesfor all. Here, at last, is a "how to" book on school reform thathelps educators confront the values, beliefs, and politics, as wellas the practices, that make changing schools so difficult."----Jeannie Oaks, professor of education, University ofCalifornia-Los Angeles "The Accelerated Schools Project gives us an opportunity to workhard, be successful, and to fight off the temptations ofmediocrity." ----Michael O'Kane, prinicpal, Burnett Academy, SanJose Unified School District "The accelerated schools philosophy takes our dreams and visions aseducators, parents, and students and turns them into reality."----Virginia Lynch, teacher, ARNONE Community Schools, Brockton,MassachusettsTable of ContentsPrologue Introduction: A Guide to the Guide 1. Children in At-Risk Situations 2. What Are Accelerated Schools? 3. Getting Started 4. The Inquiry Process 5. Group Dynamics and Meeting Management 6. Creating Powerful Learning Experiences 7. The What of Powerful Learning: Developing MeaningfulCurricula 8. The How of Powerful Learning: Instructional Innovations andRediscoveries 9. The Context of Powerful Learning: Supportive OrganizationalElements 10. Family and Community Involvement 11. How Will I Know If My School Is Accelerating? AppAndix: The Inquiry Process: A Notekeeping Device
£45.12
John Wiley & Sons Inc Handbook of School-Based Interventions: Resolving
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide describes practical interventions for virtually every major behavioral problem that students may exhibit from kindergarten to grade 12. It focuses on promoting a healthy and social school environment in which all children can learn and grow.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Perspectives on School-Based Interventions. Classroom Management. Externalizing Responses. Internalizing Responses. Cognitive and Social Competence. Relationships with Peers. Relationships with Adults. Health Management.
£85.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform:
Book SynopsisSarason challenges educators to understand that to continue tostruggle for 'power over' rather than 'power with' overlooks themutual interest of all parties that will stifle any real progressin education reform. In a classroom utilizing effective teachingpractices students would respond to the question, 'How do you ratethis book?' with all thumbs up. ?ChoiceTrade Review"Sarason challenges educators to understand that to continue to struggle for 'power over' rather than `power with' overlooks the mutual interest of all parties that will stifle any real progress in education reform. In a classroom utilizing effective teaching practices students would respond to the question, `How do you rate this book?' with all thumbs up."Table of Contents1. Confronting Intractability. 2. Conceptualizing the Education System. 3. Internal and External Perspectives on the System. 4. Altering Power Relationships. 5. Case in Point: Power Relationships in the Classroom. 6. Obstacles to Change. 7. Reform Efforts: Implementation, Imitation, andReplication. 8. For Whom Do Schools Exist? 9. An Overarching Goal for Students.
£27.19
