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Cambridge University Press The Rise of a Central Authority for English Education
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Cambridge University Press Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life
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Cambridge University Press Universities Politicians and Bureaucrats
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Cambridge University Press From the Ballot to the Blackboard
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Cambridge University Press Language across Difference
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Cambridge University Press The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment The Role of Cognitive Models
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Cambridge University Press Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life A Human Capital Integration
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Cambridge University Press bullyinginschoolshowsuccessfulcaninterventionsbe
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Cambridge University Press Bullying in Schools
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Cambridge University Press Administratively Adrift
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Cambridge University Press Governing Universities in PostSoviet Countries
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Cambridge University Press Understanding the Role of Equity
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms
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Cambridge University Press Closed for Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Making Bureaucracy Work
Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on bureaucratic performance and education in developing countries. Through a multi-level comparative analysis of four Indian states, and over two years of ethnographic research, the book opens the 'black box' of Indian bureaucracy, revealing how bureaucratic norms interact with social inequalities to shape public services.Trade Review'In Making Bureaucracy Work, Mangla delves deeply into the local implementation of education policy in some of India's poorest states to ask when governments are able to deliver social services to their citizens and, ultimately, to improve social outcomes. His novel answer to this vitally important question focuses on how bureaucratic norms, which vary markedly across different localities, drive better implementation of government education policies. Paradoxically, a commitment to 'legalism,' which compels bureaucrats to strictly enforce rules and administrative hierarchies, can hinder school monitoring, among other tasks, reinforcing inequalities, whereas norms of 'deliberation' are more flexible, encouraging pragmatic responses to policy challenges. Based on deep ethnographic research, Mangla zooms into the local politics of service delivery in ways that few scholars have done, advancing our knowledge of how social outcomes actually improve - or fail to improve - on the ground.' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University'For all that has been written about the Indian state, we have never really understood how the bureaucracy works. Until now. Mangla's book not only unpacks the Indian state, but through his empirically rich and rigorously crafted comparative analysis of the education bureaucracy in subnational states he shows us how and why bureaucracies can utterly fail and when they become agents of inclusive development.' Patrick Heller, Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Brown University'This meticulously researched book addresses one of the deepest puzzles about Indian development, the early neglect of basic education, and its later (partial) correction. Using a variety of empirical methods and sources, the book highlights the role of bureaucratic norms in policy implementation and outcomes and provides a novel and richly textured understanding of state capacity.' Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University'Social norms are the glue and grease of every organization, from families and communities to corporations and governments. Yet the origins, durability and effects of social norms are remarkably understudied. In this path-breaking book, Akshay Mangla documents the decisive role that implementation systems characterized by legalistic and deliberative social norms play in shaping the wide variation in learning outcomes across primary schools in north India. Mangla takes us on an engaging and instructive journey across different interacting layers of carefully matched locations to tease out where, how and when social norms create or shrink space for problem-solving and innovation. The implications of his findings are of first-order importance not only for Indian policymakers seeking to enhance learning outcomes for millions of students, but for all those forging new ways to build state capability for policy implementation.' Michael Woolcock, World Bank and Harvard University, Co-author of Building State CapabilityTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction, Puzzles and Theory: 1. Introduction: bureaucracy and the politics of implementing primary education; 2. Bureaucratic norms: a theory of implementation; 3. The state and primary education in India; Part II. Implementing Primary Education in Northern India: 4. How legalistic bureaucracy generates uneven implementation; 5. How deliberative bureaucracy facilitates adaptive implementation; 6. Norm persistence: exit, voice and bureaucratic inertia; 7. Norm change: conflict and commitment on the front lines of reform; Part III. Comparative Extensions and Implications: 8. The argument in comparative perspective; 9. Conclusion: reimagining bureaucracy for inclusive development; Appendix: researching bureaucracy and frontline public services.
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Cambridge University Press Making English Official
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Cambridge University Press Teacher Expertise in the Global South
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Cambridge University Press Enhancing Educators Theoretical and Practical Understandings of Critical Literacy
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Cambridge University Press Thriving Sustainably on Planet Earth
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Cambridge University Press The Political Economy of Education
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Cambridge University Press Mobilizing Teachers
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Cambridge University Press Cultural Learning in Urban Schools and Minority Serving Institutions
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Cambridge University Press Politics and Knowledge Shaping Educational Reform
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Cambridge University Press A Liberal Education
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Cambridge University Press A Liberal Education
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Cambridge University Press Equity for Children in the United States
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Cambridge University Press Who Am I as a Teacher
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Cambridge University Press Online Teacher Education and Interactive Technologies
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Cambridge University Press Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom
Book SynopsisAs interest in creativity explodes, it has become more complicated to decide how to best nurture creativity in our schools. There are the controversial Common Core Standards in many states. Meanwhile, the classroom has become increasingly digital; it is easier to access information, communicate ideas, and learn from people across the world. Many countries now include cultivating creativity as a national educational policy recommendation, yet there is still debate over best practices. Indeed, many well-intentioned educators may institute programs that may not reach the desired outcome. The notion that schools ''kill creativity'' has become a widespread social meme. We view such beliefs as both hyperbolic and problematic: they allow us to recognize there is a problem but not solve it. In this book, a wide array of international experts addresses these issues, discussing theories and research that focus on how to nurture creativity in K-12 and college-level classrooms.Trade Review'As a second edition, Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom lays out an appealing update to the possibilities for enhancing creativity in education today by translating research findings into convincing tools for all educators … The book wrestles creativity away from its purely artistic connotation by providing expanded definitions and easily transferable skill sets for educators to embrace … The message relayed is that creativity is no longer shrouded in mystery; instead, it is available to and expected of all.' Nadine M. Kalin and Kate Wurtzel, Teachers College RecordTable of ContentsPreface Ronald A. Beghetto and James C. Kaufman; Part I. Voices from the Field: 1. Changing the subject Larry Rosenstock; 2. Creativity and the invention Jake Mendelssohn; 3. Creativity and shifting roles of an educational leader: a reflection of what creativity used to mean to me what it now means Larry Audet; 4. What I used to think about creativity in schools Tim Patston; Part II. Voices from the Research: 5. Developing creativity across all areas of the curriculum Joseph Renzulli; 6. Accountability, the Common Core, and creativity John Baer and Tracey Garrett; 7. Ever-broadening conceptions of creativity in the classroom Ronald A. Beghetto and James C. Kaufman; 8. Creativity in mathematics teaching: a Chinese perspective (an update) Weihua Niu and Zheng Zhou; 9. Roads not taken, new roads to take Thomas Skiba, Mei Tan, Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko; 10. The five core attitudes and seven I's of the creative process Jane Piirto; 11. Please teacher, don't kill my kid's creativity: creativity embedded into K-12 teacher preparation and beyond Fredricka K. Reisman; 12. Attitude change as the precursor to creativity enhancement Jonathan A. Plucker and Gayle T. Dow; 13. Nurturing creativity in the engineering classroom David H. Cropley; 14. Intrinsic motivation and creativity in the classroom: have we come full circle? Beth A. Hennessey; 15. Learning for creativity R. Keith Sawyer; 16. Creativity and prosocial values: nurturing cooperation within the classroom Vlad Petre Glăveanu; 17. How social-emotional imagination facilitates deep learning and creativity in the classroom Rebecca Gotlieb, Erik Jahner, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Scott Barry Kaufman; 18. Four faces of creativity at school Maciej Karwowski and Dorota M. Jankowska; 19. Teaching for creativity Robert J. Sternberg.
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Cambridge University Press Succeeding and Adult Dyslexia
Book SynopsisBased on current theory and practice, this book discusses the relationship between adult dyslexia and success. Personal stories from dyslexia adults provide a basis on which the reader can relate to challenges and solutions, and a range of strategies are presented to enable people with dyslexia to become successful.Table of ContentsPart I: 1. Introduction; 2. Adult dyslexia; 3. Theoretical perspectives on success; Part II: 4. Strategies contributing to success; 5. Literacy and language issues and strategies; 6. Effective communication; 7. Dyslexia in the workplace; 8. Organisational influences on success; 9. Personal perspectives of dyslexia and career success; 10. Summary and conclusions: a revised framework.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lessons of Hope How to Fix Our Schools
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Defining Moments in Black History
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Parkland
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Children Under Fire
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction * Winner of the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social JusticeBased on the acclaimed series—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation’s children, and a call to action for a new way forwardIn 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection—both were traumatized by gun violence. Ava’s best friend had been killed in a campus shooting at her elementary school, and Tyshaun’s father had been shot to death outside of the boy’s elementary school. Ava’s and Tyshaun’s stories are extraordinary, but not unique. In the past decade, 15,000 children have been killed from gunfire, though that number does not account for the kids who weren’t shot and aren’t considered victims but have nevertheless been irreparably harmed by gun violence.In Children Under Fire, John Woodrow Cox investigates the effectiveness of gun safety reforms as well as efforts to manage children’s trauma in the wake of neighborhood shootings and campus massacres, from Columbine to Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Through deep reporting, Cox addresses how we can effect change now, and help children like Ava and Tyshaun. He explores their stories and more, including a couple in South Carolina whose eleven-year-old son shot himself, a Republican politician fighting for gun safety laws, and the charlatans infiltrating the school safety business.In a moment when the country is desperate to better understand and address gun violence, Children Under Fire offers a way to do just that, weaving wrenching personal stories into a critical call for the United States to embrace practical reforms that would save thousands of young lives. *A Newsweek Favorite Book of 2021 *An NPR 2021 Books We Love selection *A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction *A Kirkus 2021''s Best, Most Urgent Books of Current Affairs selection
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Call of the Wild and Free Reclaiming the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ainsley Arment has emerged as one of the most prominent voices in a grass-roots community that, long before social distancing, decided to reject mainstream schooling and rather educate within the family…. The Call of the Wild and Free, part memoir and part manifesto, encourages mothers who are considering home-schooling and those who are ready to give up… suggesting that parents are the most intuitive educators of their kids." — The New York Times "If you’re curious about homeschooling or wondering if it’s something you might be able to do, this is a low-pressure, easy read that’s also super inspiring." — Book Riot
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Educate a Citizen
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Social Justice Parenting
Book Synopsis“Social Justice Parenting offers guidance and grace for parents who want to teach their children how to create a fair and inclusive world.”—Diane Debrovner, deputy editor of Parents magazine“Replete with excellent examples and advice that can help parents raise children with a healthy self-image and regard for the welfare of others.—Jane E. Brody, New York TimesAn empowering, timely guide to raising anti-racist, compassionate, and socially conscious children, from a diversity and inclusion educator with more than thirty years of experience.As a global pandemic shuttered schools across the country in 2020, parents found themselves thrust into the role of teacher—in more ways than one. Not only did they take on remote school supervision, but after the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests, many also grappled with the respon
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HarperCollins Battle for the American Mind
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!FOX News host Pete Hegseth is back with what he says is his most important book yet: A revolutionary road map to saving our children from leftist indoctrination. Behind a smokescreen of “preparing students for the new industrial economy,” early progressives had political control in mind. America’s original schools didn’t just make kids memorize facts or learn skills; they taught them to think freely and arrive at wisdom. They assigned the classics, inspired love of God and country, and raised future citizens that changed the world forever. Today, after 16,000 hours of K-12 indoctrination, our kids come out of government schools hating America. They roll their eyes at religion and disdain our history. We spend more money on education than ever, but kids can barely read and write—let alone reason with discernment. Western culture is on the ropes. Kids ar
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Nasty People
Book SynopsisA guide to staying sane while dealing with difficult people. It gives readers the tricks and techniques needed to: identify the invalidators in their lives; protect their sanity; use humor to get out of the blame game; conquer self-doubt; stop invalidating themselves; confront emotional bullies; and see the bigger picture.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe On Being Different Diversity and Multiculturalism
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Penguin Putnam Inc Teach Like Your Hairs on Fire
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The University of Chicago Press The Graduate Advisor Handbook
Book SynopsisIn the sink-or-swim world of academia, a great graduate advisor can be a lifesaver. But with university budgets shrinking and free time evaporating, advisors often need a mentor themselves to learn how to best support their advisees. This book demystifies the advisor-student relationship, and provides tips and advice to students and advisors.Trade Review"This is a terrifically helpful guide that is thoughtful and comprehensive, while being concise and readable. I feel confident I will be a better graduate advisor for having read it." (Lorraine Lopez, Vanderbilt University)"
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The University of Chicago Press Education Policy in Developing Countries
Book SynopsisSurveying many aspects of education - from administrative structures to the availability of health care to parent and student incentives, this book features contributors who synthesize an impressive diversity of data, paying attention to the gross imbalances in educational achievement that still exist between developed and developing countries.Trade Review"Education Policy in Developing Countries raises the bar in terms of what qualifies as a high-quality study. It goes in-depth into what are perhaps the most important and promising education policy reforms, providing an unbiased and exhaustive review of the evidence and thus a new benchmark that hopefully will be followed in all subsequent research on education policy in developing countries." (Emiliana Vegas, chief of the Education Division, Inter-American Development Bank)"
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The University of Chicago Press A Democratic Constitution for Public Education
Book SynopsisAmerica's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school-something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at. The authors offer a solution.Trade Review"Hill and Jochim offer an engaging, thought-provoking, original, and quite ambitious redesign of K-12 education governance that is rich in historical grounding and practical detail. It will surely generate a vigorous debate over education's biggest issues and the problems that beset our current system." (Julie Marsh, author of Democratic Dilemmas)"
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The University of Chicago Press The Organizing Locally How the New Decentralists
Book SynopsisFrom the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. The author reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which effective decentralization depends.Trade Review"After eras dominated by economics talk, it is refreshing to dip into a vision in which culture and social psychology play central roles. This is in some ways a call to arms, but it is not as didactic or gloomy as those to which we've become accustomed. It stirs the pot of what have become somewhat stale debates, and by incorporating such a broad range of cases, extends its relevance far and wide." (Jeffrey Henig, Teachers College, Columbia University)
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The University of Chicago Press The Color of Mind
Book SynopsisRejecting the view that racial differences in educational achievement are a product of innate or cultural differences, Darby and Rury uncover the historical interplay between ideas about race and American schooling, to show clearly that the racial achievement gap has been socially and institutionally constructed.Trade Review"'A mind is a terrible thing to waste'--but if the minds in question are black, then from the perspective of white racist educational policies, there's really nothing much to lose to begin with. In this powerful indictment of the long history of discriminatory practices in U.S. schools, Derrick Darby and John L. Rury demonstrate how traditional racist assumptions about the 'color of mind' have systematically denied black students equal dignity and respect, and created the longstanding racial achievement gap in education. They demand corrective educational justice--a demand every decent American should support."--Charles W. Mills, Graduate Center, City University of New York "The Color of Mind is timely intervention into debates and discourses about the relationship between race, justice, and American education. From philosophy it offers a useful genealogy of the ethics of white supremacy and its impact on mutual racial respect; from history it offers a lean and direct account of the development of not only education policy but also the background conditions that preempted certain policies while making others possible. The authors have done a remarkable thing - they have made the hard work or pairing conceptual and historical work on an issue and topic that has been at the center of American debates for more than a century look easy and effortless to read."--Christopher J. Lebron, Johns Hopkins University "The Color of Mind insists that no educational reform can succeed without teachers and school leaders knowing that black children were never supposed to learn or achieve by the same standards of their white counterparts. This pernicious idea and practice is at the root of today's black-white achievement gap. Knowing this history is the first and most consequential step towards ensuring that every school respects the dignity of black lives and black minds. Then comes the obvious, as this brilliant work shows: dismantling every policy of racially disparate tracking, disciplining or special education if real justice is ever to be achieved."--Khalil Gibran Muhammad, author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America "'Achievement gap'--the phrase seems as normal or natural as anything we know about education. However, The Color of Mind meticulously documents the historical, social, political, and cultural context in which disparity was manufactured and is currently maintained. Everyone who cares about educational inequality should read this book."--Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin
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MO - University of Illinois Press The Era of Education
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of the politics and policies of public and nonpublic school aid and desegregation at the end of the twentieth centuryTrade Review"Those who analyze the intersections of ideology, politics, and policy formation will find McAndrews's study to be as entertaining as it is instructive."--The Historian "Highly recommended."--Choice"A valuable contribution to our understanding of education today and in the last half of the twentieth century."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"An exhaustively detailed history and absolute 'must read' for any parent, educator, or political professional concerned about the future of local and national educational policy. Highly recommended."--Wisconsin Bookwatch"As the controversy over the No Child Left Behind Act indicates, federal education policy continues to be a matter of substantial public interest. This engagingly written and thoroughly researched study is an impressive piece of scholarship and provides an excellent reference source for everyone interested in these crucial debates over the nation's future."--Leland Ware, Louis L. Redding Chair and Professor of Law & Public Policy, University of Delaware"By focusing on the role that seven recent American Presidents have had in shaping education policy, McAndrews is able to ferret out the nuanced, complex, ironic, and in some ways tragic history of three incredibly important social issues since the Lyndon B. Johnson years: public school aid, nonpublic school aid, and school desegregation. In so doing, McAndrews has forged the groundwork for a new master narrative in the history of American schools, a narrative that has national politics at its core. By connecting schools to Presidents, McAndrews has done historians, politicians, and educators of all kinds a great service. Those who study or directly deal with 'accountability,' 'vouchers,' and 'high-stakes testing,' will want to read this book. Truly without knowing the history of these political battles, how can a nation forge its future education system?"--Andrew E. Kersten, author of Race, Jobs, and the War: The FEPC in the Midwest, 1941-46"There is no competition for McAndrews' gracefully written and unique study of how American presidents from Johnson through Clinton have dealt with K-12 educational issues."--Abigail Thernstrom, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and member of the Massachusetts State Board of Education
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