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Book SynopsisLiteracy researchers at all stages of their careers are designing and developing innovative new methods for analyzing data in a range of spaces in and out of school. Directly connected with evolving themes in literacy research, theory, instruction, and practicesâespecially in the areas of digital technologies, gaming, and web-based research; discourse analysis; and arts-based researchâthis much-needed text is the first to capture these new directions in one volume. Written by internationally recognized authorities whose work is situated in these methods, each chapter describes the origin of the method and its distinct characteristics; offers a demonstration of how to analyze data using the method; presents an exemplary study in which this method is used; and discusses the potential of the method to advance and extend literacy research. For literacy researchers asking how to match their work with current trends and for educators asking how to measure and document what is vieweTable of ContentsPreface: Shifting Times in Literacy Education: Teri Holbrook, Peggy Albers, and Amy Seely FlintAcknowledgementsPart I: Methods in Discourse Analysis 1. Microethnographic Discourse Analysis: David Bloome and Stephanie Carter 2. Critical Discourse Analysis in Literacy Research: Rebecca Rogers3. Temporal Discourse Analysis: Catherine Compton-Lilly4. Mediated Discourse Analysis: Tracking Discourse in Action: Karen Wohlwend5. Multimodal (Inter)action Analysis: Sigrid Norris 6. Visual Discourse Analysis: Peggy AlbersPart II: Methods in Arts-based and Autoethnographic Research 7. Autoethnography: PS I Love You: Jodi Kaufmann8. Texts, Affects, and Relations in Cultural Performance: An Embodied Analysis of Dramatic Inquiry: Carmen Medina and Mia Perry9. Poetic Inquiry: Lorri Neilsen-Glenn 10. A/r/tography: Always in Process: Carl Leggo and Rita L. Irwin11. Artifactual Literacies: Kate Pahl and Jennifer Rowsell12. Geosemiotics: Sue NicholsPart III: Methods of Analysis in Digital Technologies, Gaming, and Web-based Research13. Researching Young Children's Literacy Practices in Online Virtual Worlds: Cyber-ethnography and Multi-method Approaches: Jackie Marsh14. Video Games and Electronic Media: Catherine Beavis15. Social Media as Authorship: Methods for Studying Literacies and Communities Online: Glynda Hull, Amy Stornaiuolo, and Jennifer Higgs16. Analyzing Digital Texts as Literacy Artifacts: Vivian M. VasquezList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Educational Leadership provides a fresh and research-based perspective on educational leadership, exploring 10 specific aspects of âglocalizationâ in which educational leaders must be literate in order to establish and sustain relevant and useful educational experiences for students in their schools. In addition to covering traditional concepts such as culture, instructional leadership, professional ethics, and politics, well-known authors Brooks and Normore also introduce several conventionally neglected, cutting edge concepts like spirituality, holistic health, and information leadership. This important book emphasizes how a framework of learning, literacy, leadership, and reflection is critical to the preparation and practice of educational leaders. Foundations of Educational Leadership ensures aspiring and practicing leaders will be prepared to influence processes and outcomes for creating a more just and equitable environment for all students. <Trade Review"Foundations of Educational Leadership covers much more than just the traditional foundations of educational leadership. Instead, it takes leaders on a future-oriented trip through the meanings, shape, and applicability of successful leadership. This book is a must-read for all students of school leadership."—Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, The Education University of Hong KongTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION: Educational Leadership: From Classic to Cutting EdgeCHAPTER TWOPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER THREEECONOMIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FOURCULTURAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FIVEMORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SIXPEDAGOGICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SEVENINFORMATION LEADERSHIPCHAPTER EIGHTORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER NINESPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TENTEMPORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER ELEVENHEALTH AND HOLISTIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TWELVEBRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER: DYNAMIC AND SYNERGISTIC LEADERSHIPINDEX

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Book SynopsisFor more than a decade, there has been growing interest and research on the pivotal role of emotions in educational settings. This ground-breaking handbook is the first to highlight this emerging field of research and to describe in detail the ways in which emotions affect learning and instruction in the classroom as well as students’ and teachers’ development and well-being.Trade Review"The richness embedded in each chapter exemplifies the diverse experiences of the contributing authors and their pioneering efforts to bring the topic of emotions in the forefront of education. This handbook should be a reliable reference for all practitioners and parents alike who are seeking a comprehensive review and evidence-based techniques to effectively address factors associated with human emotiond and learning acquisitions ... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduate students, and above." - M. Wong-Lo, Northeastern Illinois University, in CHOICE, December 2014"The book provides a comprehensive and far-reaching, international overview. On almost 700 pages, 64 distinguished and acclaimed educationalists relate various aspects of emotions in educational contexts.A ‘must-have’ for everyone interested in the emotions within educational practice and/or educational research."-Mirsky, H., CambridgeshireLiveTable of Contents Part I. Introduction Introduction to Emotions in Education Reinhard Pekrun & Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia Part II. Fundamental Principles Concepts and Structure of Emotions Vera Shuman & Klaus Scherer Affect and Cognitive Processes in Educational Contexts Klaus Fiedler & Susanne Beier The Experience of Emotions During Goal Pursuit Charles S. Carver & Michael F. Scheier Implicit Motives, Affect, and the Development of Competencies: A Virtuous-Circle Model of Motive-Driven Learning Oliver C. Schultheiss & Martin G. Köllner An Attributional Approach to Emotional Life in the Classroom Sandra Graham & April Z. Taylor Control-Value Theory of Achievement Emotions Reinhard Pekrun & Raymond P. Perry Achievement Goals and Emotions Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia & Michael Barger Emotional Intelligence: From Pop to Emerging Science Veleka Allen, Carolyn MacCann, Gerald Matthews, & Richard D. Roberts Emotion Regulation in Education: Conceptual Foundations, Current Applications, and Future Directions Scott E. Jacobs & James J. Gross Part III. Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Classroom Settings Interest and Enjoyment Mary Ainley & Suzanne Hidi Curiosity Amanda Markey & George Loewenstein Shame and Pride and Their Effects on Student Achievement Geraldine V. Oades-Sese, Tara A. Matthews, & Michael Lewis Anxiety in Education Moshe Zeidner Confusion Sydney K. D’Mello & Arthur C. Graesser Academic Boredom Thomas Goetz & Nathan C. Hall The Role of Emotion in Engagement, Coping, and the Development of Motivational Resilience Ellen Skinner, Jennifer Pitzer, & Heather Brule Regulating Emotions Related to Testing Paul A. Schutz, Heather A. Davis, Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, & David Tillman Transforming Students’ Lives with Social and Emotional Learning Marc A. Brackett & Susan E. Rivers Part IV. Content Domain, Context, and Culture Perspectives on Emotion in Mathematical Engagement, Learning, and Problem Solving Gerald Goldin Emotions in Science Education Gale M. Sinatra, Suzanne H. Broughton, & Doug Lombardi Emotion During Reading and Writing Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler & David N. Rapp Situating Emotions in Classroom Practices Debra K. Meyer Emotions in Advanced Learning Technologies Arthur C. Graesser, Sidney K. D’Mello, & Amber C. Strain Teacher Emotions Anne C. Frenzel Caregiving Influences on Emotion Regulation: Educational Implications of a Biobehavioral Perspective Susan D. Calkins & Jessica M. Dollar The Influence of Culture on Emotions: Implications for Education Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby & Meca R. Williams-Johnson Part V. Measurement of Emotions in Academic Settings Self-Report Measures of Academic Emotions Reinhard Pekrun & Markus Bühner Observational Approaches to the Measurement of Emotions Rainer Reisenzein, Martin Junge, Markus Studtmann, & Oswald Huber Neuroscientific Contributions to Understanding and Measuring Emotions in Educational Contexts Mary Helen Immordino-Yang & Joanna A. Christodolou Autonomic Nervous System Measurement of Emotion in Education and Achievement Settings Sylvia D. Kreibig & Guido H. E. Gendolla Measuring Situated Emotion Julianne C. Turner & Meg Trucano

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Book SynopsisWritten in conjunction with expert authors including Dee Reid and Rose Griffiths, this guide supports schools in raising attainment. It includes assessments and aids for helping schools track and log raised attainment. Schools that use Rapid materials can treble the rate of their pupils' progress.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The most comprehensive book ever on Advanced Placement, the most powerful educational tool in the country. . . . [Finn and Scanlan] add so much to a subject crucial to the future of high schools."---Jay Mathews, Washington Post"Both a history and full-throated defense of the Advanced Placement program."---Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal"A fascinating read. . . . Engaging and well researched."---W. S. Miner, Choice

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Book SynopsisBring math to life with routines that are academically rigorous, standards-based, and engaging! Go beyond circling ABCD on your bell ringers and do nows and get your students reasoning, modeling, and communicating about math every day! In this new book from bestselling author and consultant Dr. Nicki Newton, youâll learn how to develop effective daily routines to improve studentsâ thinking, reasoning, and questioning about math. The book provides a wide variety of rigorous, high-interest routines and explains how to rotate and implement them into your curriculum. Inside, youâll find: Questioning techniques that encourage students to think beyond the right vs. wrong continuum Tips for building a math-learning environment that is friendly and supportive of all students Math vocabulary exercises that are meaningful and fun An assortment of innovative daily activities, including Fraction of the Day, Truth or Fib, Find and Fix the Error, Guess My Number, What Doesnât Belong? and many, many more. Each chapter offers examples, charts, and tools that you can use immediately. With these resources and the practical advice throughout the book, youâll increase studentsâ ability to understand math on a deeper level while keeping them engaged in their own learning processes.Trade Review"Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action offers practical ideas to support the implementation of NCTM’s mathematics teaching practices in our everyday classroom instruction. Dr. Newton models how purposeful distributed practice can be effective using tasks that promote mathematical reasoning and problem solving while also allowing students to engage in the mathematics using multiple entry points and multiple solution strategies. What a great resource to support the efforts of all classroom practitoners that seek to make mathematics accessible – and fun – for their students!" - Janet D. Nuzzie, Instructional Specialist, Pasadena ISD Elementary Mathematics, TX, and former President, Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics "These routines are so critical in order to foster flexibility and discourse, and build number sense. Every classroom should require students to engage in these routines."– Alison Mello, K-8 Math and Science Director, Foxborough Public Schools, MA"This book is a must have for every math teacher. It has practical ideas and strategies that are easy to implement into the classroom. Students will be engaged, challenged, and inspired by the thinking routines."--Tracy R. Easterling, Instructional Technology Coach and K-6 Math & Science Specialist, Bristol Tennessee City Schools, TNTable of ContentsContentsMeet the AuthorAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: An Introduction to Daily Math Routines in ActionChapter 2: A Deeper Dive into Daily Math Thinking RoutinesChapter 3: Creating the Community of Public Thinking MathematiciansChapter 4: The Art and Science of Questioning During Daily Mathematical Thinking RoutinesChapter 5: Rotating Rigorous Thinking RoutinesChapter 6: Number Flexes: Daily RoutinesChapter 7: Math VocabularyChapter 8: Problem Solving as a Daily RoutineChapter 9: Action Planning

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Book SynopsisThere are many expert teachers working in the global South and we can learn a great deal from them. Neither of these claims should be surprising, yet to date there has been almost no research conducted on expert teachers working in Southern contexts. Instead, the huge sums of money invested in attempting to improve teacher quality in the South have frequently been directed towards introducing exogenous practices or interventions that may be culturally inappropriate, practically infeasible and ultimately unsustainable often failing as a result. In this pioneering book, Jason Anderson provides an authoritative overview of the practices, cognition and professionalism of expert teachers working in low-income contexts. By drawing upon both systematic reviews of teacher expertise and effectiveness research, and his own fieldwork in India, he argues that without an understanding of expert teachers working in all contexts worldwide, we cannot truly understand expertise itself.

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Book SynopsisIn this Element, the authors overview inequities in economic, educational, and health systems through historical and contemporary perspectives, and consider solutions to reimagine a fairer U.S. American society, starting with its youngest residents. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to create identity affirming classroom environments that honor the humanity of students. Although schools have potential to be spaces of inquiry and joy, they can also be the source of trauma and pain when educational equity is not a foundational element. With a race-conscious lens, Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera explains how to actively listen to the voices of students and act in response to their needs in order to truly activate equity and make conditions conducive for learning. She also offers insights on how we need to do anti-bias and antiracist work in efforts to create affirming, brave spaces.Throughout the book, you'll find features such as Mirror Work and Collective Work to help you bring the ideas to your own practice and discuss them with others. You'll also find excerpts from students'' voices to hear the why behind affirming spaces through their perspectives. With the powerful ideas in this book, you'll be able to create the kinds oTrade Review"For educators who are trying to live out their commitment to equitable classrooms and schools, Dr. Buchanan-Rivera is the guiding voice that our movement needs. Here, she starts with a question, and ends with a love letter. What lives between those pages is the insight, encouragement, and love that will help us to forge a nation of powerful classrooms."--Cornelius Minor, educator and author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to be Who our Students Need Us to Be, Brooklyn, New York"In Identity Affirming Classrooms: Spaces that Center Humanity, Dr. Erica Buchanan-Rivera draws on personal stories and student voices to bring to life what it means to learn in an environment that affirms one's identity. This accessible text offers a significant contribution to the ongoing conversation about how to provide an equitable education to all students. Identity Affirming Classrooms: Spaces that Center Humanity begins by offering foundational knowledge about identity development and concludes by asking educators to take a look at the beliefs and practices that impact students as soon as they walk into the room. Growing up, I was privileged to have classroom environments that affirmed my identity as a Black girl. It was not until I became an educator that I understood how rare my experience can be. Classrooms often privilege a single dominant identity, forcing marginalized students to diminish themselves. The experience leaves some students wondering if school is for them. Yet, as Dr. Buchanan-Rivera illustrates, every child deserves to learn in a space and with a teacher who sees who they are and what they can become."--Val Brown, Principal Academic Officer at the Center for Antiracist Education"As a parent of color and educational leader for Equity, I believe that our classrooms, all classrooms, should be identity affirming spaces where every student is nurtured, validated, and affirmed. Dr. Buchanan-Rivera skillfully provides the reader with the knowledge and strategies that will create the spaces that "honor the humanity" of our children while growing our own awareness and consciousness. Identity Affirming Classrooms: Spaces that Center Humanity is a timely and necessary read for every educator and educational leader."--Dr. Rosa Perez-Isiah, Director, Author, and Equity AdvocateTable of ContentsPart I: Do the Work 1. The Role of the Classroom and the Sociopolitical Context of Schooling 2. Leading for Equity Part II: Components of Identity Affirming Space 3. Unpacking Identity 4. Intentional Spaces of Belonging 5. Humanizing Approaches and the Power of Community 6. Authentic Student Expressions Epilogue: Love Letter to Those Doing the Work Appendix A: Responsiveness Assessment for Classroom Environments (RACE) Appendix B: To Teachers who Face Resistance

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Book SynopsisHow can you incorporate antiracist practices into specific subject areas? This essential book finally answers that question and offers a clear roadmap for introducing antiracism into the world language classroom.Drawing on foundational and cutting-edge knowledge of antiracism, authors Hines-Gaither and Accilien address the following questions: what does antiracism look like in the world language classroom; why is it vital to implement antiracist practices relevant to your classroom or school; and how can you enact antiracist pedagogies and practices that enrich and benefit your classroom or school?Aligned with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages standards, the book is filled with hands-on antiracist activities, strategies, and lesson plans. The book covers all necessary topics, including designing antiracist units of study, teaching across proficiency levels, advocacy and collaboration in the community, and how to facilitate sTable of ContentsForeword by Cassandra GlynnPreface IntroductionChapter 1: Defining the Antiracist World Language Classroom Chapter 2: Naming White Supremacy, Anti-BIPOC and Anti-BlacknessChapter 3: Setting the Stage for the Antiracist ClassroomChapter 4: Designing Antiracist Units of StudyChapter 5: Planning Daily Lessons on AntiracismChapter 6: Addressing Conflicts in the Antiracist ClassroomChapter 7: Teaching Antiracism across Proficiency LevelsChapter 8: Advocacy and Collaboration for the Antiracist World Language Classroom

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Book SynopsisEssentials of Education Policy improves studentsâ and educational leadersâ understanding of the complex education policy system in the U.S.Through an applied pedagogical approach that connects analytical concepts from public policy and education research to professional practice, the book offers academic content and applications for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education leaders. Grounded in pillars of policy studies â educational foundations, governance structures and policy subsystems, the policy process, and specific policy issues â the book provides educational leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to solve fundamental inequities in American education and empowers them to become change agents.This engaging textbook will be essential reading for students and scholars in Education Policy, Leadership, and Educational Foundations, as well as for educational leaders.

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines a study of the causes and consequences of school exclusions. It explores the experiences of schools, teachers, parents, and governors and includes a focus on the experience of Black and minority ethnic students and those with special educational needs and disabilities.The book presents the results of detailed empirical research from English schools that studied teachers, school leaders, parents, governors, educational psychologists, and school staff experience with school exclusions. The book examines the scale of the problem and underlying factors, the disproportionality of exclusions for SEND and minority ethnic students, comparative international literature on exclusions and implications for policy, practice, and research.Providing a comprehensive overview of the factors affecting school exclusions, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and students in the areas of education policy, inclusion and special education needs in Trade Review"This new and comprehensive book by Professor Feyisa Demie takes the current policy concerns in the UK over school exclusions and sets them in an empirical and international context. It presents stories from the people involved in decisions to exclude students from school. It presents facts and figures about the disproportionate exclusion of students from some ethnic groups, and those facing learning challenges. And it looks at the consequences of such exclusions for individuals and the school system. It is a valuable addition to the literature."- Stephen Gorard, Professor, Durham University, UK"Discrimination against ethnic minority students is nothing new; it has been with us since the days of Coard and Rampton. Demie has shed a much needed light on the causes of the disproportionate exclusion of ethnic minority students as well as providing insightful solutions to this longstanding problem. The book will be of value to a broad readership - researchers, academics, teacher trainers, school staff and policy makers."- Karamat Iqbal, Equality and Education Practitioner, Forward Partnership, UK"Understanding the causes and consequences of school exclusions is an essential read for all stakeholders in education. This book outlines the nature and extent of the problem of school exclusions in England, in particular for students with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities and for students of Black and minority ethnic heritage... The book also highlights key implications and opportunities for research, practice, and policy, for example, cultural competency among teachers and school leaders, and working with families and with communities. Professor Feyisa Demie should be congratulated for pulling together this much needed and timely book which will undoubtedly benefit those working in education in England (and beyond)." - Paul Miller, Director & Principal Consultant, Institute for Educational & Social Equity, UKThis book offers a timely and considered resource to support all those involved in education in understanding the causes and consequences of suspensions and exclusions, with a particular focus on the experiences of minority ethnic students and those with SEND. Written by Behaviour and Exclusion Expert, Feyisa Demie, the book demonstrates how we can make a positive difference in preventing exclusions and suspensions in our schools. Filled with current and practical perspectives from a range of stakeholders, Demie encourages school leaders to consider more deeply the scale of the problems and factors underlying school exclusions. He identifies key factors for school leaders that have proved successful in tackling school exclusions and suspensions. - Kulvarn Atwal, Head Teacher at Highlands Primary School and Uphall Primary School, UKTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction: School exclusions context and policy concerns. 1. Introduction: The scale of exclusions problems and challenges. 2. Factors associated with rise in school exclusions. Part 2: The experience of teachers and school staff with school exclusions. 3. Teachers, school leaders and parents’ experience with school exclusions. 4. The views and experience of Parents with school exclusions. Part 3: Ethnic and special educational needs disproportionality in school exclusions 5. Ethnic disproportionality in school exclusions. 6. Special educational needs disproportionality in exclusions 7. International experience in school exclusions. Part 4: What are the lessons for those concerned with school exclusions? 8. Summary, conclusions, and implications

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Book SynopsisHow can schools shoulder some responsibility for depolarizing our fractured American society? In this provocative new book, Kent Lenci describes how educators can tackle the challenge of preparing students to communicate and collaborate across lines of deep disagreementâto face the political and ideological otherâdespite the conventional wisdom that schools should be apolitical.Topics covered include the causes and consequences of political polarization in our society, why schools must address the challenge head-on, bridge-building in the classroom, media literacy and social emotional learning as tools for depolarization, and partnering with parents across the divide.Each chapter offers current research as well as practical strategies and classroom anecdotes. Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, the book will help you reconsider your classroom and schoolâs role in forging a more depolarized future.Trade Review"Learning to Depolarize is thoughtful, constructive, and beautifully written—a terrific book. It makes a strong case for taking up these difficult issues in schools, and it will be very helpful to lots of folks."—Dr. Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government"In Learning to Depolarize, Lenci offers all of us—educators and parents/guardians—a research-based approach to engaging the "other," those whose beliefs differ from our own. The education landscape has become the epicenter for the polarizing culture wars, and Lenci offers practical suggestions that stem from his own experiences in the classroom. This book is insightful, well-researched, straightforward, courageous, and inspirational. In short, this book is a must read!" —Bonnie J. Ricci, Executive Director, International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA)Table of Contents1. Introduction: We Have Always Been Those Students 2. Polarization Awaits Our Children 3. Depolarization Is a Job for Schools 4. Cross-Cutting Dialogue Through Cross-Country Connections 5. Teaching Students to Build Bridges Within the Classroom 6. Depolarization Requires Managing Media and Emotions 7. Positioning Faculty to Encourage Depolarization 8. Partnering with Parents Across the Political Divide 9. Conclusion: Finding the Courage to Depolarize 10. Appendix: Consolidated List of Resources

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Book SynopsisDebunking the Grit Narrative in Higher Education examines pressing structural issues currently impacting African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Native American students accessing college and succeeding in U.S. postsecondary environments. Drawing from asset-based work of critical race education scholars such as Yosso, Ladson-Billings, and contributing author Solórzano, the authors interrogate how systems and structures shape definitions of academic merit and grit, how these systems constrain opportunities to attain access and equitable educational outcomes, and challenge widely held beliefs that Students of Color need grit to succeed in college. Dominant narratives of educational success and failure tend to focus mostly on individual student effort. Contributing authors explore the myriad ways that institutional structures can support Students of Color utilizing their strengths through critical perspectives, asset-based, anti-deficit perspectives to Trade ReviewDebunking the Grit Narrative in Higher Education provides readers with authentic experiences, authentic struggles, authentic strategies, and authentic asset-based conceptualizations of success. These scholars rigorously debunk the deficit discourse around African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Native American students’ college access and persistence. The edited volume shows that closing the so-called "achievement gap" for minoritized students does not solely depend on their individual sense of "grit," "merit," and "ganas" but on examining the effects of structural exclusion, oppression, and racism. In this groundbreaking volume, the authors provide powerful and rigorous cases that demonstrate how Students of Color navigate these opportunity structures to access equitable and just educational outcomes. This is a must-read book for anyone interested in finding pragmatic solutions to address the deeply rooted inequalities that exist in America's educational systems. --Gil Conchas, The Wayne K. & Anita Woolfolk Hoy Endowed Chair of Education, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State UniversityNearly two decades since "grit" entered the popular vernacular, the concept maintains a strong grip both within academic and popular culture. Despite its longevity, the concept remains volatile and complicated. However as the authors in this volume explain, grit is just the latest iteration in a long-line of racist, classist, and deficit frameworks that uncritically blames the victim for their own lack of success. The stories contained herein are essential reading to help historicize, problematize, and interrogate grit’s troubled roots while also giving agency to those historically silenced or ignored in conversations about opportunity in higher education. --María C. Ledesma, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, Inaugural Coordinator, Higher Education Leadership Master’s Program, Lurie College of Education, San José State UniversityThis important asset-based volume unveils how grit narratives that claim to promote minoritized student success cover-up the actual structural causes of ongoing racialized educational inequities. In a post-affirmative action era marked by anti "CRT" legislation and "race neutral" policies designed to pretend that racialized inequality and violence are "fake news," the truths uncovered in each chapter should be essential reading for higher education practitioners, scholars, and leaders alike. --Uma Mazyck Jayakumar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration and Policy, University of California, RiversideLocks, Mendoza, and Carter put together an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and everyday people who are ready to remove blame from the students and communities most impacted by structural inequities. Through a thoughtful collection from diverse contributors, they help shift our focus away from individual characteristics that supposedly motivate students to persist and back to the larger conditions that enforce persistence on people already disenfranchised. In doing so, we’re able to see these communities in their collective resistance and joy.--Dr. Tracy Lachica Buenavista, Ph.D., Professor of Asian American Studies, co-principal investigator for the CSUN DREAM Center, Asian American Studies Pathways Project, and Ethnic Studies Education Pathways Project, California State University NorthridgeThis is one of the most comprehensive attempts at interrogating grit and is a must read for educational leaders, researchers, and student affairs scholar-practitioners. While grit has gained prominence in education as a tool for explaining perseverance for underserved community groups, this book calls on us to understand that there is far more to this concept than has previously been explored. The authors challenge us to consider the historical context of institutional racism and exclusion in understanding grit. Included in this work are many critical aspects in the exploration of grit, such as psychological implications, structural inequalities, critical race theory, asset- based concepts and indigenous ways of knowing. The use of secondary datasets illuminates the critical findings of this work to support thoughtful reflection and new ways of building engaged inclusive educational communities of learning for diverse learners across academic disciplines.--Dawn R. Person, Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership, Director, Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (C-REAL), CSU FullertonInspired by Gloria Ladson-Billings, in their edited book, "Debunking the grit narrative," Angela M. Locks, Rocío Mendoza, and Deborah Faye Carter have gathered contributions that problematize a concept (grit) that fails to problematize the White Supremacy that underlies its project of counseling individual perseverance. In the spirit of Toni Morrison’s 1975 speech at Portland State University, the authors and contributors refuse to be distracted from the work of understanding students of color’s praxis in navigating, with their strengths, the structures that perpetuate racist oppression. In the process, they interrogate these structures to dismantle them.--Gary Rhoades, Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Departmentt of Educational Policy Studies & Practice, University of ArizonaAs a scholar and leader that thinks carefully about how the interactions between people in organizations shape positive or negative experiences, I read this project with great anticipation. Debunking the Grit Narrative in Higher Education did not disappoint and is a welcomed addition to the literature-base that informs how we understand institutions of higher education as organizations. The chapters deepen our knowledge and challenge readers to strongly consider shifting our emphasis from students to the root cause of the problems at hand – the organizations themselves.--Jerlando F L Jackson, PhD, Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Education, College of Education, Director and Chief Research Scientist, Organizational Disparities Laboratory, Michigan State UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Problem with GritDeborah Faye Carter, Rocío Mendoza, and Angela LocksPart I: Contexts and Foundations: The Origins of GritChapter 2: Critiques of Grit as a Measure of Academic Achievement in STEM Higher EducationDeborah Faye Carter, Juanita E. M. Razo Dueñas, and Rocío MendozaChapter 3: Challenging Everyday Structural Racism: A Critical Race Analysis of Grit in STEMDaniel G. SolórzanoChapter 4: The Grit Narrative: Shifting the Gaze and the DangerStephanie WatermanChapter 5: Sometimes You’re Gritty, and Sometimes You’re Not: The Racialization of Grit for Asian AmericansJacqueline Mac, Rikka J. Venturanza, Megan Trinh, and Varaxy YiPart II: College Structural Barriers and Research StudiesChapter 6: More than Grit: Toward Critical Race College Retention and Persistence for Latina/o/x StudentsNancy AcevedoChapter 7: Gritty Enough?: African American Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Student Success FactorsMelissa M. MahoneyChapter 8: Beyond the Bootstraps Mentality: The Fallacy of Grit as a Measure of Success for Black and Latino Men in California Community CollegesJulio FregosoPart III: Educational Practices Supporting AchievementChapter 9: Returning to Campus: Equity Minded Approaches to Degree CompletionSabrina K. Sanders and Su Jin Gatlin JezChapter 10: A Counternarrative to Grit through Scholarship on Latinx/a/o Students and HSIs: A Systematic Review of the LiteratureKathleen Rzucidlo, Stacey R. Speller, Jorge Burmicky, and Robert T. PalmerChapter 11: Holo i ka ʻAuwai, Flowing with the Power of the Stream: Empowerment-Based Evaluation and ResearchAnna M. Ortiz and Maenette K. P. BenhamChapter 12: Centering the Student in Undergraduate Research as a Retention StrategyRocío Mendoza, Elyzza M. Aparicio, Deborah Faye Carter, and Angela M. LocksChapter 13 Conclusion: The Problem with Grit is White SupremacyRocío Mendoza, Deborah Faye Carter, and Angela LocksContributor BiosIndex

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Book SynopsisTeach students to write about math so they can improve their conceptual understanding in authentic ways. This resource offers hands-on strategies you can use to help students in grades 68 discuss and articulate mathematical ideas, use correct vocabulary, and compose mathematical arguments.Part One discusses the importance of emphasizing language to make students' thinking visible and to sharpen communication skills, while attending to precision. Part Two provides a plethora of writing prompts and activities: Visual Prompts; Compare and Contrast; The Answer Is; Topical Questions; Writing About; Journal Prompts; Poetry; Cubing and Think Dots; RAFT; Question Quilts; and Always, Sometimes, Never. Each activity is accompanied by a clear overview plus a variety of examples. Part Three offers a crosswalk of writing strategies and math topics to help you plan, as well as a sample anchor task and lesson plan to demonstrate how the strategies can be integrated.Throughout each se

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Book SynopsisCulturally responsive restorative leadership centers restorative justice as a process for school transformation. This book draws upon nearly a decade of combined fieldwork in public secondary schools across the country, helping the reader unpack challenges that leaders face as they implement restorative practices in their schools. Chapters explore the most common pressures facing leaders--within the school community and beyondâand how leaders can use these challenges as opportunities to reinforce their commitment to and purpose for restorative practices. This book helps principals earn buy-in from their school community, implement sustainable restorative systems, increase equity, and promote school cultural transformation. Chapters also include prompts for reflection to help the reader brainstorm how to approach these challenges in their own contexts. This is a timely and important book for aspiring and practicing educational leaders.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an international breadth of historical and theoretical insights into recent efforts to decolonise legal education across the world. With a specific focus on post- and decolonial thought and anti-racist methods in pedagogy, this edited collection provides an accessible illustration of pedagogical innovation in teaching and learning law. Chapters cover civil and common law legal systems, incorporate cases from non-state Indigenous legal systems, and critically examine key topics such as decolonisation and anti-racism in criminology, colonialism and the British Empire, and court process and Indigenous justice. The book demonstrates how teaching can be modified and adapted to address long-standing injustice in the curriculum. Offering a systematic collection of theoretical and practical examples of anti-racist and decolonial legal pedagogy, this volume will appeal to curriculum designers and law educators as well as to undergraduate and post-graduate levelTable of ContentsForeword Introduction: Decolonisation, Anti-Racism, and Legal Pedagogy Part 1 Questioning the Decolonising Project in Law Schools: Limitations & Critique Chapter 1: Abolish the Law School: To decolonise is disingenuous Chapter 2: The Pedagogy of Memory and Forgetfulness in the aftermath of the #MustFall moment in South Africa Chapter 3: The recognition of Pasifika decolonial pedagogies as inclusive practice in law schools and critical legal scholarship Part 2 Private Law: Teaching Obligations and Property Chapter 4: Decolonizing Objective Theory: Race and Coloniality in US Contract Law Chapter 5: Degrees of Coloniality: Rethinking property law in (Northern) Ireland Chapter 6: Teaching property critically in disparate parts of the former British Empire Chapter 7: Towards Decolonising the Ordinary Person and Discursive Spaces in Legal Education Chapter 8: Reinventing Wrongs: A Subversive, Anti-Racist Pedagogy for Tort Part 3 Public Law: International Law, Human Rights and the Courts Chapter 9: Unmasking Indigenous Invisibility: Reforming the Pedagogy of Terra Nullius Chapter 10: Decolonising Civil Procedure: Court Process as Continuing Colonisation and Tool for Indigenous Justice Chapter 11: Teaching International Law Against Racism & Empire Chapter 12: Divesting Religion from Rights: Teaching Freedom of Religion through Anti-Racist Pedagogy Chapter 13: Pedagogy as Advocacy: The Role of Anti-Racist and Decolonial Pedagogy in Advancing Social Justice Part 4 Socio-legal education: Designing subjects that address complicities of law with power Chapter 14: Inspiring Anti-Racist Lawyers through Clinical Legal Education Chapter 15: Decolonization and Anti-racism in Criminology: Student perceptions on faculty teaching practices Chapter 16: Troubling Law’s Traditional Canon by Teaching Law and Race

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated new edition provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that face English language learners (ELLs), also known as English Learners (ELs), as well as the ways in which educators might address them in the social studies classroom.The authors offer context-specific strategies for the full range of the social studies curriculum, including geography, U.S. history, world history, economics, and government. These practical instructional strategies will effectively engage learners and can be incorporated as a regular part of instruction in any classroom. Features of this fully updated new edition include:       An updated and streamlined introduction, which provides an essential overview of ELL theory in a social studies specific-context;       Teaching Tips that offer helpful suggestions and ideas for creating and modifying lesson plans to be inclusive of ELLs/

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking and experience-led book guides teachers and leaders to create anti-racist practices and to develop a curriculum for children with SEND, promoting cultural representation and giving all pupils a voice and a sense of belonging.Informative and practical chapters challenge the reader to review their whole school system and policies, taking them on a step-by-step journey through three main parts. The book enables educators to understand how this work can be meaningfully applied when working with SEND pupils and families in all settings, with topics covered including: exploring what an anti-racist curriculum is and why itâs needed for pupils with SEND establishing buy-in from school staff and meaningful support from key stakeholders creating an action plan and establishing accountability providing opportunities for high-quality CPD for all stakeholders how to create a cultural calendar and curriculum offer of re

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Book SynopsisMulticultural Education of Children and Adolescents explores the foundations of diversity through cultural portraits of young people from a variety of backgrounds, and provides practical strategies for shaping and implementing a multicultural curriculum.Content and features new to the seventh edition include the following: â Every chapter opens with a real-life story that introduces the subject matter by showing the ideas in action. â Points to Ponder boxes urge readers to reflect more deeply on information they have just read. â Case Studies with accompanying Questions for Discussion in all chapters enable nuanced consideration of the crucial differences between culturally specific learning styles. â Chapter 13 now includes a section on teaching and understanding LGBTQIA+ youth, with updated teacher resources to support learning. â The book addresses newly emerging issues in multicultural education throughout, including discussions around Critical

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Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide on how to write conceptual papers and use conceptual generalization as a research methodology. Divided into two parts, the book first focuses on the scientific foundation for conceptual generalization, to identify what is a conceptual model and how conceptual models can be developed. Part two focuses on how to write a winning conceptual thesis, covering conceptual generalisation and empirical generalisation, and discusses research problems and questions, and how to analyse them.The authors cover different conceptual and analytical models to offer students a multitude of tools to visualize, interpret and uncover relationships and patterns. For example, they explore the thought experiment, analytical models, empirical causal models, analytical forms and data mining models, and outline a strategy for developing conceptual models to assist with students who wish to design their own conceptual paper. Students gain a clear understanding of the drivingTable of ContentsPreface Contents List of figures Part I. CONCEPTUAL GENERALIZATION Chapter One: Conceptual Generalisations 1.1. What is a conceptual model? 1.2. How can we develop a conceptual model? 1.3. A typology and strategy for the development of conceptual models 1.4. A strategy for the development of a conceptual model Concluding comments Part II: HOW TO WRITE A WINNING CONCEPTUAL THESIS Chapter 2. General considerations 2.1. Introduction2.2. Driving forces in the research process 2.3. Knowledge development Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 3. Research problems and questions 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Thorough preparation is half the solution 3.3. Problems 3.4. Problem-system Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 4. Analysis of the research problem 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The start of the process of asking questions 4.3. Problem relationships 4.4. Problem solutions Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 5. Our mental tools 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Constructs 5.3. Use of constructs in research Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 6. Suggestions for developing research strategies 6.1. Introduction 6.2. The first step in a research strategy 6.3. What is a scientific method? 6.4. The different approaches to research Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 7. The main types of errors 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Problem formulation 7.3. Models 7.4. Analysis 7.5. Synthesis 7.6. Implementation 7.7. Evaluation Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 8. From concepts to hypotheses 8.1. Introduction 8.2. The purpose of concepts and hypotheses 8.3. Mental constructs 8.4. Hypothesis Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 9 Types of hypotheses 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Descriptive and explanatory hypotheses Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 10. Systematization 10.1. Classification 10.2. Typologization 10.3. Classification Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 11. Simplification 11.1. Introduction 11.2. Phenomenon Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 12. Causality 12.1. Introduction 12.2. Cause and affect 12.3. Historical causal processes 12.4. Functional causal processes 12.5. Cybernetic causal processes 12.6. Pattern-based processes Concluding comments Exercise Chapter 13. Interpretation 13.1. Introduction 13.2. The interpretative process Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 14. Uncovering patterns 14.1. Introduction 14.2. Typology of patterns 14.3. Uncovering patterns Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 15. Understanding and explaining 15.1. Introduction 15.2. Describe, understand, explain 15.3. From data to knowledge Exercises Chapter 16. Development of models 16.1. Introduction 16.2. The purpose of developing models 16.3. Model types Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 17. Theory development 17.1. Introduction 17.2. Developing theories Concluding comments Exercises Chapter 18. Reflections Chapter 19: Checklist Chapter 20. Definitions of terms and concepts

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume serves as a follow-up to Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education, focusing on new scholarship, continued conversations, and growth in the field of Indigenous higher education.The landscape of higher education has changed significantly over the past decade; likewise, Indigenous higher education has grown into its own respective field with emerging scholarship that is written for and by Indigenous people. This book focuses on this growth, revisiting relevant topics in Indigenous higher education, while adding new and expanded research and insight from emerging scholars and practitioners, including chapters on Indigenous LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirt students and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.The voices of Indigenous scholars who are challenging the status quo in higher education have grown louder, and institutions and organizations have increasingly begun to respond. This volume is essential to continued conversatTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Indigenous Student Data: The Chaos, the Peace, and Cultivating New Traditions 3. Native Pacific Islander Students 4. Indigenous Men in Higher Education 5. In the Spirit of Relation and Kinship: Supporting Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Relatives 6. First-Year Native Student Transition: Creating a Native-Ready Campus 7. Expanding the Sacred Hoop Model in Student Affairs 8. The Emergence of the Historically Native American Fraternity and Sorority Movement 9. Ripples on the Water: Understanding Giving Back among Native College Students 10. Tribal Advisors in Non-Native Colleges and Universities 11. So, You Want to Work Together: Collaboration Success Rooted in Tribal Knowledge 12. Indigenous Scholars’ Heartwork in Cultivating Reciprocal Tribal Community-University Partnerships 13. The Creation and Significance of the Indigenous Student Affairs CAS Standards and Guidelines 14. Indigenous SIGs: A Constellated Approach to Strengthening Relations in Professional Associations 15. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis important book explores the intersection between mental health and Black college students, providing a crucial resource for higher education administrators and educators. Chapter authors provide invaluable insights into the experiences, joys, challenges, and the needs of Black male college students grappling with their mental health. Chapters cover the most timely topics such as understanding masculinity, providing meaningful career services, supporting Black male student athletes, confronting stigmas, and supporting Black trans men and transmasculine persons.Full of practical examples and strategies, this contributed volume discusses the ways faculty, administrators, and student affairs educators can support and help Black men to navigate problems stemming from mental health issues to help better facilitate and maximize their success in higher education.

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Book SynopsisFamily Storytelling as Authentic Pedagogy explores the use of family storytelling as a culturally responsive pedagogy for teacher candidates. Drawing on insights from a 10-year storytelling project utilizing the Chautauqua form of storytelling, it documents and describes a writing workshop process from the perspectives of teacher candidates acting in the role of storytelling and literacy coaches. It thereby showcases how Chautauqua storytelling can be used as an effective pedagogic strategy to recognize, value, and validate students' lived experiences, and advocates the teaching of Language Arts as experiential and authentic learning, which draws from the multicultural and multilingual perspectives of students. Serving as a resource for both researchers and pre- and in-service educators, it will appeal to scholars and practitioners with interests in literacy education, culturally responsive pedagogy, critical pedagogy, storytelling arts and language arts.

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Book SynopsisEquity Audits and School Resource Allocation explores how to apply Critical Resource Theory (CReT) to conduct school equity audits, ultimately preparing educational leaders to find equity disparities, engage in more equitable resource allocation in their schools, and improve equal educational opportunity for every student. With case study scenarios woven throughout the book, the authors explore key equity factors, including per-pupil expenditures, poverty, teacher and principal quality, program equity, and achievement equity. They also walk through the process of implementing the 5-step CReT equity audit within a school district or school at any level. Owings and Kaplan also describe the communication and interpersonal factors that equity advocates will need to leverage to gain community support for equity process, considering the data, and rethinking their policies and practices. In today's education context, the problems of equitably funding public schools and allocati

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Book SynopsisJoel Spring's history of school policies imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalizationthe use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group. The focus is on the education of dominated groups forced to become citizens in territories conquered by the United States, including Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and Hawaiians.In seven concise, thought-provoking chapters, this analysis and documentation of how education is used to change or eliminate linguistic and cultural traditions in the United States looks at the educational, legal, and social construction of race and racism in the United States, emphasizing the various meanings of equality that have existed from colonial America to the present. Providing a broader perspective for understanding the denial of cultural and linguistic rights in the United States, issues of language, culture,

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Book SynopsisTodayâs students seek an education that connects classroom learning to their future success, both personal and professional. Teaching Life Skills in the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Preparing Students for Success Beyond the Classroom is a practical guide for faculty and academic leaders who wish to meet this need by intentionally teaching and assessing the skills that employers most value: critical thinking, teamwork, emotional intelligence, cultural competence, ethical reasoning, and coachability.Grounded in research from higher education and employer surveys, this book provides evidence-based strategies for teaching and assessing key life skills, while still honoring the traditions of the liberal arts. Chapters feature detailed guidance and creative prompts for using AI tools to further enhance instructional design. By connecting academic experiences with studentsâ long-term goals, this book reaffirms the enduring relevance of a liberal arts education and offers a sustainable path forward in a rapidly changing world.

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on the notion of interculturality, reflecting on what the addition of the adjective 'critical' means for research and teaching in interdisciplinary studies.The book consists of 35 chapters, including a comprehensive introduction and conclusion. It aims to present current debates on critical interculturality and to help readers make sense of what the label implies and entails in global and local contexts, especially (where possible) beyond dominant scholarship and pedagogical practices. The chapters interrogate the use of terms in different languages to discuss interculturality, drawing on recent literature from as many different parts of the world as possible. Some contributors also problematise their own autobiographical engagement with critical interculturality in their chapters.The book will be of interest to Master's and PhD students in education, communication, and intercultural studies who wish to develop their knowledge of critical interculturality. Established researchers in these fields will also benefit from this invaluable and original source of essential reading.

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Book SynopsisRelationships are the heart of great teaching, great leadership, and our greatest predictor of achievement. This book provides you with the tools and a values-based framework to ensure youâre prioritizing learning relationships and rewiring your school for courage, justice, and connection! Each chapter includes strategies and reflective exercises to guide your leadership work. Written by an educational administrator and researcher with experiences in intercultural and technology-mediated contexts, this exciting new book provides a compelling vision for the complex and evolving landscape of schools. Refreshingly honest and relevant, this book will make you laugh, think, notice, and prioritize what matters most in schools â student and those who support them. It is a must-read title for school leaders and a powerful choice to read with your leadership team.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on three decades of practical investigations, this book establishes new understandings about the importance of learning through work, outlining its purposes, contributions, conceptions and the curriculum, pedagogical and personal practices that shape its effectiveness.Against views proposing it as being informal and leading to concrete outcomes, this volume presents learning through work as being central to human development, informing individual choices and developing oneâs capacity for working life and occupational competence. In Section One, Billett makes a case for the value of learning through work and why it should be considered and engaged with as a legitimate mode of learning and model of education. Section Two sets out the foundations for the processes of learning through work that have underpinned its utility across human history. Section Three sets out bases by which that this educational model and mode of learning can be understood through the concepts of practice curriculum, practice pedagogies and personal practices. These are presented based on the kinds of knowledge that they generate and how they can be realised in and through day-to-day work activities in practice settings, including the development of innovations in work settings.A much-needed resource from a leading expert in the field, this book will be of interest to educators, workplace trainers in a variety of settings, policy-makers and students in professional education courses.

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Book SynopsisCurriculum Candy is an easy-to-use source of reading and writing projects that help teachers differentiate instruction. This new version features updated language, activities, and references to fit the needs of todayâs classrooms.Covering categories such as novels, poetry, fairy tales, autobiographies, nonfiction, and more, each page provides a menu of four in-depth, open-ended, and varied project choices, allowing students to pick a project that fits their interests, ability level, and learning style. Each menu is graphically interesting and perfect to post on a bulletin board or in a learning center for enrichment or extra credit choices.This enriching, student-centered resource takes the guess work out of differentiating lesson extensions and is a must have for all teachers and gifted and talented specialists looking to challenge students with a variety of strengths and interests in one classroom.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes and demystifies the factors that have helped accomplished schools generate successful and equitable outcomes for all their students, regardless of racial/ethnic background, language, or income. Grounded in observations of award-winning schools and high-functioning teams that have achieved impressive results, this practical resource explores success from the perspective of leadership teams. As a K-12 educator at any level of leadership or within a leadership team, you can influence the success of all groups of students! This book describes what leadership teams do to ensure success, why those accomplishments are so important to the success of diverse populations of students, why the pursuit of those accomplishments is challenging in many schools across the country, and how leadership teams can take practical steps toward those accomplishments, even in difficult situations. Rich in clear examples, this book is for any educator interested in developing a deeper understanding of what their leadership teams need to change and how they might work together to lead their students to attain ambitious academic, personal, and professional goals.

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Book SynopsisBeing a leader involves having followers and working as a team. Sometimes our teams get stuck and issues emerge that we don''t always feel equipped to deal with. How do we get buy in, keep momentum, recognise and overcome dysfunction, and get the best out of introverts and extroverts so that everyone feels safe and brave? This book is for people who want to be daring and responsible in their leadership, who want to embrace paradoxes, and understand how to create and maintain thriving teams. Use this book to help you work through the issues that are most relevant to you and your teams so that you, and they, can thrive.

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Book SynopsisThe A - Z of School Improvement is an authoritative ''can-do'' guide to all aspects of improving schools, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet.School improvement is about getting every detail right. The serious school leader pays attention to every aspect of school life and focuses on improving it and aiming for excellence.One of the marks of the successful school leader is a forensic attention to detail. They will look closely and carefully at every aspect of a particular issue, analyse data, and only agree on interpretations after much consideration. While much of a school leader''s work is relational, motivational, and relentless, bringing a forensic mindset to bear ensures that actions towards improvement are focused and thoughtful.

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