The Handbook of Alternative Education

The Handbook of Alternative Education
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Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076001552392
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handbook of Alternative Education by : Jerry Mintz

This text considers issues in alternative education. It looks at the issues from teaching, learning and research perspectives.

The Palgrave International Handbook of Alternative Education

The Palgrave International Handbook of Alternative Education
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 510
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ISBN-10 : 9781137412911
ISBN-13 : 1137412917
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Palgrave International Handbook of Alternative Education by : Helen E. Lees

This state-of-the-art, comprehensive Handbook fully explores the field of alternative education on an international scale. Alternatives to mainstream schooling and education are becoming increasingly recognised as pertinent and urgent for better understanding what really works in successfully educating children and adults today, especially in light of the increased performance driven and managerially organised economic modelling of education that dominates. For too long we have wondered what “exactly” education done otherwise might look like and here we meet individual examples as well as seeing what alternative education is when a collection becomes greater than the sum of parts. The Handbook profiles numerous empirical examples from around the world of education being done in innovative and excitingly democratic and autonomous ways from Forest Schools and Home Education through to new technologies, neuroscience and the importance of solitude. The book also sets out important theoretical perspectives to inform us why seeing education through an alternative lens is useful as well as urgently needed. Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of Education, Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy as well as educational practitioners.

The Alternative School Principal's Handbook

The Alternative School Principal's Handbook
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 1530248795
ISBN-13 : 9781530248797
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Alternative School Principal's Handbook by : Barry Ross

A Book Exclusively Designed For Alternative School Principals! For the first time, a book written with the newly minted alternative school principal in mind. The chapters are filled with topics based on the ground truth from a principal who has experienced what you are about to do. You will find relevant suggestions that can be put to immediate use after you have read this book. We will discuss the actions a new leader should take that will set the conditions for your success in first year and beyond.

Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices

Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 349
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ISBN-10 : 9781799868057
ISBN-13 : 1799868052
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices by : Wellner, Laurie

Teachers in their first few years of their teaching career require high quality, structured support to begin the journey towards becoming experts. Establishing research-based best practices and working habits set up early career teachers for a fulfilling and successful career. The requirements of teachers are constantly changing, and teachers need to continually adapt their knowledge and practices to fit schools’ changing demographics. Having a toolbox of research-based best practices to draw upon can support early career teachers as they move from theory to practical application when the learning curve is the steepest. Strengthening the system of support includes increasing teachers’ influence over their day-to-day work and developing positive and supportive cultures of learning. Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices presents both theoretical and practical research to support the conceptual understanding of educational praxis for common areas with which early career educators may require additional expertise or support. This book is intended to be a valuable contribution to the body of literature in the field of education by supplying research-based teaching practices for modern education. Primary topics covered include professional learning, classroom management, student-teacher relationships, teaching diverse students and inclusive educational practices, and teacher self-care strategies. This book is a valuable reference tool for early career teachers of all subject areas and grade levels, school administrators, teacher mentors and guides, education faculty in higher education, educational researchers, curriculum developers, instructional facilitators, practicing teachers, pre-service teachers, professional development coordinators, teacher educators, researchers, academicians, and students interested in teaching practices and support for the early career teacher.

The Handbook on Caribbean Education

The Handbook on Caribbean Education
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Publisher : IAP
Total Pages : 581
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ISBN-10 : 9781648024115
ISBN-13 : 1648024114
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handbook on Caribbean Education by : Eleanor J. Blair

This book brings together leading scholars of Caribbean education from around the world. Schooling continues to hold a special place both as a means to achieve social mobility and as a mechanism for supporting the economy of Caribbean nations. In this book, the Caribbean includes the Greater and Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles is made up of the five larger islands (and six countries) of the northern Caribbean, including the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The Lesser Antilles includes the Windward and Leeward Islands which are inclusive of Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago along with several other islands. Each chapter provides a unique perspective on the various social and cultural issues that define Caribbean education and schooling. The Handbook on Caribbean Education fills a void in the literature and documents the important research being done throughout the Caribbean. Creating a space where Caribbean voices are a part of “international” discussions about 21st century global matters and concerns is an important contribution of this work.

Second International Handbook of Urban Education

Second International Handbook of Urban Education
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 1363
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ISBN-10 : 9783319403175
ISBN-13 : 3319403176
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Second International Handbook of Urban Education by : William T. Pink

This second handbook offers all new content in which readers will find a thoughtful and measured interrogation of significant contemporary thinking and practice in urban education. Each chapter reflects contemporary cutting-edge issues in urban education as defined by their local context. One important theme that runs throughout this handbook is how urban is defined, and under what conditions the marginalized are served by the schools they attend. Schooling continues to hold a special place both as a means to achieve social mobility and as a mechanism for supporting the economy of nations. This second handbook focuses on factors such as social stratification, segmentation, segregation, racialization, urbanization, class formation and maintenance, and patriarchy. The central concern is to explore how equity plays out for those traditionally marginalized in urban schools in different locations around the globe. Researchers will find an analysis framework that will make the current practice and outcomes of urban education, and their alternatives, more transparent, and in turn this will lead to solutions that can help improve the life-options for students historically underserved by urban schools.

Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement

Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 534
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ISBN-10 : 9781799888628
ISBN-13 : 1799888622
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement by : Williams, Richard D.

Exceptional education, also known as special education, is often grounded within exclusive and deficit mindsets and practices. Research has shown perpetual challenges with disproportionate identification of culturally and linguistically diverse students, especially Black and Indigenous students. Research has also shown perpetual use of inappropriate placement in more restrictive learning environments for marginalized students, often starting in Pre-K. Exceptional education practitioners often engage in practices that place disability before ability in instruction, behavior management, identification and use of related services, and educational setting placement decisions. These practices, among others, have resulted in a crippled system that situates students with exceptionalities in perceptions of deviance, ineptitude, and perpetuate systemic oppression. The Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement unites current theory and practices to communicate the next steps to end the current harmful practices and experiences of exceptional students through critical analysis of current practices, mindsets, and policies. With the information this book provides, practitioners have the power to implement direct and explicit actions across levels to end the harm and liberate our most vulnerable populations. Covering topics such as accelerated learning, educator preparation programs, and intersectional perspectives, this book is a dynamic resource for teachers in exceptional education, general teachers, social workers, psychologists, educational leaders, organizational leaders, the criminal justice system, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, policymakers, curriculum designers, testing companies, current educational practitioners, administrators, post-grad students, professors, researchers, and academicians.

Handbook of Alternative Assets

Handbook of Alternative Assets
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 720
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ISBN-10 : 0470089229
ISBN-13 : 9780470089224
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Alternative Assets by : Mark J. P. Anson

Since the first edition of the Handbook of Alternative Assets was published, significant events-from the popping of the technology bubble and massive accounting scandals to recessions and bear markets-have shifted the financial landscape. These changes have provided author Mark J. P. Anson with an excellent opportunity to examine alternative assets during a different part of the economic cycle than previously observed in the first edition. Fully revised and updated to reflect today's financial realities, the Handbook of Alternative Assets, Second Edition covers the five major classes of alternative assets-hedge funds, commodity and managed futures, private equity, credit derivatives, and corporate governance-and outlines the strategies you can use to efficiently incorporate these assets into any portfolio. Throughout the book, new chapters have been added, different data sources accessed, and new conclusions reached. Designed as both an introduction to the world of alternative assets and as a reference for the active investor, the Handbook of Alternative Assets, Second Edition will help you match alternative assets with your various investment goals.

Handbook of Educational Policy

Handbook of Educational Policy
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 585
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ISBN-10 : 9780080488899
ISBN-13 : 0080488897
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Educational Policy by : Gregory J. Cizek

The Handbook of Educational Policy provides a comprehensive overview of policy questions in education reform at local, state, and national levels. The book raises controversial questions, such as who really benefits from educational reform, and investigates issues of accountability, assessment, educational fads, technology in education, and other matters of educational policy. The book explores not only what education is, but what it can be and should be, providing a scholarly analysis of policy decisions as well as practical recommendations for parents, teachers, and policy-makers.Key Features* Provides informed discussion based on scholarly research* Contains practical recommendations for parents, educators, and policy-makers* Includes representation from local, state, and national levels* Considers comparisons of United States practices to reforms abroad* Addresses current issues and implications for the futures

Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation

Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9781789902303
ISBN-13 : 1789902304
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation by : Godin, Benoît

This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of innovation. Providing an assessment of these alternatives, it questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and suggests diverse theories.