Sports and Education

Anna Marie Frank

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A timely, unbiased look at the positive and negative effects of school-sponsored sports on the American education system. At a time when sports covera... Lees meer

Community Colleges

David Levinson

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• The only overview of research on the uniquely American community college system, which is increasingly becoming the site of entry for students seeking... Lees meer

Educational Leadership

Pat Williams-Boyd

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• An objective discussion of educational leadership from both inside and outside the school system, focusing on ethical issues, dominant models, and tod... Lees meer

Sex, Youth, and Sex Education

David Campos

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• An authoritative reference that discusses the history of sex education and its ramifications in the United States. Community and school officials, par... Lees meer

Native American Education

Lorraine Hale

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• This authoritative volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates h... Lees meer

The Assessment Debate

Valerie J Janesick

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• An authoritative reference on one of education's hottest topics, describing how the latest testing and assessment tools can be used to help improve st... Lees meer

Multicultural and Diversity Education

Peter Appelbaum

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A state-of-the-art resource concentrating on the practical applications, philosophical and social policy motivations, and historical development of va... Lees meer

Student Rights

Patricia H Hinchey

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A survey of the evolution of student rights, from children as property to free speech, prayer in the classroom, compulsory flag salutes, school search... Lees meer

Curriculum Trends

Valerie J Janesick

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• Curriculum Trends is an authoritative exploration of curriculum history in America and the theory and foundations currently influencing school practic... Lees meer

Literacy and Learning

Brett Elizabeth Blake, Robert W Blake

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A state-of-the-art compendium of resource materials and current practice that answers two basic questions: "What is literacy?" and "How do individuals... Lees meer

Middle Grades Education

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• An expert guide to the development of the middle school model as the best educational environment designed to address students' developmental and soci... Lees meer

Bilingual Education

Rosa Castro Feinberg

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• Focuses on the purposes of bilingual education programs in schools and their historical development from the 1960s to the present. In this timely reso... Lees meer

Diverse Sexuality and Schools

David Campos

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• An overview of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) students in our schools--what they endure, their special needs, and the programs and... Lees meer

Elementary Education

Deborah Harmon, Toni Stokes Jones Ph D

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A thorough overview of elementary education in the United States, spanning its history, foundations, curriculum models, technology, assessment, and sp... Lees meer

Alternative Schools

Brenda Edgerton Conley

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• An examination of the growth and development of alternative schools in American society and their role in the public school environment. In Alternativ... Lees meer

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Cynthia L Jackson, Eleanor F Nunn

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A highly readable overview of the rich past of historically black colleges and universities, and how their role in higher education is evolving for th... Lees meer

Urban Education

Kathy L Adams, Dale E Adams

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• A comprehensive look at urban schools, using history as a lens for coming to grips with present-day social, political, legal, and economic realities r... Lees meer

Understanding Educational Reform

Raymond Horn

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• The only handbook of its kind to bring together materials from a wide range of authoritative works, providing the reader with a comprehensive overview... Lees meer

Teacher Training

David B Pushkin

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A critical and thought-provoking examination of the teaching profession, from academic preparation and training to opportunities for professional adva... Lees meer

School Vouchers and Privatization

Danny Weil

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• Explore this controversial approach to education, its practical applications, successes, and failures in a straightforward guide that covers every fac... Lees meer

Educational Adequacy and the Courts

Elaine Walker

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• The first work of its kind to present a comprehensive survey of landmark court decisions on educational adequacy and equity claims and their impact on... Lees meer

Secondary Schools

Leila Villaverde

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary Education Issues (eBook)
• A broad survey of secondary schools, their historical origins, and present-day goals, intentions, and practices in educating adolescents. Secondary Sc... Lees meer