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“stephen plank”

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  • Redesigning American Education

    by James Coleman, Barbara Schneider, Stephen Plank, Kathryn Schiller ...
    Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling. The authors present compelling evidence on the deficits of our educational system compared to other countries, arguing that the problems are the result of inappropriate incentives for teachers, students, and parents. ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • The Teaching Gap

    Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom

    by James W. Stigler, James Hiebert ...
    Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom.For years our schools and children have lagged behind international standards in reading, arithmetic, and most other areas of academic achievement. It is no secret that ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Real Education

    Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality

    by Charles Murray ...
    With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else, that we embrace that simplest of truths. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Management and Organization Theory

    A Jossey-Bass Reader

    by Jeffrey A. Miles ...
    Series Book 9 - The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Series
    MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORYManagement and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses, practical applications, and the seminal articles ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

  • Reason & Rigor

    How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

    by Sharon M. Ravitch, J. Matthew Riggan ...
    Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers, Reason & Rigor presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. The book explores the conceptual framework—defined as both a process and a product—that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges. Focusing on published studies on a ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • District Leadership That Works

    Striking the Right Balance

    by Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters ...
    Bridge the great divide between distanced administrative duties and daily classroom impact. This book introduces a top-down power mechanism called defined autonomy, a concept that focuses on district-defined, nonnegotiable, common goals and a system of accountability supported by assessment tools. Defined autonomy creates an effective balance of centralized direction and individualized empowerment ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Because Writing Matters

    Improving Student Writing in Our Schools

    by National Writing Project, Carl Nagin ...
    This updated edition of the best-selling book Because Writing Matters reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process. ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • Enacting a Pedagogy of Teacher Education

    Values, Relationships and Practices

    Edited by Tom Russell, John Loughran ...
    Building on John Loughran’s latest work Developing a Pedagogy of Teacher Education, this book focuses on how individuals enact pedagogy in the context of teacher education. With teacher educators actually teaching while showing student-teachers how to teach, the quality of teacher education improves.Bringing together contributions from internationally known teacher educators, a school ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Work Motivation in Organizational Behavior

    by Craig C. Pinder ...
    This second edition of the best-selling textbook on Work Motivation in Organizational Behavior provides an update of the critical analysis of the scientific literature on this topic, and provides a highly integrated treatment of leading theories, including their historical roots and progression over the years. A heavy emphasis is placed on the notion that behavior in the workplace is determined by ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Supporting the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership

    by Marge Scherer ...
    This e-book, a collection of articles from Educational Leadership and other ASCD publications explores what it means to “support the whole child.” In these articles, authors ponder the various meanings of support in the classroom, school, and community. This third in a four-book series exploring whole child education ends by emphasizing another maxim of good teaching: Hold high expectations for ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Social Decision Making

    Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and Ethical Judgments

    Edited by Roderick M. Kramer, Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Max H. Bazerman ...
    Series series Organization and Management Series
    This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays in social life. Noted contributors who worked with Dave over the years will discuss their work in social judgment, decision making and ethics which was so important to Dave.The book offers a unique and valuable contribution to the fields of social psychology and organizational behavior. Ethical decision ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Great Minds in Management

    The Process of Theory Development

    Edited by Ken G. Smith, Michael A. Hitt ...
    In Great Minds In Management Ken G. Smith and Michael A. Hitt have brought together some of the most influential and original thinkers in management. Their contributions to this volume not only outline their landmark contributions to management theory, but also reflect on the process of theory development, presenting their own personal accounts of the gestation of these theories. The result is not ... Read more

    $43.99 USD