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Counterpoints eBook Series

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  • Teacher Learning and Informal Science Education

    Expansivising Affordances for Diverse Science Learners

    by Jennifer D. Adams ...
    Series Book 549 - Counterpoints
    Teacher Learning and Informal Science Education chronicles Jennifer D. Adams’ teaching and research journey in informal science education. While the primary focus of the book is research on teacher learning and identity in informal science education, it contains bursts of reflections of Adams’ navigation of learning spaces from childhood visits to the museum, class trips as a high school teacher, ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

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  • Landscape Architectural Research

    Inquiry, Strategy, Design

    by M. Elen Deming, Simon Swaffield ...
    A practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture researchAs the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating ... Read more

    $63.00 USD

  • Catch a Fire

    Fuelling Inquiry and Passion Through Project-Based Learning

    by Theresa Armstrong, Dr. Eva Brown, Will Burton, Jonathan Dueck, Bonnie Ferguson-Baird, Keith Fulford, Tom Lake, Dave Law, Glenys MacLeod, Jacob Mans, Bonnie Powers, Laura Sims, Sid Williamson, Alex Wilson ...
    This book will inspire, challenge and engage you—and transform your teaching and learning.Each chapter in this book is written by a different educator or team about their experiences with project-based learning, both in and out of the classroom. They reflect not only on the how of project-based learning, but more importantly, on the what and the why. They offer insight into how connecting with ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Education Dissertation

    A Guide for Practitioner Scholars

    Edited by Dan W. Butin ...
    "With each turn of the page I found myself nodding ′exactly!′ Whether as a class text assigned by faculty or as a self-study resource used by students, this book will resonate with readers."—Doug Leigh, Associate Professor of EducationPepperdine UniversityUse these focused guidelines to help you through every stage of the dissertation process!Writing a dissertation requires focus and commitment. ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Ambiguities of Experience

    by James G. March ...
    Series series Messenger Lectures
    The first component of intelligence involves effective adaptation to an environment. In order to adapt effectively, organizations require resources, capabilities at using them, knowledge about the worlds in which they exist, good fortune, and good decisions. They typically face competition for resources and uncertainties about the future. Many, but possibly not all, of the factors determining ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Best Schools

    How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice

    by Thomas Armstrong ...
    Educators, politicians, parents, and even students are consumed with speaking the language of academic achievement. Yet something is missing in the current focus on accountability, standardized testing, and adequate yearly progress. If schools continue to focus the conversation on rigor and accountability and ignore more human elements of education, many students may miss out on opportunities to ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Science and Art of Interviewing

    by Kathleen Gerson, Sarah Damaske ...
    Qualitative interviewing is among the most widely used methods in the social sciences, but it is arguably the least understood. In The Science and Art of Interviewing, Kathleen Gerson and Sarah Damaske offer clear, theoretically informed and empirically rich strategies for conducting interview studies. They present both a rationale and guide to the science-and art-of in-depth interviewing to take ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

    Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World

    by Faith Rogow, Cynthia L. Scheibe ...
    Use media literacy to reach all students!The Teacher′s Guide to Media Literacy starts by asking, "What does it mean to be literate in today′s world, and how can those literacy skills be developed?" The authors answer those questions by providing concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers. ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation

    Invisible Rules for Success

    by Rita S. Brause ...
    Increasing numbers of adults are enroling in doctoral programmes, but their earlier college lives often do not prepare them for the rules of the academic game. Many have no idea what a dissertation looks like, how it gets that way, or what options are available to them. This book is a practical guide for students who need help in progressing from the decision to write a dissertation to the ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Thinking Critically About Environments for Young Children

    Bridging Theory & Practice

    by Lisa P. Kuh ...
    Series series Early Childhood Education Series
    Using a practice-based focus and a researcher lens, the contributors consider the ways in which environments for children enhance or diminish educational experiences, how social constructs about what is good for children influence environmental design, and what practitioners can do in their own work when creating learning environments for young children. There are copious examples from practice, ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • After Universal Design

    The Disability Design Revolution

    Edited by Elizabeth Guffey ...
    How might we develop products made with and by disabled users rather than for them? Could we change living and working spaces to make them accessible rather than designing products that "fix" disabilities? How can we grow our capabilities to make designs more “bespoke” to each individual? After Universal Design brings together scholars, practitioners, and disabled users and makers to consider ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Challenging the Whole Child

    Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership

    by Marge Scherer ...
    This special e-book collection of articles from Educational Leadership and other ASCD publications examines the kinds of challenges that best prepare students for college, the world of work, and life. The authors examine what excellence and high performance mean in various schools and settings around the world and explore how to make learning richer and more thought-provoking through both rigorous ... Read more

    $11.99 USD