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Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education
Elisabeth Hayes
Sponsored by the American Association of Adult & Continuing Education «This monumental work is a testimony to the science of adult education and the skills of Wilson and Hayes. It is a veritable feast for nourishing our understanding of the...
Facilitating Learning in Online Environments
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This volume presents models, methods, and strategies that facilitate and promote learning within online environments.Arguing that success in online environments is dependent on the role of autonomy in order to create sustained and enduring...
The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 2
John Comings
This is an encompassing review that addresses all aspects of literacy (reading, numeracy, and technological literacy, for example) with a global perspective. It connects the objectives of literacy education with broader areas of social welfare,...
The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 3
John Comings
This unique publication is written for practitioners in the field of adult learning and literacy. This third volume in the series from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). This is a collection of the best...
An Update on Adult Development Theory: New Ways of Thinking About the Life Course
Rosemary Caffarella S.
Our approach to adult learners and the learning process is shaped by our knowledge of how adults change and develop across the life span. This issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education reviews the latest work in adult...
Building a Scholarship of Assessment
Trudy W. Banta and Associates
In this book, leading experts in the field examine the current state of assessment practice and scholarship, explore what the future holds for assessment, and offer guidance to help educators meet these new challenges. The contributors root...
Designing and Constructing Instruments for Social Research and Evaluation
David Colton
Written in easy-to-understand language, this important text provides a systematic and commonsense approach to developing instruments for data collection and analysis. This book can be used by both those who are developing instruments for the...
The Future of Higher Education
Frank Newman
A powerful look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector, The Future of Higher Education reveals the findings of an extensive four-year investigation into the major forces...
The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy
Rosemary Papa
Illuminates the multiple barriers that plague the education system and shows the way toward enlightened and inclusive educational policy and policymaking This book showcases new scholarship in the broad field of education policy and governance....
The Learning and Teaching of Reading and Writing
Rhona Stainthorp
This book provides a unique description of teacher-pupil interaction during the Literacy Hour in good schools. It is based on detailed observations in inner-city primary schools that were recognised as effective and improving. The analysis is...
Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education
Elaine Fletcher-Janzen
The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice. Featuring reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal...
Fifty Years in Dyslexia Research
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A well-known pioneer of dyslexia, professor Tim Miles leads the reader through the fifty years of his research into dyslexia. Tracing important developments in theories and ways of treating the condition, this fascinating autobiographical...
Teaching with Classroom Response Systems
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There is a need in the higher education arena for a book that responds to the need for using technology in a classroom of tech-savvy students. This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom...
Teaching First-Year College Students
Bette Erickson LaSere
Teaching First-Year College Students is a thoroughly expanded and updated edition of Teaching College Freshmen, which has become a classic in the field since it was published in 1991. The book offers concrete suggestions about specific...
Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula
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Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula reflects the most current knowledge and practice in course and curriculum design and connects this knowledge with the critical task of assessing learning outcomes at both course and curricular...
Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Kathleen McKinney
The Challenges and Joys of Juggling There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book offers advice on how to do, share, and apply SoTL...
Online Student Ratings of Instruction
D. Sorenson Lynn
This volume examines the development and growing use of online student ratings and the potential impact online rating systems will have on the future of students’ evaluations of teaching. The contributors demonstrate how the preference for...
Where there's a Will... Motivation and Volition in College Teaching and Learning
Michael Theall
Motivating students – a primary goal of education – is complex, to say the least. This issue focuses on a model for motivation, volition, and performance that acknowledges the importance of volition as action subsequent to motivation: action...
Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering
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A Practical, Interdisciplinary Guide to Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, Second Edition, provides students and scientists with a detailed mathematical reference for...
How to Write a Poem
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An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. Challenges the reader’s sense of what is possible in a poem. Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Focuses on...
The Handbook of Language Teaching
Michael Long H.
Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, this Handbook is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide to language teaching. A comprehensive reference work on language teaching, which combines the latest...
Scientific Integrity and Ethics in the Geosciences
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Science is built on trust. The assumption is that scientists will conduct their work with integrity, honesty, and a strict adherence to scientific protocols. Written by geoscientists for geoscientists, Scientific Integrity and Ethics in the...
The Wiley Handbook of Ethnography of Education
Carl Bagley
A state-of-the-art reference on educational ethnography edited by leading journal editors This book brings an international group of writers together to offer an authoritative state-of-the-art review of, and critical reflection on, educational...
Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College
Marc Cutright
In 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as «Institutions of...
Foundations of Student Affairs Practice
John Schuh H.
Foundations of Student Affairs Practice is an essential resource that explores the purposes of higher education, the theories that provide a foundation for student learning and growth, and the experiences that contribute to student learning....
Building Partnerships for Service-Learning
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It is clear that service-learning has the potential to yield tremendous benefits to students, communities, and institutions of higher education. Increased student learning has been well documented. As communities gain new energy to meet their...
Bridging Research and Practice to Support Asian American Students
Dina Maramba C.
An accessible yet comprehensive guide to understanding and working with Asian American college students–a diverse but often misunderstood population on college campuses. Linking theory and research with practice, this volume covers a range of...
Using Wikis for Online Collaboration
James A. West
How can online instructors and course designers' instruction harness the popular Web 2.0 tool, the wiki, for successful collaboration and learning outcomes? This book focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark...
Blended Learning in Higher Education
D. Garrison Randy
This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic. Well-grounded in research, Blended Learning in Higher Education...
Gatekeeping in the Mental Health Professions
Alicia Homrich M.
This book guides graduate faculty and supervisors in effective gatekeeping by bringing together the body of professional performance standards for multiple mental health fields and providing best practices, tools, and templates for use with...
The Grammar of Raising and Control
Stanley Dubinsky
The Grammar of Raising and Control surveys analyses across a range of theoretical frameworks from Rosenbaum's classic Standard Theory analysis (1967) to current proposals within the Minimalist Program, and provides readers with a critical...
The Handbook of Organizational Rhetoric and Communication
oyvind Ihlen
A one-stop source for scholars and advanced students who want to get the latest and best overview and discussion of how organizations use rhetoric While the disciplinary study of rhetoric is alive and well, there has been curiously little...
The Handbook of Children, Media and Development
Barbara Wilson J.
The Handbook of Children, Media and Development brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts in the fields of developmental psychology, developmental science, communication, and medicine to provide an authoritative, comprehensive look...
The Handbook of Crisis Communication
W. Coombs Timothy
Written as a tool for both researchers and communication managers, the Handbook of Crisis Communication is a comprehensive examination of the latest research, methods, and critical issues in crisis communication. Includes in-depth analyses of...
Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century
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Bringing together top listening scholars from a range of disciplines and real world perspectives, Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century offers a state-of-the-art overview of what we know and think about listening behavior in the...
New Media for a New China
James Scotton F.
New Media for a New China is a timely introduction to the current state of the mass media in China and it’s growing role in the 21st Century global communication system Brings together an international cast of scholars to analyse the diverse...
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, with Online Practice
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Improve your English grammar You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by using proper English language and grammar. The ability to articulate and communicate effectively is a valuable asset in all aspects of life. From writing a research...
The Handbook of Discourse Analysis
Deborah Tannen
The Handbook of Discourse Analysis makes significant contributions to current research and serves as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the central issues in contemporary discourse analysis. Features comprehensive coverage of...
The Handbook of Language Variation and Change
Peter Trudgill
The Handbook of Language Variation and Change, written by a distinguished international roster of contributors, reflects the vitality and growth of the discipline in its multifaceted pursuits. It is a convenient, hand-held repository of the...
The Handbook of Language and Gender
Miriam Meyerhoff
The Handbook of Language and Gender is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that examines the dynamic ways in which women and men develop and manage gendered identities through their talk. Provides a...
The Handbook of the History of English
Bettelou Los
The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. organizes the theoretical issues behind the...
Sound Patterns of Spoken English
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Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise, to-the-point compendium of information about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared to formal citation forms. Concise, to-the-point compendium of information about casual...
The Development of African American English
Walt Wolfram
This book focuses on one of the most persistent and controversial questions in modern sociolinguistics: the past and present development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition
Michael Long H.
The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition presents an integrated discussion of key, and sometimes controversial, issues in second language acquisition research. Discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of SLA, mechanisms,...
The Handbook of English Linguistics
Bas Aarts
The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the field. Brings together articles from the core...
Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Li Wei
Written by leading experts in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism focuses on the methodology of research in this rapidly growing field. Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on...
The Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Studies
Silvia Kouwenberg
Featuring an international contributor list, this long-awaited and broad-ranging collection examines the key issues, topics and research in pidgin and creole studies. A comprehensive reference work exploring the treatment of core aspects of...
Memory and the Computational Brain
Adam King Philip
Memory and the Computational Brain offers a provocative argument that goes to the heart of neuroscience, proposing that the field can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory over...
From Strategy to Change
Herbert Sherman
In From Strategy to Change-the last in a series-Daniel James Rowley comes full circle in defining his unique vision of the strategic planning process. Written with Herbert Sherman, From Strategy to Change shows how to take the next step after a...
