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Peer reviewedMagolda, Marcia B. Baxter, Ed. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000
This volume offers an alternative diagnosis of the expectations gap that exists between students and professors. Professors' expectations often go far beyond students' assumptions about the nature of knowledge. It is not what students think but rather how they think that is important in the learning process. How students make meaning mediates how…
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Bernhardt, Elizabeth B. – 1993
The aim of this book is to provide a thorough account of what is known about the acquisition of reading abilities in a second language and to foster a more principled research and instruction in second language literacy. Discussion is set forth from a variety of perspectives: first, through examinations of theoretical models of the reading process…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Reading Comprehension
Boccia, Judith A., Ed.; Ackerman, Richard H., Ed. – New Directions for School Leadership, 1997
This book offers suggestions for the broad integration of leadership training and opportunities into school programs. It is hoped that such an approach will allow educators to tap into the networks of peer influence that exist among adolescents and to realize the goal of citizenship education. The chapters are: chapter 1, "Introduction: The…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Peer reviewedHinkle, William G., Ed.; Henry, Stuart, Ed. – Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2000
This volume presents papers from a 1998 conference on school violence in Valparaiso, Indiana. The papers include: "What is School Violence? An Integrated Definition" (Stuart Henry); "Violence in Schools: Rage against a Broken World" (J. Scott Staples); "Listening to What the Streets Say: Vengeance as Ideology?" (Ralph…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict Resolution, Delinquency, Drug Abuse
Macpherson, Reynold J. S., Ed. – 1998
This book reports on the outcomes of an international policy-research project concerned with how power is used in education to construct and discharge obligations among stakeholders. The collection of articles suggests how such processes might better serve educational ends. The research examines how the politics of education at the site and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment
Brody, Gene H., Ed. – Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology, 1996
This volume in the Applied Developmental Psychology Series consists of a collection of papers on current sibling research and theory. Prominent researchers and academicians in developmental psychology present reports on aspects of sibling relations in an effort to better understand individual and family growth. These scholars have dealt with…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Birth Order, Context Effect, Emotional Development
Narayan, Uma, Ed.; Bartkowiak, Julia J., Ed. – 1999
Noting that the term "family values" has achieved prominence in the rhetoric of political debate, this book compiles essays by philosophers, political scientists, and legal scholars exploring specific issues within the legal, ethical, and political dimensions of familial relationships. Collectively, the essays point out that many…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Rearing, Children, Childrens Rights
Download full textWoodhead, Martin – 1996
Those involved in early childhood development must recognize that many of their most cherished beliefs about what is best for children are cultural constructions. This book focuses on quality in large-scale programs for disadvantaged young children in a variety of cultural settings. Chapter 1, "Changing Childhoods," discusses issues…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance
LaBonty, Dennis, Ed. – 1998
This book contains 15 papers devoted to the following topics of interest to business educators: the Internet's history and management; Internet applications related to the National Standards for Business Education; and the Internet's connection with the business education profession. The following papers are included: "Vignettes in the…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business, Business Administration, Business Education
