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Digital Learning

Serim, Ferdi — 10 Feb 2012 08:18:26 +0100

An essential resource for teaching and assessing student's use of technology This comprehensive book offers a practical pathway for developing twenty-first-century skills while simultaneously strengthening content-area learning. Digital Learning contains a wealth of research-based practices to integrate the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for both students and teachers. Each of the suggested project-based learning examples (in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Geography) can be used successfully as stand-alone units, but are even more effective when approached in a cross-disciplinary way. * Provides detailed descriptions of each of the NETS, how to teach them, and how to know if students are meeting them * Includes dozens of activities that integrate the NETS with each content area and align with Common Core standards * Gives clear instruction on teaching twenty-first-century skills * Includes a complementary DVD with video interviews and project maps to help see how students are progressing The digital learning described in this book has been created to meet the diverse needs of students in a variety of situations. [208 Seiten, Softcover]

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College and Career Ready

Conley, David T. — 30 Jan 2012 08:18:24 +0100

Giving students the tools they need to succeed in college and work College and Career Ready offers educators a blueprint for improving high school so that more students are able to excel in freshman-level college courses or entry-level jobs-laying a solid foundation for lifelong growth and success. The book is filled with detailed, practical guidelines and case descriptions of what the best high schools are doing. * Includes clear guidelines for high school faculty to adapt their programs of instruction in the direction of enhanced college/career readiness * Provides practical strategies for improving students' content knowledge and academic behaviors * Offers examples of best practices and research-based recommendations for change The book considers the impact of behavioral issues-such as time management and study habits-as well as academic skills on college readiness. [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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Documenting Learning with ePortfolios

Light, Tracy Penny / Chen, Helen L. / Ittelson, John C. — 30 Jan 2012 08:17:35 +0100

E-portfolios perform many functions in higher education at both an institutional and student level. This book offers online instructors guidance in creating and implementing e-portfolios with their students. It helps them assess the needs of their students then design and implement a strategic, comprehensive e-portfolio program tailored to these needs. Further, it lets instructors see how such programs can be used as an example of their own personal and professional academic development. This is an essential resource for any online instructor or student wishing to use e-portfolios as a tool. [192 Seiten, Softcover]

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Concepts in Male Health

Leone, James E. — 30 Jan 2012 08:17:20 +0100

Concepts in Male Health Concepts in Male Health: Perspectives Across the Lifespan offers a practical approach to understanding the health of males of all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, cultures, ages, and orientations. Each chapter of this book comprehensively reviews an important dimension of male health and examines the contributing historical, epidemiological,??psychosocial, cultural-ethical, legal, political, and economic influences. The diverse range of topics allows for complete coverage ranging from body structures??and sexuality to aggression and occupational health. ??The book contains the most recent research and evidence-based science and addresses issues in male health throughout the lifespan in an easy-to-understand format. ??Learning objectives are presented in an accessible format and reflect real life situations. Review questions provided at the end of each chapter address health-specific content included in the chapter and span both the scope and the breadth of the information. This book is ideal for programs in health education, public health, community health nursing, gender studies, and other health sciences. [480 Seiten, Softcover]

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Mentoring Teachers

Lieberman, Ann / Hanson, Susan / Gless, Janet — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:32 +0100

A useful guide for teacher mentors as they face new and difficult challenges in their work New teachers often struggle to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, and the idea of mentoring these teachers during their first years in the classroom has captured the imagination of schools all over the world. Drawn from the experiences over the last twenty years of the New Teacher Center, the book illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent, effective mentor. The book discusses the five big tensions of mentoring: developing a new identity, developing trusting relationships, accelerating teacher growth, mentoring in challenging contexts, and learning leadership skills. * Describes in-depth the most common challenges of the mentor role * A wonderful guide for both new and veteran mentors * Includes engaging firsthand narratives written by mentors working in a variety of settings This book is from the New Teacher Center, an organization whose highly respected mentor training model has served over 50,000 teachers nationwide. The New Teacher Center is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders through comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs. [192 Seiten, Softcover]

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Attracting and Retaining Women in STEM

Gayles, Joy Gaston (ed.) — 12 Jan 2012 08:17:43 +0100

Editor's Notes 1 Joy Gaston Gayles 1. Major Selection and Persistence for Women in STEM 5 Casey A. Shapiro, Linda J. Sax This chapter discusses key factors related to gender differences in selection and persistence in STEM fields of study. The chapter concludes with recommendations for institutional research and future studies on women's experiences in STEM majors on college campuses. 2. Gender Matters: An Examination of Differential Effects of the College Experience on Degree Attainment in STEM 19 Joy Gaston Gayles, Frim D. Ampaw This chapter examines how the relationship between college experiences and degree attainment differs for men and women in STEM fi elds. On the basis of their fi ndings, the authors provide recommendations for future research on studying the college experience for women in STEM. 3. Living-Learning Programs for Women in STEM 27 Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas Living-learning programs for women in STEM exist in various forms on college campuses across the country. This chapter offers an overview of the role and functions of living-learning programs and summarizes empirical evidence on living-learning communities' effectiveness in retaining women in STEM. 4. The Role of Community Colleges in Educating Women in Science and Engineering 39 Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Frankie Santos Laanan Community colleges have the potential to serve as a major gateway for educating the next generation of female scientists. The authors of this chapter share the results from a mixed-methods study that examined the experiences of female students in STEM who transferred from the community college system. 5. The Postbaccalaureate Goals of College Women in STEM 51 Darnell Cole, Araceli Espinoza Equally important as attracting and retaining women in science is the extent to which they persist in science careers after graduation. Using social cognitive career theory as a guiding framework, the authors summarize the results from a study on the postbaccalaureate goals of women in STEM. 6. Understanding the Factors Affecting Degree Completion of Doctoral Women in the Science and Engineering Fields 59 Frim D. Ampaw, Audrey J. Jaeger Underrepresentation of women in STEM is prevalent in graduate education, and the problem extends to women in faculty ranks. The low representation of women in science is prevalent and extends to the faculty as well. This chapter summarizes the fi ndings from a study that examined pathways to the professoriate for female graduate students in STEM. 7. Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 75 Dawn R. Johnson One of the challenges in studying the experiences of women in STEM involves treating women as a homogeneous group, which obscures important racial and ethnic differences. This chapter highlights the importance of addressing intersecting identities in research on women in STEM. 8. New Tools for Examining Undergraduate Students' STEM Stereotypes: Implications for Women and Other Underrepresented Groups 87 Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Mary Wyer, Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Jennifer Schneider In this chapter, the authors discuss the measurement development process for three assessment tools designed to gauge how individuals perceive scientists. From the results of this fi ve-year NSF-funded project, implications are offered for institutional research and practice. INDEX 99 [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Using Typological Approaches to Understand College Student Experiences and Outcomes

Hu, Shouping / Li, Shaoqing (eds.) — 12 Jan 2012 08:17:40 +0100

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Presidents and Analysts Discuss Contemporarty Challenges

Prihoda, John J. (ed.) — 6 Jan 2012 08:17:20 +0100

EDITOR'S NOTES 1 John J. Prihoda 1. Community Colleges in the Spotlight and Under the Microscope 3 George R. Boggs This chapter discusses the breadth and depth community colleges must maintain even as they improve to meet unexpected challenges in the future. It also discusses the ongoing efforts already under way to accomplish the goals being set before these colleges. 2. Creating Effective Board-CEO Relationships and Fundraising to Achieve Successful Student Outcomes 23 Frances L. White This chapter offers the president, as principal advocate for faculty development and of successful learning outcomes, practical ways to obtain support from boards of trustees and others. 3. The Next Community College Movement? 31 Charles R. Dassance Using a brief outline of community college history for its background, this chapter discusses mission, equality of opportunity, the liberal arts and general education functions, completion, benefits, and learning, while stressing the importance of maintaining credibility and integrity in public opinion during changing times. 4. Redefining Institutional Priorities 41 J. Terence Kelly This chapter recommends ways to enhance president-board relations from the very beginning of a new president's tenure. It also discusses ways to achieve student success and the issue of assessing the college's economic situation. 5. Increased Enrollment + Student Success - Funding = ? 49 James D. Tschechtelin Increasing enrollment plus a student success agenda minus funding equals what future for community colleges? This chapter provides a framework for strategic thinking, change, and decision-making that can be used by presidents and boards to meet the urgent problem of maintaining community college missions that have been stretched beyond the breaking point. 6. Giving Voice: Advocating for the Community College 61 Mary Ellen Duncan, Calvin Ball This chapter describes how presidents can work effectively with elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels and thereby make a difference for community college students. The authors use information from a project they are developing and include information from experienced presidents as they share advice about strategies to communicate with and advocate for their colleges. 7. Leadership: A Balancing Act 73 Thomas E. Hines This chapter defines what effective leadership is, explains why it will be critical in the future, describes individual styles, and details vision/purpose/developing enthusiasm, hiring/organizing, good versus great, and the enemies of excellent leadership. 8. Further Views from Professors, State Directors, and Analysts 87 Arthur M. Cohen The author discusses the contemporary offerings directed toward preservice and in-service community college administrators and presents recommendations for curriculum modified for various subcategories such as student personnel, instructional, and financial aid managers. Included are presentations designed as periodic refresher courses and workshops. INDEX 101 [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Changing Course

Brown, Alice W. / Ballard, Sandra L. (eds.) — 4 Jan 2012 08:17:36 +0100

Institutions of higher education are constantly facing economic challenges to their survival. Nowhere are the challenges greater than in small private colleges and universities across America. None of these colleges can assume that its stability is assured in perpetuity. No thriving college is immune from unforeseen disaster, just as no struggling college is irreversibly destined for closure. This issue presents stories of colleges in crisis and considers what makes the difference between a college that closes and one that nearly closes but manages to remain open. It offers a range of revealing, hard-won experiences of college presidents who led their campuses in times of crises. Some colleges found no way out, and their stories offer lessons that are just as valuable as the stories of colleges that reinvented themselves and survived. This is the 156th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds of campuses, it provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution. [124 Seiten, Softcover]

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Challenging Ableism, Understanding Disability, Including Adults with Disabilities in Workplaces and Learning Spaces

Rocco, Tonette S. (ed.) — 4 Jan 2012 08:17:35 +0100

Disability can affect adults across the life span--and it is the one minority group every person could join. This sourcebook aims to broaden the view of disability from a medical or economic concern to a social justice concern. It examines practical, theoretical, and research aspects of disability--including those who question disability classifications--and situates it as a political and social justice concern, technical and pragmatic concern, and personal experience. The authors present the perspectives of individuals with disabilities, service providers, parents, and teachers and offer analyses that range from the personal to the broadly political. This is the 132nd volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, this indispensable series explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of adult and continuing education settings. [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Internal Evaluation in the 21st Century

Volkov, Boris B. / Baron, Michelle E. (eds.) — 4 Jan 2012 08:17:34 +0100

Nowadays, a considerable amount of evaluation work is implemented internally--both nationally and across the world. As such, it is exceedingly important for evaluators and organizations to be aware of the issues in designing and implementing internal evaluation to realize its potential for enhancing organizational growth, competitive advantage, and social impact. This issue includes perspectives on internal evaluation from experienced evaluation practitioners from different fields and organizations who share theoretical and practical examples and case studies in promoting and conducting internal evaluation. The chapters: * Highlight societal and organizational changes that have shaped the current trends in internal evaluation * Discuss foundational issues in internal evaluation * Provide rich illustrations of internal evaluation practice in different settings with diverse foci (customer-driven vision and a results-based orientation for evaluation, accountability and development, and building evaluation capacity). This is the 132nd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Evaluation, an official publication of the American Evaluation Association. [128 Seiten, Softcover]

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Linking Leadership to Student Learning

Leithwood, Kenneth / Seashore-Louis, Karen — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:22 +0100

Leadership is second only to classroom instruction as an influence on student achievement. Strong leadership can potentially unleash latent capacities that already exist in an organization. The authors, after five years of research, could not find a single documented case of a school that managed to turn around its student achievement trajectory in the absence of talented leadership. This thoroughly researched book examines all types of leaders: from the school principal to the teacher leader. The authors also look closely at each organizational level in the school system--school, classroom, community, district, and state. [320 Seiten, Softcover]

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Stonewall's Legacy

Marine, Susan B. — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:43 +0100

Contemporary American colleges are increasingly queer places, where significant steps toward inclusion of BGLT students have been made. Tracing the journey of BGLT students' emergence, which parallels the modern gay rights movement in America, this monograph provides an overview of data and theory derived from studying BGLT students and student movements in higher education. Offering context for the ways that previously marginalized students in higher education survive and thrive, this issue: * Tells the story of their growing visibility on campus * Summarizes collective knowledge to date about BGLT identity development * Takes stock of transgender students' distinctive position and experiences in higher education * Assesses the role of the BGLT campus resource center in supporting students and advancing equity. This issue develops a picture of the ways that BGLT community activism informs scholarship (and vice versa). In the telling of the movement's stories, these lessons suggest a practice of collaborative transformation for advancing the future of BGLT equality in higher education. This is Volume 37 Issue 4 of the Jossey-Bass publication ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication. [152 Seiten, Softcover]

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Teaching for Critical Thinking

Brookfield, Stephen D. — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:29 +0100

In Teaching for Critical Thinking, Stephen Brookfield builds on his last three decades of experience running workshops and teaching courses on critical thinking to explore how student learn to think this way, and what teachers can do to help students develop this capacity. He outlines a basic protocol of critical thinking as a learning process that focuses on uncovering and checking assumptions, exploring alternative perspectives, and taking informed actions as a result. Written to address the broad range of disciplines, this book fosters a shared understanding of critical thinking and helps to various constituencies adapt general principles to specific disciplinary contexts. [304 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Algebra Teacher's Guide to Reteaching Essential Concepts and Skills

Muschla, Judith A. / Muschla, Gary Robert / Muschla, Erin — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:28 +0100

Easy to apply lessons for reteaching difficult algebra concepts Many students have trouble grasping algebra. In this book, bestselling authors Judith, Gary, and Erin Muschla offer help for math teachers who must instruct their students (even those who are struggling) about the complexities of algebra. In simple terms, the authors outline 150 classroom-tested lessons, focused on those concepts often most difficult to understand, in terms that are designed to help all students unravel the mysteries of algebra. Also included are reproducible worksheets that will assist teachers in reviewing and reinforcing algebra concepts and key skills. * Filled with classroom-ready algebra lessons designed for students at all levels * The 150 mini-lessons can be tailored to a whole class, small groups, or individual students who are having trouble * This practical, hands-on resource will help ensure that students really get the algebra they are learning [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Senior Year Experience

Gardner, John N. / Van der Veer, Gretchen — 19 Dec 2011 08:19:08 +0100

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Learning to Think

Donald, Janet Gail — 19 Dec 2011 08:19:07 +0100

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The Six Secrets of Change

Fullan, Michael — 19 Dec 2011 08:19:04 +0100

From bestselling author Michael Fullen wisdom for thriving in today's complex environment Successful organizations adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer tastes, political climate, and economic opportunity. How do they do it? The Six Secrets of Change explores essential lessons for business and public sector leaders for thriving in today's complex environment. Fullen draws on his acclaimed work in bringing about large-scale and substantial change in education reform in both public school systems and universities, as well as engaging in major change initiatives internationally. This book is filled with lessons that are insightful, actionable, and concisely communicable. Fullan has an uncanny ability to produce what is needed at the time it is needed. The six secrets are based in theory, grounded in practice, powerful in their relationship to each other, and described in ways that enable deep understanding. It is a refreshing change from the surface lists of leadership and change ideas that all too often permeate education and business literature. --Vicki Phillips, director of education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation * Includes so-called leadership secrets that are decoded to be accessible and useful * Offers illustrative examples from a variety of businesses, health organizations, and public education systems * Lays out the six factors to organizational success: collegiality, long-range plans allow for the unknown, nurture employees, learning, leadership at all levels, and positive pressure must be inescapable * Michael Fullen is the author of the acclaimed best-seller Leading in a Culture of Change Fullan convinces us that a leader who attends to all six key factors will have an organization that is constantly learning, growing, and thriving. [176 Seiten, Softcover]

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Thriving in Childhood and Adolescence

19 Dec 2011 08:18:44 +0100

Opening with a discussion on the need to integrate self-regulation processes and to create a life-span oriented framework of these processes, this volume explores several perspectives in the current scholarship. Chapter contributors examine theoretical concepts including * Vygotsky/Luria Insights in the Development of Executive Functions * Self-Regulation and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Children * Influences of Children?s and Adolescents? Action-Control Processes on School Achievement, Peer Relationships, and Coping with Challenging Life Events * Intentional Self-Regulation, Ecological Assets, and Thriving in Adolescence: A Developmental Systems Model * and a Life-Span, Relational, Public Health Model of Self- Regulation: Impact on Individual and Community Health The volume concludes with New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development series editor-in-chief Reed W. Larson discussing the challenges reported by youth working on arts, technology, and social justice projects in organized programs and how they learn to address them. This is the 133nd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. The mission of this series is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in the field of child and adolescent development. Each volume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic, and is edited by an expert or experts on that topic. [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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On Being Presidential

Pierce, Susan R. — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:25 +0100

On campuses and among trustees there is often a lack of understanding of what the president does (and should do), the larger issues facing the institution, and issues that the president grapples with on a daily basis. As a result, the faculty, administration, and the board can find themselves at odds over governance, which can paralyze institutions and lead to failed presidencies. Adequate training is hard to come by and applicable experience more and more rare. This book provides presidents, senior administrators, faculty leaders, and trustees with a guide to fulfilling their responsibilities and recommendations to aspiring presidents about how they can best prepare for a successful presidency. [240 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Social Skills Success for Students with Autism / Asperger's

Frankel, Fred / Wood, Jeffrey J. — 19 Dec 2011 08:17:48 +0100

The only evidence-based program available for teaching social skills to adolescents with autism spectrum disorders Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in get-togethers, and more. The book is filled with helpful information on ASD to aid teachers who have received little training on the topic. Extremely practical, the book includes lesson plans, checklists, and sidebars with helpful advice. * Based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program, the only evidence-based approach to teaching social skills to adolescents with ASD * Contains best practices for working with parents, which is the key to helping kids learn social skills * The authors discuss the pros and cons of teaching students with ASD in educational settings like full inclusion (good for academics but bad for social skills) and pull-out special day classes (where the reverse is true) Provides a much-needed book for teachers at all levels for helping students develop the skills they need to be successful. [256 Seiten, Softcover]

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Reading Success for All Students

Gunning, Thomas G. — 19 Dec 2011 08:17:46 +0100

Help for reading teachers in continuous monitoring, assessment and instruction that targets students' problem areas This vital resource offers classroom teachers and literacy coaches practical assessments that can be used to evaluate key areas in students' reading performance. These assessments will provide information that can be directly used for planning instruction. Specific instructional techniques and activities are linked to each of the assessments so that teachers know exactly how to teach necessary skills. Tests and other evaluative devices are aligned with Common Core State Standards and state frameworks. * Offers a proven model for monitoring and assessing students * Assessments and instructional strategies are easy to implement as part of any curriculum * Practical strategies are modeled on a tested approach for helping students work through their problem areas [256 Seiten, Softcover]

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Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

Mather, Nancy / Wendling, Barbara J. / Kaufman, Alan S. — 19 Dec 2011 08:17:45 +0100

Packaged in the user-friendly and accessible Essentials format, this book will be the first of its kind to combine the research, assessment, and treatment interventions of dyslexia in one concise volume. The authors address the components that need to be considered in the assessment of dyslexia, both cognitive and academic, and include descriptions of the various tests that might be utilized in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment. [380 Seiten, Softcover]

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Assessment Update, Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education, Volume 23, No. 6, November-December, 2011

AU (Assessment Update) — 9 Dec 2011 08:17:33 +0100

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Assessment Update, Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education, Volume 23, Number 5, September-October, 2011

AU (Assessment Update) — 9 Dec 2011 08:17:32 +0100

[16 Seiten, Softcover]

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Youth Civic Development

Flanagan, Constance A. — 9 Dec 2011 08:17:30 +0100

[112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Expanded Learning Time and Opportunities

Malone, Helen Janc (ed.) — 9 Dec 2011 08:17:26 +0100

Expanding the learning day is gaining national momentum as an important school-improvement and whole-child development strategy. This issue focuses on school-community partnerships that provide a seamless, longer learning day that best meets the academic (Expanded Learning Time or ELT) and developmental (Expanded Learning Opportunities or ELO) needs of high-poverty students in resource-poor communities. First it draws attention to the importance of ELOs and offers contours of the ELT-ELO partnerships through research evidence and policy analysis. It then covers both in practice and features a spectrum of ELT-ELO partnerships, from less to more integrated models. The issue pays close attention to: * The central role ELOs play in ELT schools * The changing safeguards for community-based organizations * Ways in which current education policy is shaping the approach of schools and community partners to learning and development. This is the 131st volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions. [152 Seiten, Softcover]

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Seven Keys to Unlock Autism

Hall, Elaine / Isaacs, Diane — 5 Dec 2011 08:18:42 +0100

The acclaimed approach to helping children with autism, profiled in the award-winning documentary Autism: The Musical This groundbreaking book outlines seven integrated keys for educators and parents to make meaningful connections with children on the autism spectrum. The book is based on the unique approach used by Elaine Hall and Diane Isaacs of The Miracle Project, a musical theater program for children with autism and their peers and siblings. The Miracle Project integrates traditional and creative therapies in an interactive, social dynamic. The book shows how to apply these effective strategies at school and at home to nurture kids' self-expression and social skills. * Elaine Hall and The Miracle Project were profiled in the two-time Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary, Autism: The Musical * Seven Keys reveals the seven-step program that has proven so successful for children in the Miracle Project * After reading Seven Keys teachers and parents will better understand this puzzling disorder and be able to help children with autism draw connections and form more meaningful relationships Seven Keys to Unlock Autism offers readers strategies for creating a personal skill set to make their encounters with autistic children as successful and rewarding as possible. [224 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The ABCs of Evaluation

Boulmetis, John / Dutwin, Phyllis — 28 Nov 2011 08:17:37 +0100

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of the bestselling book offers an introduction to program evaluation including information on stakeholder relationships, program design, data collection and analysis, reporting results, and other important steps. This edition expands coverage of evaluation models and logic models. Written for any program type or setting, The ABCs of Evaluation shows how to select participants for the evaluation and how to deal with multiple goals and objectives--including those of the organization, the staff, and the client. All references and pedagogical features including learning objectives, key terms, and questions for discussion have been updated. [304 Seiten, Softcover]

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Using Mixed Methods to Study Intersectionality in Higher Education

Griffin, Kimberly A. / Museus, Samuel D. (eds.) — 23 Nov 2011 08:17:34 +0100

This volume offers institutional researchers several examples of the ways in which quantitative and qualitative methods can be integrated for a better grasp of how members of our educational communities understand and experience their environments on the basis of their multiple identities. The first two chapters provide context for the volume's theme with definitions and overview of the underpinnings of mixted methodology. Subsequent chapters illustrate the multiple ways in which qualitative and quantitative methods can be integrated to understand the complexity of identity and experiences of marginalized groups in the academy. Other chapters focus on students' experiences and demonstrate how mixed-methodology approaches were used toOL {list-style:disc}P:{margin-left 60px} * explore college access among first-generation Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders * analyze racial ideology of white males with interview data driving analysis of longitudinal dataset * and research and accessment generating accurate understanding how of race and gender shape students' experiences within the campus The final chapter presents findings of a mixed-methods inquiry to challenge current conceptions about racial categorization and practices for gathering institutional data on students' identity. Volume editors Kimberly A Griffin, assistant professor of education policy studies at the Pennsylvania State University, and Samuel D. Museus, assistant professor of educational administration at University of Hawai i Manoa, and contributing authors advocate for intersectionality research and argue that it holds great promise for advancing knowledge in higher education. Their book is ideal for institutions and institutional researchers who want to understand and most effectively serve their students and faculty. This is the 151st volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Institutional Research. Always timely and comprehensive, New Directions for Institutional Research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management. [Softcover]

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Advancing the Integrity of Professional Practice

Young, Robert B. (ed.) — 23 Nov 2011 08:17:33 +0100

Defining integrity as the combination of attributes and actions that makes people and organizations coherent, consistent, and potentially ethical, the editor and contributing authors illustrate how student affairs administrators can understand and implement integrity in their institutions. Early chapters explore the organizational integrity of student affairs. Transactional and transformational leadership perspectives are discussed inthe second section. Other contributing authors tie education to integrity. In their chapter,Dennis Roberts and Trudy Banta engage in a dialogue about the way studentdevelopment theory should guide practice, and how its assessmentis essential to maintain the integrity of our practice. Sue Saunders andJennifer Lease Butts consider how we should teach integrity to graduatestudents and new professionals. Final chapters explore challenges to integrity ranging from those in the normal work routines, such as resident hall directors confronting late night parties or interoffice dynamics, to those faced in extraordinary circumstances such as the ones faced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Readers of this volume will learn how integrity affects the trustworthinessof their organizations and operations. They will have the opportunity toread about the highest goals and the best practices of leadership, and gainideas about some practical strategies that can help them deal with challengesto organizational and individual integrity. This is the 135th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Student Services, An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual. [88 Seiten, Softcover]

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Marginalized Students

Cox, Elizabeth M. / Watson, Jesse S. (eds.) — 23 Nov 2011 08:17:32 +0100

Gone are the days when the term diversity may have been used to solely signify the color of one's skin or gender. This volume examines how diverse and marginalized populations are situated within American community colleges amd pushes the boundaries of our understanding of these terms. The editors and contributing authors examine various student groups as well as give voice to the marginalization felt by a group of faculty. Topics include: * Examining the concept of student marginalization through a framework based on Dewey's 1916 work, Democracy and Education * Experiences of Adult English as Second Language learners * Seeing the community college environment through the eyes of student athletes * Current research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community college students and the need for more * Student Veterans * Underprepared college students * and community College faculty in correctional institutions. The volume concludes with key resources for anyone who works with or researches marginalized populations. The resources include sources for further reading, existing organizations serving various marginalized groups, and some possible funding opportunities. This is the 155th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission. [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Really New Directions in Evaluation

Mathison, Sandra (ed.) — 23 Nov 2011 08:17:30 +0100

This issue of New Directions for Evaluation (NDE) marks a milestone? the 25th anniversary of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). NDE is an official publication of AEA and has been a crucial means for the Association to foster and promote the professionalization of evaluation through thematic discussions of theory and practice in evaluation. NDE was first published in 1978 under the name New Directions for Program Evaluation, although the title became New Directions for Evaluation in 1995 in acknowledgement of the broader scope of evaluation. [152 Seiten, Softcover]

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Faculty and First-Generation College Students

Harvey, Vickie L. / Heinz Housel, Teresa (eds.) — 23 Nov 2011 08:17:29 +0100

Gain a greater understanding of the academic, cultural, and social experiences of first-generation college students (FGS). Fascinating, heart-touching, and important, the research and the stories presented here enlighten what FGS often have to overcome to successfully complete their degrees. With an emphasis on improving FGS' college success, retention, and graduation rates, this volume first covers common obstacles and the trend of FGS continuing on for graduate degrees. Section Two discusses the complex interplay of social, academic, emotional, and financial influences on academic performance. The chapters collectively affirm that the commitment of university resources is critical to college success. This is the 127th volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report New Directions for Teaching and Learning, which offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers. [128 Seiten, Softcover]

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Multinational Colleges and Universities

Lane, Jason E. / Kinser, Kevin (eds.) — 21 Nov 2011 08:19:02 +0100

Dedicated to the hundreds of practitioners who work at international branch campuses (IBCs), this volume examines the unique challenges ICB professionals face in the leading edge of development in the global higher education sector and how they are unlike those confronted by their colleagues on the home campus. The volume is designed to provide readers with an overview of the IBCphenomenon, as well as provide practical insights from those directlyinvolved in the development of multinational colleges and universities. Editors Jason E. Lane and Kevin Kinser of the Institute forGlobal Education Policy Studies at State University of New York, andbegin with an overview of the development of IBCs. The first chapter, byJason Lane, traces the history of such institutions and discusses variousintentions behind their creation and the roles they play in the host country. The next two chapters deal specifically with issues pertaining to facultyand students. The second chapter focuses on strategies for managing and leading academic staff spread across multiple countries.The third chapter looks at the challenges of replicating the student collegiate experience that exists on the home campus. Subsequent contributing chapters discuss the increasing interest among developing nations to create a community college system similar to that in the United States as well as the global regulatory, legal, and policy environments. At the end of the volume, readers will find an extensive annotated bibliographyof nearly a hundred scholarly and policy writings that deal directly with international branch campuses. This bibliography is divided into several sections to help readers navigate the extensive listing. The sectionsinclude: General, Arab Gulf, Asia, Development Perspective, Management,Quality, Students, Teaching and Learning, and Trade and Regulation.Each reading is listed only once, though many could be classified undermultiple sections. This is the 155th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. It arose out of the long-standing interest of the volume s editors in understanding the emergence of multinational educational institutions.These interests fostered the development of the Cross-Border Education Research Team (C-BERT), which provided the scholarly foundation for this volume. [124 Seiten, Softcover]

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Adult Education and the Pursuit of Wisdom

Tisdell, Elizabeth J. / Swartz, Ann L. (eds.) — 21 Nov 2011 08:19:01 +0100

Delve into the nature and mystery of wisdom in adult education, and what it might mean for the practice of adult education in the complexity of changing times. This issue begins with a look at the nature of wisdom, the wisdom of nature, and how it relates to current issues in the field of adult education. It then looks to neuroscience and the evolution of sacred knowing to explore the connection between learning and wisdom. Covering transcendent and practical wisdom, the issue then draws on Eastern, Western, and Mideastern cultural and religious perspectives to develop a fuller understanding of wisdom. Finally, it covers the aspects of gender and/or culture in relation to wisdom, though in quite different ways. This is the 131st volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, this indispensable series explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of adult and continuing education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums. [112 Seiten, Softcover]

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Teaching Generation Text

Nielsen, Lisa / Webb, Willyn — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:48 +0100

Mobilizing the power of cell phones to maximize students' learning power Teaching Generation Text shows how teachers can turn cell phones into an educational opportunity instead of an annoying distraction. With a host of innovative ideas, activities, lessons, and strategies, Nielsen and Webb offer a unique way to use students' preferred method of communication in the classroom. Cell phones can remind students to study, serve as a way to take notes, provide instant, on-demand answers and research, be a great vehicle for home-school connection, and record and capture oral reports or responses to polls and quizzes, all of which can be used to enhance lesson plans and increase motivation. * Offers tactics for teachers to help their students integrate digital technology with their studies * Filled with research-based ideas and strategies for using a cell phone to enhance learning * Provides methods for incorporating cell phones into instruction with a unit planning guide and lesson plan ideas This innovative new book is filled with new ideas for engaging learners in fun, free, and easy ways using nothing more than a basic, text-enabled cell phone. [304 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Mobile Academy

Quinn, Clark N. — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:42 +0100

A fundamental revolution in higher education is being sparked by the ubiquity of mobile devices used by students, faculty, and administrators. The opportunity is ripe for institutions, instructors, and instructional designers to take advantage of mobile technology to enhance the learning experience. To do this, we need to understand the power on tap, examine fundamental principles, review illustrative examples, and ultimately think through ways to improve the learner experience. The Mobile Academy contains theoretical and practical guidance on the ways mobile devices can be used most effectively in higher education. It is a guide for systematically integrating mobile devices into courses and other academic and student support services in order to facilitate learning outcomes and student success. The book covers a wealth of topics, including the use of text messages, mobile web, e-books, and mobile apps, as applied to: * Administration: How mobile devices can be used to enhance enrollment, registration, alert messaging, surveys, and more * Classroom Content: Suggestions for using mobile devices audio, video, documents, and other content * Assessment: Guidance for applying mobile technology to portfolios, quizzes, simulations, and more * Communication: Guidance on the various mobile communication options and social networks used for student-teacher interactions and social activities that foster learning * The Future: Covers the next wave of mobile learning including virtual field trips, augmented reality, alternate reality games, and more. [144 Seiten, Softcover]

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Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades

826 National — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:29 +0100

Fantastic strategies for getting high school students excited about writing This book offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the off-beat and attention-grabbing lessons include such gems as Literary Facebooks, where students create a mock Facebook profile based on their favorite literary character, as well as highly practical lessons like the College Application Essay Boot Camp. These writing lessons are written by experts--and favorite novelists, actors, and other entertainers pitched in too. * Road-tested lessons from a stellar national writing lab * Inventive and unique lessons that will appeal to even the most difficult-to-reach students * Includes a chart linking lessons to the Common Core State Standards 826 National is an organization committed to supporting teachers, publishing student work, and offering services for English language learners. [240 Seiten, Softcover]

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Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades

826 National — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:28 +0100

Creative strategies for getting young students excited about writing Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the lessons range from goofy fun (like The Other Toy Story: Make Your Toys Come to Life) to practical, from sports to science, music to mysteries. These lessons are written by experts, and favorite novelists, actors, and other celebrities pitched in too. Lessons are linked to the Common Core State Standards. * A treasure trove of proven, field-tested lessons to teach writing skills * Inventive and unique lessons will appeal to even the most difficult-to-reach students * 826 National has locations in eight cities: San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and Washington DC 826 National is a nonprofit organization, founded by Dave Eggers, and committed to supporting teachers, publishing student work, and offering services for English language learners. [288 Seiten, Softcover]

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media

McLeod, Scott / Lehmann, Chris — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:27 +0100

Praise for What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media Reengineering teaching and learning requires bringing social media and digital technologies into the classroom. What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media is the desktop reference for 'digital immigrants and explorers' charting the direction of teaching and learning for the 'net generation.' This is a must-have toolbox for educational leaders who choose to be agents of change. Thanks, Scott and Chris! --John C. Carver, Van Meter Superintendent of Schools, Des Moines, Iowa As technology reshapes teaching and learning in the twenty-first century, school leaders would do well to heed the sound insights and advice assembled by the experts in this book. With dozens of concrete examples, it offers something for education leaders no matter their prior experience with technology tools and issues. --Douglas A. Levin, executive director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Digital technologies and social media continue to evolve and are transforming the way in which we communicate, teach, and learn. This book, written by knowledgeable practitioners, provides a solid foundation for school leaders who are either resistant or unsure of where to begin. --Eric Sheninger, principal, New Milford High School Contemporary learning is being revolutionized by social media and digital technologies. This book is a must-read for any administrator trying to make sense of why these tools are important and how to use them to connect, communicate, and collaborate inside and outside of the place we call school. --Pamela R. Moran, EdD, president, Virginia Association of School Superintendents [224 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Audel Multi-Craft Industrial Reference

Davis, Thomas B. — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:23 +0100

An essential, pocket-sized manual for industrial craftspeople from a brand relied on for more than a century The Audel(TM) Industrial Trades Multi-Craft Reference Manual is aimed at the industrial mechanic, millwright, machinist, plumber, pipefitter, welder, carpenter, sheet metal mechanic, and other skilled craftspeople who need quick, no-nonsense access to dependable information--fast. Including up-to-date focus on green thinking and industrial sustainability, this handy, compact guide serves as an ideal on-the-job reference on topics such as pump facts, bearing information, motor facts, wood and carpentry, pipefitting, welding, blacksmithing, and much more. * New Audel book from bestselling author Tom Davis * Topics searchable by machine, device, or material * Heavily illustrated and designed with lay-flat binding for ease of use on the job * Includes worked-out examples when math is presented to accelerate learning Building on a rich legacy of titles from the celebrated Audel brand, this new addition to their esteemed lineup continues the tradition of delivering trusted content skilled workers reach for the most. [192 Seiten, Softcover]

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Getting Smart

Vander Ark, Tom — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:20 +0100

A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer personal digital learning opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into smart schools. * Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews smart tools for learning * Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and smart schools * Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures [240 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Helping Students Remember

Dehn, Milton J. — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:55 +0100

A hands-on memory-training program for children and adolescents featuring dozens of practical, evidence-based memory exercises A practical workbook designed to assist students whose academic learning is suffering due to a memory deficit or ineffective utilization of their memory capabilities, Helping Students Remember provides numerous strategies and methods to strengthen memory, including chunking, organization, keyword, self-testing, pegword, loci, and mnemonics. Drawing on the author's extensive training and experience, this useful resource presents effective techniques and lessons on: * How memory works * Memorization methods * Goals for improving memory * Repetition * Using cards to build memory * Grouping words by category * Study skills that help memory * Using arithmetic to build memory * Using music to remember * Improving recall during tests * Creating and using review sheets * Picturing verbal information * Using context cues * Plans for using memory strategies With an accompanying CD containing all of the worksheets and word lists for reproduction, Helping Students Remember is the first workbook of its kind for general psychologists, school psychologists, and special education teachers, offering practical, easy-to-implement, and evidence-based methods for working with children with memory impairments. [276 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Mentor's Guide

Zachary, Lois J. — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:52 +0100

Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor's Guide explores the critical process of mentoring and presents practical tools for facilitating the experience from beginning to end. Now managers, teachers, and leaders from any career, professional, or educational setting can successfully navigate the learning journey by using the hands-on worksheets and exercises in this unique resource. Readers will learn how to: * Assess their readiness to become a mentor * Establish the relationship * Set appropriate goals * Monitor progress and achievement * Avoid common pitfalls * Bring the relationship to a natural conclusion The new edition of this best-selling volume includes expanded coverage of: * Coaching as distinct from and similar to mentoring * Diversity and cultural differences between mentors and mentees * Mentoring at a distance, especially online * Connections to author's companion volumes, Creating a Mentoring Culture and The Mentee's Guide [288 Seiten, Softcover]

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Big Questions, Worthy Dreams

Parks, Sharon Daloz — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:49 +0100

Building on the foundation she established with her ground-breaking book, The Critical Years, Parks invites us to take up responsibility for providing thoughtful mentorship and mentoring environments during the wilderness years of young adulthood. In this updated edition she addresses recent current events: violence in our culture, smart phones, mixed spirituality/religious identities, social media/networking, the economic crisis, changing racial identity, cultural shifts and other forces shaping the narrative of young adulthood today. She provides concrete ways of employing the theory in different types of mentoring communities, more on the relationship between meaning-making (faith/religion/spirituality) and disciplinary learning and includes new (and more timely) stories and illustrations. [352 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Saving Higher Education

Bradley, Martin J. / Seidman, Robert H. / Painchaud, Steven R. — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:44 +0100

Colleges and universities are under pressure from the government, students, and parents to make higher education more efficient and cost-effective. Based on Southern New Hampshire University's highly successful competency-based three-year bachelors degree program--the longest running in the country--this book provides a blueprint for creating, sustaining, and growing such a program at an institution of any type and size. The book offers a proven model that not only cuts student costs by 25%, but significantly reduces program delivery costs. The 120-credit six-semester competency-based integrated curriculum approach focuses on student learning as opposed to seat-time, and research shows above average academic student success. [240 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Innovations in Child and Youth Programming

LaFontan, Vincent D. / Orcena, Alycia G / Noam, Gil G. (eds.) — 16 Nov 2011 08:19:19 +0100

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To Improve the Academy

Miller, Judith E. / Groccia, James E. — 16 Nov 2011 08:19:02 +0100

The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational developers. [368 Seiten, Softcover]

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Confirmative Evaluation

Dessinger, Joan C. / Moseley, James L. — 10 Nov 2011 08:18:12 +0100

This much-needed book offers trainers, consultants, evaluation professionals, and human resource executives and practitioners a hands-on resource for understanding and applying the proven principles of confirmative evaluation. Confirmative evaluation is a marriage of evaluation and continuous improvement. Unlike other types of evaluation�which are used during the design of a learning program or applied immediately after conducting a program�confirmative evaluation follows several months after the program is implemented. It tests the endurance of outcomes, the return on investment, and establishes the effectivenss, efficiency, impact, and value of the training over time. [272 Seiten, Softcover]

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