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Understanding China’s school leadership : interpreting the terminology
This open access book outlines key terms of China’s school leadership in Chinese political and legal, financial, administrative, and cultural contexts. It reveals and interprets the real meaning of these practical terms based on existing laws, government documents, school policy texts as well as the latest empirical findings from school leaders and teachers’ surveys and interviews in China.…
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- 9789811507496
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- xxii, 278p. : ill.
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- 371.2 FEN u
Complexities, capacities, communities: changing development narrativesin earl…
The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twenty-first century international development. While the term means different things to different people, it is often used to describe an infusion of knowledge or skills to help ‘build’ a government’s or institution’s ability to address key development challenges. However, like other well intentioned interventions from the …
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- 9781550585650
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- iv, 118p. : ill
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- 305.231 PEN c
Special education in secondary schools
This textbook provides information on the practice of teaching special education in the secondary schools. Research-based practices are explained for supporting student functioning in language arts, math, and other content areas. Specifically, the eight chapters address: (1) Introduction to secondary special education; (2) Curriculum-based measures to inform learning; (3) Strategies for working…
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- 9781944548087
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- 131p. : ill.
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- 371.9 LOS s
Early childhood education
The practice of inclusive education—or inclusion—within general education classrooms is becoming more prevalent within early childhood settings. To successfully deliver classroom curriculums, promote learner growth, and meet the goals of all students served within inclusive settings, teachers must have a basic understanding of the unique learning needs of all students, including those with …
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- chapter 18
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- 978183962142
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- 781 .p
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- Including Children with Visual Impairments in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Delivering on the promise of democracy : visual case studies in educational e…
"Many educators can recite the faults of their schools or universities, but far fewer can recognize and develop existing strengths to benefit a wider audience. Sukhwant Jhaj has crafted a refreshing new look at how imaginative leadership and a shift in perspective can propel institutions to reach at-risk or underrepresented members of their communities. Delivering on the Promise of Democracy pu…
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- 9781783745975
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- 378.19820973 JHA d
Learning in virtual worlds : research and applications
Three-dimensional (3D) immersive virtual worlds have been touted as being capable of facilitating highly interactive, engaging, multimodal learning experiences. Much of the evidence gathered to support these claims has been anecdotal but the potential that these environments hold to solve traditional problems in online and technology-mediated education—primarily learner isolation and student …
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- 9781771991360
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- xxvii, 329p. : ill.
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- 371.33468 LEA l
Successful global collaborations in higher education institutions
This open access book presents deep investigation to the manifold topics pertaining to global university collaboration. It outlines the strategies King Abdulaziz University has employed to rise in global rankings, and the reasons chosen to collaborate with other academic and research institutes. The environment in which universities currently exist is considered, and subsequently how an innovat…
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- 9783030255251
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- xvii, 93p. : ill.
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- 378 SUC s
An open book : what and how young children learn from picture and story books
Looking at and listening to picture and story books is a ubiquitous activity, frequently enjoyed by many young children and their parents. Well before children can read for themselves they are able to learn from books. Looking at and listening to books increases children’s general knowledge, understanding about the world and promotes language acquisition. This collection of papers demonstrate…
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- 9782889197286
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- 200p. : ill.
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- 372.4 OPE o
Teacher quality, instructional quality and student outcomes : relationships a…
This volume offers insights from modeling relations between teacher quality, instructional quality and student outcomes in mathematics across countries. The relations explored take the educational context, such as school climate, into account. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement’s Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the only international…
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- 9783319412528
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- viii, 166p. : ill.
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- 371.26 TEA t
Attitudes, beliefs, motivation and identity in mathematics education : an ove…
This book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions. The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect: motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs relate to moti…
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- 9783319328102
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- vii, 35p. : ill.
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- 510.71 GOL a
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