Educational Theory category: 17068 books
Breaking Through the Access Barrier
How Academic Capital Formation Can Improve Policy in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Breaking Through the Access Barrier argues that the policies designed to address inequalities in college access are failing to address underlying issues of inequality. This book introduces academic capital formation (ACF), a groundbreaking new theory defined by family knowledge of educational options...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
With advancements in technology continuing to influence all areas of society, students in current classrooms have a different understanding and perspective of learning than the educational system has been designed to teach. Research Perspectives and Best Practices in Educational Technology Integration...
Great Leaders Equal Great Schools
Alliances and Discourse for Educational Reform
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
The networks of Tennessee politicians, school leaders, and academics are rife with significant contributors to the national fabric of educational reform. This cadre includes Former White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker, United States Senator Bill Frist (currently Chairman of the Tennessee State...
by Barbara A. Greene
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
As the inner resource that drives us to pursue activities, to put forth effort, and to avoid failure, motivation is key to overall well-being. Self-efficacy and future goals are important to understanding and reinforcing the motivation to learn, especially for students in classroom settings. Written...
Comparative Perspectives on International School Leadership
Policy, Preparation, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Through a multi-country study, Comparative Perspectives on International School Leadership examines the current global spread of educational leadership, occurring rapidly and widely. Exploring five international case studies of leadership policy, preparation, and practice under the framework of policy...
Back to Common Sense
Rethinking School Change
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
There are times in today's educational world when it seems as if common sense has lost its place as a factor in critical decision making. This book strives to provide alternative, practical, and commonsense solutions to decision making in several traditional areas of education. Intended for professional...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Providing comprehensive coverage of the theoretical bases of metacognition and its applications to educational practice, this compendium of focused and in-depth discussions from leading scholars in the field:
represents an intersection of education, cognitive science, and technology;
serves...
by Roger E. Millsap
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
This book reviews the statistical procedures used to detect measurement bias. Measurement bias is examined from a general latent variable perspective so as to accommodate different forms of testing in a variety of contexts including cognitive or clinical variables, attitudes, personality dimensions,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Students’ school motivation and engagement are key contributors to the quality of their academic learning and performance, as well as growth in other important areas of life (social, emotional, and physical health). Fostering motivation and engagement is thus a meaningful educational purpose, both...
by Adrian F. Ashman, Robert N.F. Conway
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
How can teachers provide the best learning experiences for students with varying skills and abilities?
Teachers have many common needs. Most work in a situation of high demands and expectations, but against a background that reflects a reduced valuation of their efforts. Originally published...
Theorising Personalised Education
Electronically Mediated Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
This book examines the theoretical underpinning of the concept of personalised education and explores the question: What is personalised education in the contemporary higher education sector and how is it implemented? A broad, sophisticated definition of personalised learning has the potential to...
Concept Mapping in Mathematics
Research into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Concept Mapping in Mathematics: Research into Practice is the first comprehensive book on concept mapping in mathematics. It provides the reader with an understanding of how the meta-cognitive tool, namely, hierarchical concept maps, and the process of concept mapping can be used innovatively and...
The Educated Person
Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2008
Liberal education has long been a fascination for scholars in a variety of disciplines and is closely associated with the idea of the educated person. Seen at one time as a matter for colleges and universities, over the years it has become central to the debate surrounding general education in high...
Teacher Education Yearbook XXVI Building upon Inspirations and Aspirations with Hope, Courage, and Strength
Teacher Educators' Commitment to Today's Teachers and Tomorrow's Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Teacher Education Yearbook XXVI is a second volume dedicated to building upon inspirations and aspirations with hope, courage, and strength relative to teacher educators' commitment to today's teachers and tomorrow's leaders. While the first volume, Yearbook...