Changing Students

Wepner (education, Manhattanville College) et al. help current and future school leaders in suburbs facing changes, as community demographics shift to include more diversity, adjust and accommodate th

Boss, a writer and educational consultant, demonstrates to teachers how to help students hone the twenty-first century skill of innovation. She explains the qualities of innovators and why innovation

Sixteen doctoral candidates in the educational leadership program at Stephen F. Austin State U. in Texas were asked to reflect on whether learning about leadership changed their practice, and whether

The current clarion call in education to prepare students for the 21st century operates as an incentive to rethink elements of the curriculum that will best serve the interests of high-ability learner

Embedded technology, that is, computing built into everyday devices, is all around. Known as the Internet of Things, embedded sensors in our home, in our tools, and even in our baseball bats have chan

Embedded technology, that is, computing built into everyday devices, is all around. Known as the Internet of Things, embedded sensors in our home, in our tools, and even in our baseball bats have chan

The basic purpose of this book is to help policy makers at all levels of government understand that (1) widespread adolescent under-achievement is not susceptible to solution by educational interventi

The basic purpose of this book is to help policy makers at all levels of government understand that (1) widespread adolescent under-achievement is not susceptible to solution by educational interventi

Transforming Scholarship is a user-friendly work of practical guidance and inspiration for supporting a student's interest in a Women's Studies degree. Berger and Radeloff use empirical evidence to he

The current clarion call in education to prepare students for the 21st century operates as an incentive to rethink elements of the curriculum that will best serve the interests of high-ability learner

VanTassel-Baska and Avery (gifted education, College of William and Mary) offer 11 lessons for high-ability middle school students that concentrate on leadership skill development by using biographies

Transforming Scholarship is a user-friendly work of practical guidance and inspiration for supporting a student's interest in a Women's Studies degree. It focuses on three of the major barriers studen

For non-majors introductory chemistry courses. Engage students with contemporary and relevant applications of chemistry Chemistry for Changing Times has defined the liberal arts course and

In this clear and carefully constructed text, Frank Leeming provides a superb introduction to the changing geography of China, which will be welcomed by students and teachers alike.

Business: A Changing World carefully blends the right mix of coverage and applications to give students a firm grounding in business principles. Where other products have you sprinting through the sem

The topic of change management presents students with many challenges. One of the most difficult is making sense of the plethora of guru and hero-manager literature.Managing Change/Changing Managers i

For doctors, medical students, sociologists, and policy makers, Cavenagh (medical education and medical management, U. Campus Suffolk, UK), Leinster, and Miles compile 12 essays that examine the evolu

The introduction to business course is an opportunity for students to investigate the breadth of business functions, and the positive impact that business has on our society and economic system. Busin

This book provides students and general readers with a crucial analysis of Britain's shifting party dilemmas at a time of blurred voter loyalty, policy convergence between the main parties and increas

Kornblum (sociology, City U. of New York) and Smith introduce students to sociology and its basic methods and subjects through the lens of social change, with an emphasis on contemporary social-scient

This volume covers the changing expectations for both the librarian and for the service user. How has the world changed, how have students changed and how can the reference library cope? The changing

An introduction to the field of aging for students in any major. Thorson (U. of Nebraska, Omaha) provides a foundation in the field by describing theory as it relates to gerontology in the disciplines

Rapid and transformational actions are ever more urgently needed to achieve a just, resilient, and ecologically sustainable global society, as envisioned and supported by the Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, dynamic governance approaches are vital for addressing changing and uncertain conditions. At many levels, governance needs to be responsive and flexible - in one word - adaptive. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the conceptual development of adaptiveness as a key concept in the environmental governance literature, complemented by applications from global, regional, and national levels. It reviews the politics of adaptiveness, investigates which governance processes foster adaptiveness, and discusses how, when and why adaptiveness influences earth system governance. It is a timely synthesis for students, researchers and practitioners interested in environmental governance, sustainability and social change processes. This is one of a series of publications asso

Rapid and transformational actions are ever more urgently needed to achieve a just, resilient, and ecologically sustainable global society, as envisioned and supported by the Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, dynamic governance approaches are vital for addressing changing and uncertain conditions. At many levels, governance needs to be responsive and flexible - in one word - adaptive. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the conceptual development of adaptiveness as a key concept in the environmental governance literature, complemented by applications from global, regional, and national levels. It reviews the politics of adaptiveness, investigates which governance processes foster adaptiveness, and discusses how, when and why adaptiveness influences earth system governance. It is a timely synthesis for students, researchers and practitioners interested in environmental governance, sustainability and social change processes. This is one of a series of publications asso

Transforming Scholarship is a user-friendly work of practical guidance and inspiration for supporting a student's interest in a Women's Studies degree. It focuses on three of the major barriers studen