When Richard Graves set out to create a new edition of Rhetoric and Composition (Boynton/Cook, 1990), he envisioned a comprehensive collection that would chronicle the "birth" of the discipline up unt
"No education topic is more important than how to raise the quality of teaching in America's schools. This book eloquently makes the case for reshaping teacher preparation and professional development
Since its founding in 1989 by Terrence Sejnowski, Neural Computation has become the leading journal in the field. Foundations of Neural Computation collects, by topic, the most significant papers that
How you learn and what you learn are inextricably linked. Every time a person avoids a task or uses an unsuitable approach, an opportunity to learn is lost. If you're striving to improve productivity
This book seeks to increase our understanding of those non-educational contexts and informal circumstances in which people learn. Adult educators, Professor Foley argues, ought not to neglect the impo
This book seeks to increase our understanding of those non-educational contexts and informal circumstances in which people learn. Adult educators, Professor Foley argues, ought not to neglect the impo
Artificial neural networks are nonlinear mapping systems whose structure is looselybased on principles observed in the nervous systems of humans and animals. The basic idea is thatmassive systems of s
This book identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learners and teachers. The paperback edition identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learner
The first volume in a new series provides an overview of second language acquisition to members of secondary and post-secondary level foreign language departments, whose primary area of interest is li
he Basics of Speech addresses a very important skill?communication. This introductory text addresses interpersonal and group communication, public speaking, debate, parliamentary procedure, and oral i
Master the new computational tools to get the most out of your information system. This practical guide, the first to clearly outline the situation for the benefit of engineers and scientists, pro
This book weighs alternative conceptions of the equal opportunity principle through an empirical and ethical exploration of the Federal law that directs local school districts to award special educati
Comprising the proceedings of the March 1996 conference organized by the Board on Testing and Assessment, the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and the National Research Coun
Insights from the fields of education, cultural studies, psychoanalysis and literary theory are used to examine desire and the ways it intersects with knowledge, recognition, fantasy, and embodiment.
There is no doubt about the importance of assessment: it defines what students regard as important, how they spend their time and how they come to see themselves - it is a necessary part of helping th
Hernßndez Sßenz (Latin American studies, U. of Calgary) examines the professionalization of medicine in Mexico, relating it to new European ideologies, the organization of the Bourbon armies, and chan
Each passing year sees the steady rise of tuition costs for American higher education. Issues of student loans, direct lending to institutions, and federally subsidized grants are a staple of news rep
Albert's work...offers valuable signposts for those who are not satisfied to contemplate a dismal future for much of humanity. [Noam Chomsky.] A highly accessible and unorthodox approach to thinking a
This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the
A Jossey-Bass and Apple PublicationSix remarkable stories about the introduction of computers to the classroom and the profound effect it had on students' lives. Informative and entertaining, this boo
In response to the many inquiries he has received about the Sufi tradition from people from all walks of life, leading Sufi expert Idries Shah presents a clarifying series of questions and answers th
This text introduces statistical language processing techniques—word tagging, parsing with probabilistic context free grammars, grammar induction, syntactic disambiguation, semantic word classe
Offers suggestions for creating performance tasks for math, science, language arts, social studies, performance arts, and interdisciplinary curriculums, including portfolios, exhibitions, and written
The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book
Offering a fresh look at what's wrong with how Americans fund the arts--and why--this book, based on wide-ranging interviews and massive research, goes beyond identifying the failures of the present s
Complexity is the core issue of organizational concern for the age we have entered, not just for the year 2000 but for the new century we are about to enter. The purpose of this book is showing, both
