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
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
Creating lesson plans for teaching English literature in high schools is the theme of this book. Consideration is given to students and their needs, the literary work being studied and the most approp
Urgent calls have gone forth--from the White House and Congress, from schools, churches, synagogues, and other agencies--for Americans to become more involved in caring for the needy and in serving th
Max Boisot divides his time between the new Judge Institute of Management at Cambridge, ESADE management school in Barcelona, and various consultancy projects around the world. His lectures to co
This text focuses on "participatory evaluation", an approach that involves teachers and educational administrators as partners with researchers in a broad range of school and school system-based evalu
Why do people forget some skills faster than others? What kind of training is most effective at getting people to retain new skills over a longer period of time?Cognitive psychologists address these q
This is a timely book. The question of how to help people with challenging behaviour -and how to design and manage services so that staff, families and users feel that what should be done is being don
Tu (Chinese history and philosophy, Harvard U.) offers a panoramic view of the core values of Confucian intellectual thought that have kept it vital for more than two millennia, and underlie the recen
A self-study textbook for readers with the mathematical background of a sophomore student of engineering or science. Describes various forms of representing information, and establishes that both reco
The universities of Britain, France, Germany, and the United States stem from a common European academic tradition and are today among the most influential and powerful in the world. Each has cultivat
One of the foremost figures in Renaissance studies today, Stephen Greenblatt is also a pioneer of the "new historicism"--the influential theoretical movement in cultural criticism that is radically re
