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Johnsen, Susan K., Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc., 2018
This revision of "Identifying Gifted Students: A Practical Guide" is aligned with both the updated National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards and the NAGC and The Association for the Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC-TAG) professional development standards. This book is…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Definitions, Models
Whitehead, Dawn Michele, Ed. – Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2016
"Essential Global Learning" is a compilation of seminal AAC&U articles about global learning. This publication provides a working definition of global learning, a framework for assessment of global learning, and case studies of high-impact global learning activities on a variety of campuses. It is a foundational publication for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Global Education, Global Approach, Case Studies
Kane, Thomas J., Ed.; Kerr, Kerri A., Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2014
What is effective teaching? It is not enough to say "I know it when I see it"--not when we are expecting so much more from students and teachers than in the past. To help teachers achieve greater success with their students we need new and better ways to identify and develop effective teaching. The Measures of Effective Teaching (MET)…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Definitions, Best Practices
Stergioulas, Lampros K., Ed.; Drenoyianni, Helen, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
Over the last two decades, advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) have contributed to the ideological construct of an emerging "knowledge society"--one which places a high value on knowledge and education and promises a better future for humanity. However, the severe economic--and by extension, social and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Media Literacy, Information Literacy
Thomas, Michael, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
There have been many attempts to define the generation of students who emerged with the Web and new digital technologies in the early 1990s. The term "digital native" refers to the generation born after 1980, which has grown up in a world where digital technologies and the internet are a normal part of everyday life. Young people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Rubin, Kenneth H., Ed.; Coplan, Robert J., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
While both positive and negative peer interactions have long been a focus of scientific interest, much less attention has been given to children who tend to refrain from interacting with peers. This volume brings together leading authorities to review progress in understanding the development, causes, and consequences of shyness and social…
Descriptors: Shyness, Cross Cultural Studies, Academic Achievement, Personality
Gearon, Liam, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
What is the role of Citizenship? How can it be taught effectively? The fully updated second edition of "Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School" is an essential text for students training to teach Citizenship as a first or second subject, as well as experienced teachers who have opted to take responsibility for this vital…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Citizenship Education, Religious Education, National Curriculum
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Masse, Michelle A., Ed.; Hogan, Katie J., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2010
All tenured and tenure-track faculty know the trinity of promotion and tenure criteria: research, teaching, and service. While teaching and research are relatively well-defined areas of institutional focus and evaluation, service work is rarely tabulated or analyzed as a key aspect of higher education's political economy. Instead, service, silent…
Descriptors: Tenure, Females, Labor, Rewards
Christenson, Sandra L., Ed.; Reschly, Amy L., Ed.; Wylie, Cathy, Ed. – Springer, 2012
For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout prevention to improved outcomes for lifelong…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Research, Learning Motivation, Educational Indicators
Odom, Samuel L., Ed. – 2002
Based on a groundbreaking 5-year research study conducted by the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion, this book explores the barriers to and influences on inclusive education settings for young children. Topics covered include individualized instruction, family perceptions of inclusion, and cultural and linguistic diversity. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Relevance, Definitions, Disabilities
Francis, Leslie Pickering – 2001
This book provides a full examination of sexual harassment as an ethical issue in education. It considers issues raised by the definition, understanding, and regulation of campus sexual harassment and addresses the arguments that regulation may conflict with academic freedom and choice in relationships. Part 1 contains these chapters: (1) "Sexual…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, College Students, Definitions
Shaywitz, Sally E., Ed.; Shaywitz, Bennett A., Ed. – 1992
This collection of papers focuses on definitions, assessment, assessment instruments, and distinctions between attention deficit disorder (ADD) and general learning disabilities or conduct disorders. Part I covers issues of definition and assessment in the following papers: "Methodological Issues in the Classification of ADD" (Jack Fletcher, et…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Definitions, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Leone, Bruno, Ed. – 1994
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each collection explore aspects of a social, cultural, or political issue. A great deal of money has been spent in this country to eradicate poverty, but the problem remains. Some…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Government Role
Gray, I. Lee, Ed.; Hymel, Glenn M., Ed. – 1992
This collection brings together writings on two powerful approaches to education, outcome-based education (OBE) and mastery learning. OBE is about refocusing on the people in the educational system and their success in achieving excellence as learners and teachers. The following papers are included: (1) "Toward a Network Description of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Definitions, Educational Change
Trickett, Edison J., Ed.; And Others – 1994
The following essays allows for exploration of similarities and differences of diverse groups and stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas: (1) "Toward an Overarching Framework for Diversity" (Edison J. Trickett, Roderick J. Watts, and Dina Birman); (2) "Our Similarities Are Different: Toward a Psychology of Affirmative…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Definitions
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