Education: Books & Ebooks

Find articles written by education experts and administrators on a wide range of topics, starting with a historical look at education, and including sections on: Education Theory; Psychology; Law; Government; School Safety; Diversity; Curriculum; Counseling; Teaching Methods; Technology in Education; Testing; Alternative Education; Teacher Education; International Perspectives; and more.

The ebook offers an accessible introduction to the most recent evidence-based research results into teaching, learning, and our education system. It explores various factors affecting learning from ability, creativity, and gender, to culture, metacognition, and lifelong learning.

Multicultural education means to ensure the highest levels of academic achievement for all students: it helps students develop a positive self-concept by providing knowledge about the histories, cultures, and contributions of diversity groups. The contributors to the ebook approach the foundations of multicultural education, the political context of multicultural education, classroom practices in multicultural education and language education in a multicultural context.

This ebook offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles and philosophies found in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features include 121 biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities; profiles of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text primary source documents including education related legislation, international treaties and testing methods.

A comprehensive introduction to campus environmental theory and practice, summarizing the influence of collegiate environments on learning and providing practical strategies for facilitating student success through intentional design. The second edition of this ebook offers new coverage of universal design, learning communities, multicultural environments, online environments, social networking, and safety and more.

A 2-volume ebook set that presents information drawn from the various dimensions of education law from a variety of perspectives. The entries cover a number of essential topics, including: Key cases, Constitutional issues, Key concepts, theories, and legal principles, Key statutes, Treaties (e.g., the Universal Declaration on Human Rights), Curricular issues, Educational equity, Governance Rights of students and teachers and more.

In an age where young people seem to have a natural affinity with smartphones, computer games and social media, teachers and lecturers face a big challenge - or a golden opportunity. This ebook explains new technology can promote learning, engage students and motivate them to sustain a lifelong career in learning.

Contains reprints from articles, excerpts from books, and addresses current issues that provide background information and discussion from various points of view on the issue of education reform.

This book upends the conversation about American education by bringing the lessons of history to bear on the dilemmas we confront today. It presents a lively, character-driven history of public teaching guides us through American education’s many passages, including the feminization of teaching in the 1800's and the fateful growth of unions, and shows that the battles fought over nearly two centuries echo the very dilemmas we cope with today.

Written by educators with real-world knowledge of the profession, this information-packed guide provides the career explorer with concise information on the necessary skills, training, certification/licensure, compensation, and employment outlook for over 100 careers in a wide range of education settings. Special attention is paid to positions in STEM and educational technology, one of education's fastest-growing careers, and careers of leadership including management, innovation, and accountability.

The author interweaves his own teaching experience with the knowledge gained from a nationwide tour of 43 progressive schools.

A 2-volume set that examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning.

provides practical advice on how to produce and use open access resources to support student learning. This realistic "how-to" guide is written for education professionals in any discipline seeking to transform their instruction with technology.