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A work of the authors who see their intellectual roots in Marty Maehr's theoretical and empirical work. It contains two sections: Motivation and Self, and Culture and Motivation.

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe an apparent second generation of the World Wide Web that emphasizes collaboration and sharing of knowledge and content among users. This book presents applications and practices of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning to meet the educational challenges of students in diverse learning setting.

In the first edition of this book published in 1988, Shirley Engle and I offered a broader and more democratic curriculum as an alternative to the persistent back-to-the-basics rhetoric of the '70s and '80s. In the '90s, virtually all subject areas developed curriculum standards, many funded by the federal government.

First published in 1988, this book offered a democratic curriculum as an alternative to the persistent back-to-the-basics rhetoric of the '70s and '80s. This curriculum urged attention to democratic practices and curricula in the school if we wanted to improve the quality of citizen participation and strengthen this democracy.

Discusses both the theoretical and practical applications of an embodied knowledge perspective, using the field of education as an exemplar. This work aims to give the reader a sampling of what some of the important theoretical positions entail.

Discusses both the theoretical and practical applications of an embodied knowledge perspective, using the field of education as an exemplar. This work aims to give the reader a sampling of what some of the important theoretical positions entail.

Researchers have found that family and community have a very significant impact on student achievement and on post secondary attainment despite the considerable decline in parental involvement by high school. This title focuses on family and community connections with education during the high school years.

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe an apparent second generation of the World Wide Web that emphasizes collaboration and sharing of knowledge and content among users. This book presents applications and practices of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning to meet the educational challenges of students in diverse learning setting.

Focuses on writing journal articles, dissertations, grants, edited books, and other writing in educational settings. This book discusses the writer's craft, including issues of voice, audience, planning, drafting, revision, conventions, style, submitting to journals, editorial review, and editing.

Presents a model of research, perspective of how research design develops, reprints of articles based on the related research and assistance in conducting further research in the area of learning activities. This book is suitable for adult education human resource development, psychology and counseling researchers, students and professors.

Demonstrates the broader characteristics of debates about the teaching of reading. This work sets the educational issues in the context of the social, cultural and political dynamics that inform and animate them and give them their meaning. It underlines how debates in this area are not simply national, but are global in their scale.

Focusses on interdisciplinary semiotics which is situated in a geographical metaphor and points to the possibility of uncovering meanings through shifting perspectives as well as to the possibility of understanding how these various modes of meaning are articulated and framed in particular cultural instances.

Focusses on interdisciplinary semiotics which is situated in a geographical metaphor and points to the possibility of uncovering meanings through shifting perspectives as well as to the possibility of understanding how these various modes of meaning are articulated and framed in particular cultural instances.

Sets out to explore the intersections between matters not frequently yoked in academic discussions: spirituality, social justice, and the learning of world languages. This book includes essays that seek to indicate the possibilities of a neglected area of inquiry, both in terms of theory and the practices of language education.

Sets out to explore the intersections between matters not frequently yoked in academic discussions: spirituality, social justice, and the learning of world languages. This book includes essays that seek to indicate the possibilities of a neglected area of inquiry, both in terms of theory and the practices of language education.

Comprised of essays that delineate the genesis and evolution of the thought and work of pioneers in the field of social issues and education. This book introduces the reader to the significant work of each pioneer, and also provides insights into how his/her life experiences informed his/her thinking, beliefs, goals and work.

Comprised of essays that delineate the genesis and evolution of the thought and work of pioneers in the field of social issues and education. This book introduces the reader to the significant work of each pioneer, and also provides insights into how his/her life experiences informed his/her thinking, beliefs, goals and work.

Provides reviews of the research on a number of social and ethical issues of concern confronting managers and organizations. This book is useful for practitioners faced with these issues, as well as researchers and graduate students in management and organizational psychology.

The objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of testdriven external accountability policies for improving both academic excellence and equity. This book provides new insights into debates about the efficacy of highstakes testing through critical synthesis of previous studies and through systematic analysis of the achievement gap trends over the past 15 years. The core findings have implications for contemporary national and state policy efforts, as mandated by NCLB, to close the achievement gap. The book alerts readers to scientific, institutional and technical threats to the current testdriven school accountability system, and possible consequences if we fail to counteract those threats and continue the current policy course with underfunded mandates and an overreliance on testing and sanctions.

Aims to advance our understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of test-driven external accountability policies. This book provides insights into debates about the efficacy of high-stakes testing through critical synthesis of previous studies and through systematic analysis of the achievement gap trends.

Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge and to gain information about the social dimensions. This book discusses the social and historical contexts in which different forms of knowledge are formulated based on the perspective of social epistemology. It also discusses the emergence of social epistemology.

Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge and to gain information about the social dimensions. This book discusses the social and historical contexts in which different forms of knowledge are formulated based on the perspective of social epistemology. It also discusses the emergence of social epistemology.

Higher education in America is the best in the world, but lacking effective competition and insulated from market forces, universities have created a model fundamentally at odds with free market principles. This book states that without reform, America's universities are coasting. It questions what if reforms take hold before a crisis is reached.

Identifies and synthesizes key constructs that have important implications for the improvement of schools. This work covers chapters which are organized around constructs that have been identified as critical aspects of schooling and schools in the United States.

Identifies and synthesizes key constructs that have important implications for the improvement of schools. This work covers chapters which are organized around constructs that have been identified as critical aspects of schooling and schools in the United States.

Features examples that provide leaders, policy developers, researchers, students and community with successful strategies and principles of ICT use in education to address these needs. This book discusses how educational technology can be used to transform education and assist developing communities to close the knowledge divide.

Discusses how educational technology can be used to transform education and assist developing communities to close the knowledge divide. This book provides examples of best practice, case studies and principles for educators, community leaders, researchers and policy advisers on the use of educational technology for development.

Technical advances in network analysis and multicultural cooperation have been developed to rescue us from mind boggling bombardments of everyone trying to communicate over all others at once. This book employs a network-centric approach to the new field of multinational leadership and network sharing.