Search Results: Education from GlobalAcademics

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Comprehensive text presents a large collection of imaginative and useful algorithms programmed in APL, including topics covering arithmetic and number; calculus; geometry and pattern; formulae and tables; probability and statistics; combinatorics; graphics; series; algebra and sets; etc. 185 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear.. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2007. Comprehensive Annotated Instructor's text contains step-by-step instruction for integrating the writing process throughout Every writing chapter; peer review and collaborative exercises; includes a new appendix on the research process; assessing students' strengths and weaknesses with My Writing Lab; preparing students for their future writing courses; etc. 693 pgs. New in shrinkwrap.. Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics dealing with problems in teaching art; quality and creativity in art; value of art; the nature of the artist and the connoisseur; development of the child as artist and connoisseur; explanations for artistic growth in children; the teaching of art; formulating objectives and building a curriculum for the public school; recommended course of study; supervision of art in public schools; research in art education; etc. 653 pgs. Illustrated. Minor shelfwear to dustjacket; in mylar. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Peter Lang, 1999. Comprehensive scholarly text presents a collection of essays by friends, colleagues, and scholars who have been profoundly influenced by Goodlad's seminal thinking and half century of research and scholarship on educational change and school improvement. With diversity in styles and topics, These writers contribute to this festschrift by focusing on one or more key ideas in Goodlad's work, while extending and complementing them in the context of their own research and scholarship. Although the primary purpose of this volume is to celebrate the work of one of America's preeminent educators, readers will find a series of provocative essays that will help to keep alive the essential conversation about the problems of, and hopes for, educational renewal in our democratic society. 318 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1959. Classic scholarly text examines classical education in England, Scotland, and Ireland during the four centuries since the Renaissance, including schools and universities in each country, main foundations, innovations, and reforms. Includes details recorded by teachers and pupils about textbooks, techniques of teaching, influence of social pressures, the great teachers and the great reforms. 234 pgs. Frontispiece. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper. Dustjacket is price-clipped, some light rubbing to edges and corners; minor small discoloration spot on inside lower edge of dustjacket; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear to text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed, 2000. Comprehensive reference text revised and updated, contains methods to facilitate the effective education of all learners through implementation of the Collaborative Consultation Model in school settings that include learners with special needs. 344 pgs. . . Third Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waltham, MA.: Pegasus Communications, 1997. Comprehensive text based upon 17 years of ongoing research involving more than 40,000 people from over 25 cultures, extensively field-tested, and adopted internationally by Fortune 500 companies, Human Dynamics is a developmental system that demystifies the complexities of how people function and interact with one another. Human Dynamics presents a powerful framework for understanding the distinct ways in which we process information, learn, communicate, relate with one another, manifest stress, maintain well-being, and develop as human beings. At the heart of Human Dynamics are the three universal principles we all share in different capacities--mental, emotional, and physical--fundamental threads that cross culture, age, race, and gender to unify us all. As we learn to appreciate our commonalities and differences, we can use our unique gifts and apply new understanding to enrich our relationships, heighten "collective intelligence", communicate… Read More

Ann Arbor, MI.: The Japan Foundation , 1995. Comprehensive and indispensable reference text for facilitating communications among researchers and building networks among those engaged in the study of Japanese. Includes Japanese study programs, faculty interests and backgrounds, library collections and institutes on campus, etc. 1770 pgs. collectively. Slipcased. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Soft Cover- Slipcased. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1988. Comprehensive revised and augmented text presents a detailed outline and curriculum for teaching music education from preschool through higher grade levels. Based on the principles of the highly acclaimed Hungarian composer and educator, Zoltan Koda'ly, who single-handedly transformed the teacher-training programs to include music education. Topics include a teaching repertory of more than 180 songs and 80 new music examples; pedagogical procedures; teaching harmony, theory, and part singing for grade school levels; music listening for each grade level; sample yearly plans for grade levels 1-6; new section covering preschool, nursery school, and kindergarten teaching skills; etc. 255 pgs. Illustrated. Front endpaper top corner clipped. Dustjacket has minor rubbing to corners; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kalamazoo,Michigan: Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1999. Detailed monograph presents topics dealing with effective ways of teaching and learning of Chinese, including strategic planning; curricular design; teacher training; reading comprehension and reading strategies; using computers in Chinese language teaching; different ethnic groups; evaluating; articulation; national standards for foreign language teaching; classroom testing; challenges and possibilities; etc. 350 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Classic comprehensive revised text presents the effective method of learning through observation- teaching by demonstration techniques in instructing prospective teachers in the biological sciences. Emphasizes that demonstrations by simple experiments and home projects are essential for complete absorption of the subject. Text stresses the importance of the biological sciences as an educational subject. This new edition covers many new subjects and projects including conservation, ecology, radiobiology, chromatography, etc. 453 pgs. Illustrated. Frontispiece. Dustjacket has a few closed edge tears taped on the inside, and some minor edge wear. Dustjacket in mylar.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995. Comprehensive reference text presents a survey of modern statistical techniques applied to educational and psychological testing, including making inferences about sources of variation or uncertainty. Topics covered include essay rating, summarizing item-level properties, test equating, small-area estimation, and longitudinal analysis with missing data. 285 pgs. Illustrated with 31 figures.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1999. Scholarly text illuminates the process by which the borders separating educators in the United States and Latin America have been erased due to imperialist policies that affect democratic pedagogy in both parts of the Americas. Puiggrós takes stock of the critical work on educational relations between the United States and Latin America, covering the evolution of Latin American pedagogical discussion in recent decades. The author argues that the association of education with progress, the cornerstone of the U.S. educational system, takes on a different meaning when exported to Latin America as a slogan. Limitless progress, an aim typical of advanced capitalism, becomes, in developing countries, an exhortation toward an unattainable goal: a mirror reflection of U.S. society.The book analyzes those foreign policies which most affect education in Latin America, from the U.S. Alliance for Progress to the neoconservative policies now being imposed by… Read More

Columbia, Missouri: Hawthorne Educational Services, 1988. Comprehensive reference text based on the most commonly encountered behavior problems exhibited by students in education settings, and provides a selection of proven interventions for each behavior problem which serves as a guide for program development or change for any student in need of behavior improvement. The interventions have been found appropriate for special education as well as regular education classroom environments, and relates directly to the behavior problem- not to classification labels. 291 pgs. Average shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .

Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1993. Drawing upon the work of historians and librarians who teach bibliographic skills and the general literature of bibliographic instruction, this sourcebook discusses a diversity of instructional issues, designs, and concerns. It presents a collection of approaches to teaching bibliographic skills to history students at three levels: undergraduates, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students. Each topic is covered by an expert. The work opens with two chapters discussing Historical Methodologies and Research, and History and Interdisciplinary History. Attention is then directed to bibliographic instruction in history, with chapters on finding and using historical materials and bibliographic instruction in history. Other chapters consider special topics--including catalogs and indexes, reference sources, sources for interdisciplinary research, electronic information sources, and using the finding aids to archive and manuscript collections. The work concludes with… Read More

New York: Garland Press, 1996. Scholarly text presents a detailed unconventional study which addresses the question of how mathematics teaching can be reformed to better suit current academic and social climates. Text draws on recent developments in diverse fields as continental and pragmatic philosophy, enactivist thought, critical discourse, cognitive theory, evolution, ecology, and mathematics. 324 pgs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1997. Comprehensive reference text written by a renown technology specialist, provides detailed instruction on how to find and evaluate needed information from electronic databases and the Internet, how to formulate successful electronic search strategies, interpreting and critically analyze search results, choosing appropriate electronic databases, on-site electronic records access, etc. 183 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1913. Classic text presents a comprehensive examination of Vives' philosophy of education, and the first English translation of Vives' main eduational work, the de Tradendis Disciplinis. The author includes comparative studies between Vives and Erasmus on the various topics of education. Includes a chronological table of the life of Vives. 328 pgs. Frontispiece illustration of Vives. Some random pages of very neat underlines-does not affect the text. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Gilt spine with some moderate rubbing. Tight binding. Average shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .